Case Studies

Question 1

Examples of Millenium development goals

Answer 1

-poverty reduced
-education

Question 2

What is the Gino co efficient

Answer 2

Way to measure equity
Looking at income inequality within countries.
Low index value= more equal distribution

Question 3

Transition town

Answer 3

‘Bottom up’
Todmordden- sustainability, most food grown locally- encouragement

Question 4

Rana plaza- Dhaka, Bangladesh

Answer 4

110 deaths
After collapse workers sent back into building. Safety regulations

Question 5

Recycling in china

Answer 5

Worlds largest manufacture of solar panels

Question 6

Superpowers- Middle East

Answer 6

-contains 60% of oil reserves
-conflict with Sunni as Shia
-Geopolitical relations is challenging

Question 7

Superpowers- China

Answer 7

-support Iran, G20
-CPEC $54 Billion investment
-ideological rivals with india

Question 8

Superpowers- USA

Answer 8

-ally to Israel- jewish
-support Saudi Arabia

Question 9

Sydney- successful regeneration

Answer 9

-high household income and wages
-young workforce
-stable government
-good quality of life
-low levels of deprivation

Question 10

Detroit- unsuccessful regeneration

Answer 10

Eg, Corktown
-spiral of decline
-‘white flight’- middle class move to suburbs
-effects of deindustrialisation
-once a car manufacturing area (motor city)
-household income and population halved

Question 11

Cornwall

Answer 11

-Eden project- culture led regeneration
-inward investment
-schools attracted to visit
-tourists per year- 22 million

Question 12

Newham, east london

Answer 12

London riots- ethnic tensions, inequality, gangs
Custom house- deprived area- regen needed
-many social households
-20% claiming benefits

Question 13

Glasgow

Answer 13

-sink estates- barracks.
-council house estates
-‘deep fried mars bars’.

Question 14

Solihull-origin:

Answer 14

-market town
-introduction railway- commuter town (regional and national)
-JLR- job opportunities, international + internal migrants

Question 15

Demographics of solihull

Answer 15

-ageing population (21% 65+ yrs old)
-low diversity
-low deprivation
-12% higher salary than UK average and high life satisfaction levels

Question 16

Aspects of solihull:

Answer 16

-birmingham airport, International + accessible
-retail/ shopping ( touchwood)
-resorts world- national and international
-HS2- national, ghost town may occur due to this
-Blythe valley science park and M42 corridor- national and international
-private schools- local

Question 17

South of Solihull

Answer 17

St Alphage
-high age dependents
-white British
-low levels of deprivation

Question 18

North of solihull

Answer 18

Chelmsley wood
-higher deprivation levels
-more diverse and younger population
- after ww2, slum clearance
-urban sprawl- affordable and social housing
-more migration as its accessible and affordable
-shaped by regional connections to Birmingham

Question 19

Reimaging of Canary Wharf

Answer 19

-national investment
-london docklands development, 1991
-pump priming- every £1 they put in they got £10 back
-invested in transport, London city airport, tube (Bank)
-flagship building
-TNCs moved in- multiplier effect

Question 20

Social impacts of newham, world finance centre

Answer 20

-lots of commuters
-yuppies, young and rich
-high end services- loss of community shops
-loss of community
-gentrification, incr house prices, impacts existing residents
-tensions: local councils were against this idea, believed housing was the issue

Question 21

Environmental impacts of newham, world finance centre

Answer 21

-decreased pollution
-incr in green space

Question 22

Environmental impacts of newham, world finance centre

Answer 22

-economic productive- gov happy
-inequality (changed to quaternary)- high skill set needed, once was tertiary and secondary