Case Studies- Changing Places

Question 1

Tell me about the decline of Manchester in the 70s and 80s.

Answer 1

•UK census data revealed that in 1951 to 1981 the inner City Lost over 52% of its inhabitants
•1981 in the city unemployment at 20%
•Quality of housing declined
•207, 000 manufacturing jobs lost
•During the 1970s Manchester was a post industrial rut, which led to the collapse in the inner city’s population

Question 2

Tell me about change in Manchester

Answer 2

•restored Victorian buildings and factories became brownfield sites for redevelopment
•steady flows of investment in the city led to focus development and effective City councils attracted grants and bid money
•pump priming money from Manchester’s Olympic bid was used to improve the environment and attract new activities such as the national velodrome
•in the 1990s regeneration led to development of a range of new office and service employment

Question 3

Tell me about the background of the eastlands in Manchester

Answer 3

•Ben focus of consistent long-term regeneration over the last 25 years
•once home to traditional manufacturing industries
•in the 20th century it had low value and low housing demand due to global industrialization and successive economic recession
•strategic regeneration frameworks set out a long-term integrated regeneration strategy for East Manchester

Question 4

Talk about Eastlands Etihad

Answer 4

•Since 2002 eti had stadium had been a beacon of regeneration for East Manchester
•following 2002 Commonwealth games the area had been transformed with new employment, new homes and new residents being attracted to the area
•velopark mountain Park trails opened in 2013
•the city football academy completed by City football group in 2014 transformed 74 acres of brownfield land into the world’s leading ground
•a collection of new community education sports and leisure activities completed in 2013

Question 5

How successful was the regeneration in East Manchester?

Answer 5

•improved housing, education and services
•more than 2,800 houses improved
•percentage of GCSE students gain in five A*-C doubled
•number of benefit claims in the area fell by 25% over 10 years
•however concerns on health and unemployment remain

Question 6

Tell me about silicon valley

Answer 6

•Home to many of the world’s largest tech companies EG apple and Netflix
•Located in Southern part of San Francisco Bay in California
•Stanford university’s research professors and students have been a constant source of ideas and innovations that spawned many of the companies that are now found in the region

Question 7

Give me three reasons for the decline of primary workforce

Answer 7

•Technological development replace human labour
•growth of factory farming
•demand for year round crops

Question 8

Why is Cornwall a deprived area?

Answer 8

•Banks surgeries and post offices are inadequate
•public transport in some rural areas are non-existent
•86% of parishes no longer have Bank branches
•22 parishes surveyed and half reported a decline in bus services over five years
•half of parishes don’t have GP surgeries
•A collapse in tin prices caused overseas competitions in mining

Question 9

Talk about the south west film studio regarding Cornwall

Answer 9

•set up in 2002
•two film studios were built
•2,400 studios went bankrupt
•Alex swan arrested in 2007 for fraudiantly obtaining money from objective 1

Question 10

Talk about universities in Cornwall

Answer 10

•Trying to cut the brain drain
Increase in uni courses
•Helps graduate setup businesses and secure jobs
•Attracts many young and family to the area

Question 11

Talk about the Eden project regarding Cornwall

Answer 11

•in 2001 it attracted 1.9 million visitors haveing only anticipated 200,000 in 2002 visitors +have stabalished at 750,000 a year
•tourist spend 5 million a year at the site
•employed 600 permanent staff, 95% of these are recuted locally and 50% of those were previously unemployed
•however traffic and congestion have increased and attempts to make visitors used public transport has had limited success

Question 12

Tell me about the environmental and economic benefits regarding the Eden project

Answer 12

•good use of the brownfield site
•takes out CO2 from the atmosphere
•growing different plant species, they won’t become extinct

•Use local produced in cafes restaurants
•reduced unemployment by 6% in Cornwall

Question 13

Tell me about the negative impact of second homes at St Ives

Answer 13

•reduces availability and affordability of housing for locals
•In 5 parishes in cornwall, where 2nd homes accounted for more then 35% of all housing, the averge house price was 87% above the average.
•Schools are undersubscribed.
•locals cant live intown •Properties are empty so the community is empty

Question 14

Tell me about the positives of second homes in St Ives (Cornwall)

Answer 14

•can contribute to the conservation of the rural housing stock
• Bring empty + redundant properties back into use
•enhance the visual quality of rural areas

Question 15

Tell me about managing rural challenge in St Ives

Answer 15

• Part ownership schemes with housing associations. (eg. Holsworthy community Property trust, Devon)
  • factoring in 10% 2nd homes ownership when identifying housing needs in rural areas
  •increase council tax on 2nd homes (300%)

Question 16

Tell me about community land trusts in St Ives

Answer 16

•its part of the a solution to the issue in villages
•are set up and ran by ordinary people to develop and manage homes
•they act as long-term stewards of housing ensuring that it remains genuinely affordable based on what people actually earn in the area
•beer community land trust is an example

Question 17

Tell me about the beer project in St Ives

Answer 17

•aims to deliver four, two bedroom semi-detached houses
•22nd July 2020 east Devon district council gave planning permission to beer CLT for this project
•the six properties on this site will become available for occupancy by March 2023
•the land for its site had been donated to the club and its members in the interest of the local community

Question 18

Explain three weaknesses of the Clark Fisher model

Answer 18

•based on West eurocentric
•ignores importance of tourism to some developing countries
•rate of change may vary between countries -globalisation may speed up process

Question 19

In a few words explain the k waves model

Answer 19

Shows the prosperity recession depression and improvement to the economy

Question 20

Explain ford bagenham, which is a k wave example

Answer 20

•major automobile factory
•opened in 1931 and produced 10,900,000 cars
•1953 employed 40,000 people
•since 2022 has received £800 m plus of capital investment
•2008 it was largest producer of Ford engines
•2013 factory closed down and 1000 jobs were lost

Question 21

Tell me about the UK coal industry

Answer 21

•1960s discovery of cheaper sources of energy i.e the North Sea gas and oil
•1960s decline in coal demand because diesel and electric replaced steam power
•1950s air act where households switched from coal heating to central heating
•privatisation-without government support the industry struggled to compete with foreign companies
•global warming and the need to reduce carbon emissions from the 1980s

Question 22

Tell me about the China clay industry

Answer 22

•1900 porcelain became a big business and 65,000 tons of China clay was mined at St austell’s
•huge investment in building harbours and housing for factory workers
•50% of the world’s China clay was produced in Cornwall
•Cornish Alps were built from an accumulation of waste