4A.10 Flashcards
How can economic success of a regeneration schemes be measured
- Economic successes of regeneration schemes can be measured using income, poverty and employment data
- These statistics may then be used within the area to compare or used to compare to other more successful areas
- It can come from census data, neighbourhood statistics and historical or current data
What are the positives of using economic measures to evaluate the success of regeneration
- Economic measures may point to successes for certain groups that then point to more general successes
- Economic measures are clear and quantifiable
- The data is often easily accessible
- Economic data can show short and long term changes
What are the cons of looking at economic measures
- Economic measures may only affect the success of a certain group I.e inequality
- Economic success may actually benefit people outside the area as opposed to in it
- Long term success depends on other non-economic factors
What is social progress
Social progress is how an individual/ community has improved their status in society over time
How can social progress be measured
Measures - reduction in inequality, deprivation,demographic changes e.g life expectancy
Collected via : interviews,newspapers, IMD and comparisons between an area/ within an area
What are the pros of these measures
- The IMDs are easily comparable and different social groups are identifiable
- The IMD allows checking of the effects of regeneration on different demographics
- The IMD is also good for targeted regeneration and evaluating overall affect on people
What are the cons of measuring social progress
- social progress is less easily quantifiable
- There is also a lack of link between data and reason for change
What does environmental success measure
-Environmental success evaluates the improvement in the living environment of a place
How can environmental success be measured
Environmental success can be measured looking at
- Reduction in pollution
- Reduction in abandoned/ derelict buildings
This data can be collected from - Photos, pollution indicators and living environment deprivation (an IMD measure)
What are the pros of measuring environmental success in this way
- These measures present qualitative data
- They can refer to a range of environments when assessing (local, global,indoor, outdoor)
What are the negatives of measuring environmental successes of regeneration in this way
- Photo evidence can be interpreted differently and so is subjective
- Pollution levels may vary on times of collection of data so longitudinal studies must be adapted
What was the need for regeneration in Barking and Dagenham
-Dagenham and Barking experienced a spiral of decline after deindustrialisation such as the closure of the ford factory in 2002, cutting 36,800 jobs
Many regeneration projects have been initiated here as a result
How can economic measures be used to measure the need for regeneration in Dagenham
- In Barking and Dagenham LSOA income is in the 2.5th lowest decile
- In Barking and Dagenham IMD is also in the 2.6th lowest decile
-Much of the area has 8.9%-14.7% of households that are deprived, especially in the town centre
(2013)
- In 2015 Dagenham had 27% of residents earning below the London living wage
- In 2015 also it was the ninth most deprived local authority in England
How have social measures being improved in Barking and Dagenham to facilitate social progress
- Dagenham dock has been regenerated from an industrial site to a plastic bottle recycling plant
- Gascoigne estate has a project to create 1500 new homes, along with schools, leisure and retail
- Barking riverside is Londons largest regeneration project, with 7 new residential neighbourhoods,5 new schools and 6000 new jobs by 2020
- Beam park now has 40,000m2 of workplaces , a hotel and a pub
What are the targets to improve environmental measures in Barking and Dagenham
- There are plans to seek improvements to the public transport network
- The council is lobbying for new rail infrastructure and services
- Priorities include a rail link to Barking riverside, a direct rail link between Stratford and Barking to improve connectivity to the regional hub
- Enhancing the capacity of Barking station to reduce overcrowding
- The council is lobbying for new rail infrastructure and services
-The council also aim to improve footpaths,signage and directions to encourage the ‘just walk scheme