Cornwall regeneration Flashcards
In 2005, Cornwall’s weekly wages were ___% lower than the average in Britain
25
True or false: When the tin mines shut down deindustrialistation in Cornwall occurred and caused a positive multiplier effect
False- it was negative
True or false: Before regeneration, Cornwall was experiencing a brain drain
True
In what six ways did Cornwall re-brand itself?
- Induction of e____ sports
- Jamie’s fifteen r____
- U_______
- Investments into arts/culture e.g Tate St ____
- The d___ of small farmers
- The Eden project
- Induction of extreme sports
- Jamie’s fifteen restaurant
- University
- Investments into arts/culture e.g Tate St Ives
- The diversification of small farmers
- The Eden project
The WATERgate hotel employed ___ to ____ people
50 to 60
Jamie’s fifteen restaurant trains l___ people from d____ backgrounds
local people
disadvantaged backgrounds
The Universities of E___ and F____ merged to create the universities of Cornwall to reduce the b__ d__ effect.
Exeter and Falmouth
brain drain
St Tate Ives attracts ___k visitors per year
240,000
Small farmers have
- Embraced t____
- Focused on h___-v__ products
- Adopting e____ approaches
- Adding v____ o their products (valorisation)
- Embraced TOURISM
- Focused on HIGH VALUE products
- Adopted ECO approaches
- Added VALUE to their productions (VALORISATION)
Lobb’s farm created __ jobs
14
Lobb’s farm generated over £____k in additional sales in 3 years
600
In 2008, around ____% of local businesses said that the Eden project has benefited then
80%
The Eden project employed around ___ full-time , __% of which were previously unemployed
400 people
75
The eden project had a high carbon foot print due to ____ equipment needed
Specialist
The Eden project has caused traffic. T or F?
T
True or false: Cornwall now has a faster than average rate of growth
True
National lottery funded the Eden project by ___
£56 million
The Eu granted Cornwall funding as it was declining. T or F
True
True or false: Before the regeneration, Cornwall had the highest wages in Britain
False- the wages were the lowest.
Southwest film studios, which employed around 200 people, went bankrupt in 2004 (____ years before the regeneration)
1
How many people did southwest film studios employ before it went bankrupt?
200
In which year did Southwest film studios go bankrupt?
2004
Eden brought lots of traffic. Name 1 environmental and 1 social impact of this.
Environmental: Traffic causes pollution which is bad for the environment
Social: Waiting in traffic is annoying.
What kind of site was Eden built on?
Brownfield: A china clay quarry
How many visitors did Eden bring in its first year?
1.9 million
Cornwall now has a growth rate ____% higher than the rest of the UK.
0.4
