Changing Places: Soutbourne

Question 1

Demographics

Answer 1

Population: 9900
Average age: 49 years
Ethnicity: 92% white British
Retired: 71.8%

Question 2

Peoples lived experience past and present:

Question 3

Endogenous characteristics:

Answer 3

Land use: east physical geography, west residential.
Highstreet works against homogenisation.
Promote independent businesses on SoBo social media.
Many tourists come for the beach.
A3059 infrastructure.
Hengitsbury head, Poole bay and mudeford spit.
Avon and stour river.

Question 4

Investments: exogenous factors

Answer 4

Students come to study the beach.
£18 million from government to regenerate the sea front “levelling up scheme” getting rid of Bistro.
Investment from Harlequin home, regenerating homes along over cliff drive, attract money in Bournemouth.