EQ 2 - stratford and the london olympics 2012 Flashcards
demographic before and after regeneration?
- proportion of pop. categorised as low paid in newham borough rose from 25% to 35% between 2010 and 2014
how did newham’s rank in most deprived areas in london change?
Newhams dropped from 2nd to 25th place in most deprived local districts however may be due to change in demographics as percentage of young people move in to new terraced houses and shared ownership of young affluent people working in quaternary sector becomes more common , those long-standing residents have been neglected and are not paid as highly as aimed.
how much investment did the olympics bring to East london?
- more than £9 bln investment
- £17 bln investment for extentions of DLR and East london rail lines.
how much money was spent on the 2012 london olympics?
- £6.25 bln by the central govt.
- much of which went into transport and the olympic park
how much money was created by the 2012 london olympics?
plus £5 bln to the economy.
how many jobs did the london olympics create?
- created 12,000 permanent jobs in lea valley area
- 5000 construction jobs created which helped the low-skilled population gain jobs (temporarily)
how did local areas benefit from the games?
- 20% of pop. gained jobs through olympics
- investment in schools around area - e,g Chobham
academy created - now - sport venues used as recreational facilities for the
public , helped improve lifestyle for local communities - 6000 sport community clubs created
- 9000 new homes created
what were the environmental impacts of the Olympic Games?
- 98 percent of the demolition waste from decrepit buildings that were torn down was recycled.
- 1,000 new trees were planted in East London.
- east village (originally accommodation for athletes) ,-one of the most sustainable communities in the UK.
- olympic site built on nearly 600 acres of derelict land that was contaminated and unused.
criticisms of london olympics 2012 regeneration?
- housing not ‘affordable’ at all - east village 1/2 housing was meant to be affordable- displaced people- London legacy development corporation admitted that it had not created affordable housing for the 800 social housing units it had cleared for the games
who bought the houses in the east village?
nearly 1/2 of the housing was bought by a property arm of the Qatar sovereign wealth fund.
opposition to olympics regeneration by who?
CARP (carpenters against regeneration plans) mostly BME backgrounds - locally based campaign group formed in late 2011- seeked protection of the community and the people’s sense of belonging - rather than the estate and regeneration threatened this.
council argued that the estate housing lacked sufficient funds for housing therefore the demolition process was forced.
division within community was not evident - both young and older residents believed they would be bought out of their homes and rejected the drastic regeneration of olympics
what strands of regeneration did the olympic 2012 london fit into?
sport led regeneration- avoidance of ‘white elephant’ venues = leased to major tech companies = development of a digital hub
- media centres which were originally used as communications centres for the games were transformed into digital hubs that attracted small and big tech companies like BT sport.
employment across london fell by how much during 2012?
1.2%
