Economic effects - to do with money - unemployed people have less money to spend, local shops and pubs take in less money, the local government gets less taxes and therefore has less money to spend, services such as schools and post offices are cut back, more people leave and so the area is badly run down.

Social

Social effects - to do with people - e.g. unemployment, low standards of living, family break-ups, crime, vandalism and depression. As many younger people will move away to look for work the area gets an ageing population.

Environmental

Environmental effects - to do with the surroundings - e.g. empty factories and houses, gap sites (where buildings used to be), waste ground and dirty buildings. One positive effect of the old polluting factories closing down is there is less air and river pollution now.