Cardiff Bay - CUE

Question 1

Urban regeneration

Answer 1

• 1,100 hectare of derelict dockland
• cost £2.4bn, barage cost £220 million
• 1:4 = public:private investment

Question 2

Issues

Answer 2

• ‘tiger bay’, accounted for 2% of total spending
• too expensive for locals
• provided community facilities BUT more crime and loss of cultural identity
• increased income BUT increased living cost, taxes
• improved assets, regulations, landscaping

Question 3

What was created

Answer 3

• 17,000 jobs
• lloyd george avenue regenerated
• 5000 new homes
• bbc studios, sports village (£700mill), dr who museum

Question 4

Benefits to business

Answer 4

350% increase in business rate after the regeneration