Endogenous and Exogenous Factors

Ideas

Exogenous factor. Council planners and architects make shape and change a place

Capital

Exogenous factor. Investment from external agencies

Migration

Exogenous factor. Movement of people and workers into an area

Resources

Exogenous factor. Raw materials and products transported into an area

Exogenous factors

Characteristics of a place that originate externally. Include links and influences from other places

Endogenous factors

Characteristics of a place that originate internally. Includes built environment, infrastructure and demographic qualities

Built environment

Endogenous factor. Age/type of building e.g. Shops, houses, offices

Topography

Endogenous factor. Height of the land

Land use

Endogenous factor. Settlement, industrial, commercial, agricultural, residential, leisure

Infrastructure

Endogenous factor. The basic structures needed for operation of society e.g. roads, waterways, electricity

Economic characteristics

Endogenous factor. The types of industry in the area e.g. primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary

Demographic characteristics

Endogenous factor. The types of people e.g. age, class, gender, ethnicity

Physical geography

Endogenous factor. Valley, floodplain, coastal etc

Location

Endogenous factor. Where it is located