Changing Places Flashcards
Facts about Killingworth New Town
- former mining community
- intended for 20,000 people
- castle style
- lake built in 1964
Define place making
the deliberate shaping of an environment
Define place
a location with meaning
Define placelesness
a particular landscape which could be anywhere
Define heterogenous
diverse in character/content
Define homogenisation
the process of making things uniform or similar
Give 3 factors facilitating homogenisation
- ICT developments
- increased international migration
- spread of ideas/culture
What is the primary sector?
farming
What is the secondary sector?
manufacturing
What is the tertiary industry?
seervices
What is the quarternary industry?
high-tech
Define perception of place
the way in which a place is viewed/regarded
Define location
where the place is
Define locale
a place where something happens/has an event associated with it
Define sense of place
the subjective/emotional attachment people have to a place
Endogenous facilities in Killingworth
-schools
-young people’s clubs
-white swan/lakeside centre
-football pitches
-St. John’s church hall
Palmersville metro station
Rising Sun country park
How many times has Shield’s Road been voted the worst highstreet in Britain?
twice
-ve’s of Byker
- loss of independent businesses
- antisocial=crime=scares away visitors
- neglected/unattractive
- needs investment from govt./council
- places close by with better facilities (Jesmond)
Media in Byker
TV series ‘Byker Grove’
some liked it but some thought it gave a negative representation of the north east
Killingworth/Byker census data comparison
- Population: higher in Byker
- Age: both working age
- Religion: both highest Christian, lowest Jewish
- % very good health: 7% higher in Killingworth
- Unemployment: over 2x higher in Byker
culture/media in Kilingworth
- 1973 sitcom ‘whatever happened to the likely lads?’
- ep. of doctor who filmed there
regeneration comparison of Killingworth/Byker
Killingworth improved:
- lakeside, 2007
- White swan centre
- good transport network
Byker in decline:
-loss of independent businesses
-Jesmond=better facilities
but-good transport links
Byker wall facts
- built between 1969-1982
- ethnically diverse
- good transport links
- houses approx. 9,500 people
- striking structure/multi-coloured
- strong community spirit
White swan centre facts
- contains 10,000ft^2 office space
- employs 600
- houses doctors surgery, library, small gym
Killingworth mean age 2001-2011
31-40
Killingworth religion 2001-2011
70% Christian-65% Christian
Killingworth housing owned outright 2002-2011
20%-27%
Facts about the Killingworth towers
- 3 tier housing estate built in early 1970s
- started to look/feel like a prison
- vandalism
- never widely popular, demolished in 1987
Regeneration in Killingworth
- originally 1960s planned new town
- early 1980s Morrison’s was built
- white swan centre built
- lakeside centre completed in 2007
Vicar’s opinion of Byker
- unique/ multi-cultural
- child poverty, anti-social behaviour
What % Byker houses were owned by the council in 2011?
48%
what is the average age in Byker?
36years
Byker ethnicity 2001-2011
most white/British with small Asian population 2001 and 2011
Byker general health 2001-2011
improved: 1/2 fair health (2001), 1/5 fair health, most good health (2011)
Byker economic activity 2001-2011
321 unemployed (2001), 8% unemployed (2011)
Reimaging Amsterdam facts
- ‘I Amsterdam’ slogan
- photographed 8,000 times a day=increased tourism
- 1 of top 5 European cities for cultural assets and brand strength
how many people are on the council waiting list and how many second homes are there in Farron?
3,500 on waiting list and almost 4,000 second homes
which city is known as being heterogenous?
Los Angeles
name 3 different cities in LA
- skid row
- gated community
- china town
why is LA so diverse?
immigration from Mexico/Asia
give an environmental reason against the development at great park
red squirrel presence- and endangered species
where is there space to develop new homes instead of at Great Park?
Byker/Benwell- space for 20,000 new homes
give 2 arguments for the development at great park
- 4500 new homes
- close to A1 and integrated transport routes
why could they build on the greenbelt at great park?
labour govt. relaxed the rules/ ncl city councill adopted it
where is our suburbanisation example?
great park, gosforth, NE
give an economic reason against the development at great park
prices from £188,000 = not affordable
what did the govt. introduce in the 1990s and why?
greenbelt- areas of open space and low-density land use around urban areas with controlled development
where successfully stopped costa?
Totnes, Devon
what % of homes in the Lake District are said to be unoccupied all year round, in one village?
70%
what is causing conflict in the Lake District?
second hoome ownership
what are the second homes leading to a decline in?
schools, doctors, post offices
how many people in Totnes signed the petition to stop costa?
6,000 of the 8,500 residents
how many coffee shops does Totnes already have?
42
what does the 1895 OS map of Killingworth show?
- many fields
- very small village
what does the 2019 OS map of Killingworth show?
- lots of services/things to do
- main road= good connections and road networks expanded
- lake/leisure centre
- industrial estate
- post office
when did riots occur in inner city areas of newcastle?
1991/1992
where is our example of gentrification?
Notting Hill
what happened to the employment in Vicker’s factory from 1940-1970?
fell from around 20,000 to 3,000
what is Notting Hill famous for?
Notting Hill carnival and Portobello road markets
why was Notting Hill in decline?
tiny terraced houses to rent for poor
1950s referred to as an urban slum and riots occurred (racism)
how much money was spent on the regeneration of the quayside?
£430mil of govt. money and they attracted £1114mil private sector money
how many local people got jobs as a result of the regeneration of the quayside?
2,000
give an example of redevelopment along the Quayside and how much did it cost?
Sage built on derelict wasteland. over £70million
what was renewed along the quayside and what is it now?
Baltic flour mill closed in 1981. Now a centre for contemporary art
give a -ve of the regeneration of the quayside
focussed on the service sector/managerial posts rather than manufacturing and most housing is expensive
what were the problems of the gentrification in Notting Hill?
conflict/relocation
what does UDC stand for and why were they set up?
Urban development corporations- to regenerate selected inner city areas with large amounts of derelict/vacant land
when did the shipyard start to decline in Newcastle?
1970-1990
what were the benefits of the gentrification in Notting Hill?
increased property prices/ less vacant buildings
what is the area of Notting Hill known as?
one of the most desirable places in London for famlies
