Changing Places Cases Studies

Question 1

I Amsterdam

Answer 1

Top Down
Tourism grew from 10,000,000 in 2004 to over 19,000,000 in 2018
150,000 Hospitality Jobs
Has suffered from Gentrification inflating house prices
Has kept its negative connotations regarding prostitution and marijuana

Question 2

New York Highline

Answer 2

Bottom Up
Created by Joshua David and Robert Hammond
Constructed in 2006
Went from an old railway line to a walk way - effective for mental health as it was seen as an escape
Has also created gentrification, increasing house prices

Question 3

Examples of EU influence in Ebbw Vale

Answer 3

Leisure Centre - £6 million
Coleg Gwent - £7 million
Lift
The Works - £33 million

Question 4

What was the leave vote in Ebbw Vale?

Answer 4

62%

Question 5

Examples of social inequality in Ebbw Vale

Answer 5

27% of adults have no qualifications
1/4 of males are unemployed
Lowest female life expectancy at 79 years

Question 6

Examples of economic development in Hester’s Way

Answer 6

Gallagher Shopping Park 2013
GrowthHub satellite business hub
Brewery Quarter

Question 7

Examples of social inequality in Hester’s Way

Answer 7

20.52% have no qualifications
19% hold disability status
44% home ownership compared to 80% in other parts of Cheltenham