Edinburgh - Housing Strategies

Question 1

demolition of block towers

Answer 1

• leith fort = stigmatisation of residents, in state of disrepair, didn’t fix socioeconomic issues
• 94 homes replaced it - 32 = social, 62 = mid-market
• creates sense of community

Question 2

more purpose-built student accom grants

Answer 2

why: growing no of students
evaluate:
* e.g. abbeyhill
* residents are against bc weakend community sense
* housing could be unnafordable for students & locals

Question 2

restriction of short-term lets

Answer 2

• more properites available for tenants
• black market of fringe accom = places like facbook marketplace

Question 3

increased lanscaping & playparks

Answer 3

why:
* to imporve resi areas env quality
* improve comm cohesion
evaluate:
* improved physical & mental wellbieng
* attracts visitors to area = money spent = multiplier effect
* more desirable to live in

Question 4

converting industrial buildings to flats

Answer 4

why: empty areas used to accom growing pop
evaluate:
* reduced pressure on greenfield sites using brownfield sites
* local econ beneefits bc higher spending & investment
* e.g. former warehouses, Commercial Street, Leith

Question 5

improving & renovating flats

Answer 5

why: old tenements making up 48% of housing don’t meet standards
evaluate:
* includes insulation & double glazing
* improves living conditions
* more comfy
* more energy efficient