Effects of urban policies: London docklands,hulme,devonport

Question 1

Why did London docklands development corporation take place

Answer 1

• needed an economic/ social/ environment sector
• docks were closed in 1970
• loss of 90,000 jobs
• the area has been through de-industrialisation
• bad conditions of workers had led to docks closing

Question 2

What was done in the London docklands development

Answer 2

• £2 billion spent in an area
• £159 million spent on drainage/electricity
• large shopping centre
• flats form warehouse
• high tech and financial forms based there

Question 3

What were teh economic success to London docklands development

Answer 3

• transport links, jubilee line extension

- number of employees froze from 27,000 in 1981 to 85,000

Question 4

What were the social successes of London docklands development

Answer 4

• unemployment rates were decreased
• crime rate decreased
• population increase

Question 5

What were the environmental success to London docklands development

Answer 5

-wildlife attraction as trees and plants were planted

Question 6

What were teh failures of London docklands development

Answer 6

• original residents couldn’t afford to live there
• loss of community spirit
• services were lacking (care for losers)
• unemployed dock workers werent skilled enough
  -unemployment 8.9%

Question 7

What was the hulme city partnership needed

Answer 7

• aim to regenerate the area as it is so poor
• repairs damage of post war
• needed to revise the 1960s housing

Question 8

What was done in the hulme city partnership

Answer 8

• £37.5 million in government package

- regenerate 200 hectares of land and buildings

Question 9

What were the economic successes of hulme city challenge

Answer 9

• improved look of the area led to business interest
• population growth of 3.3% in past 5 years
• thousands of new jobs

Question 10

Where is hulme

Answer 10

Southern sector of Manchester

Question 11

What were the social successes of hulme

Answer 11

• decrease in crime 40%

- improvement in city architecture and cleanliness

Question 12

What were the environmental successes in hulme

Answer 12

-less derelict housing and buildings

Question 13

What were the failures of hulme city challenge

Answer 13

• unemployment rate was 5-6x higher then national average

- remains worst 10 wards in Manchester

Question 14

Why was devenport regeneration needed

Answer 14

• the dockyard was no longer used enough
• larger walk was built
• loss of jobs and shops

Question 15

What was done in the devenport regeneration scheme

Answer 15

-government and English partnership gave £5 million for regeneration of area

Question 16

What were the economic successes of devenport regeneration project

Answer 16

• £2 million transformation was also funded to restore st aubys church
• guildhall was restored by real ideas organisation with a 1.75 million community assets grant

Question 17

What were the social successes of devenport regeneration scheme

Answer 17

-granby green was refurbished with a play area and new features like picnic tables and roads
-5.3 million funded to park
—£48 million of government money was secured for housing
-30% is rental, 15% is shared ownership and rest is old
-war flats replaced with 100 new flats

Question 18

What were the environmental successes of devenport regeneration scheme

Answer 18

• military wall was taken down

- parks led to more plants and trees planted

Question 19

What were the failures of devenport regeneration scheme

Answer 19

• Crime rate is 1751 per 10,000 and yk average is 1163/10,000
• 8.9% unemployment Uk average is 5.9%
• 87th most deprived area out of 533
• didn’t satisfy residents