EQ3/4 Flashcards
define infrastrcture
the basic physical systems of a place:
- economic infrastructure includes highways, energy distribution, water and sewege facilities and telecomunication networks
- social infrastructure includes public housing, hospitals, schools and universities
how does the government utilise infrastructure
- used to adress economic, social and environmental issues
- used to adress accesinility issues
- factors in importance of high cost longevity
- private sector used in combination with government for mutual benefit
what is the HS2
a high speed railway which is planned to link london with northern cities such as manchester, birmingham, leeds and sheffield
current estimated cost of £56 billion however many claim it would go up to £80 billion
why is the HS2 important for regional growth in the UKs cities
- shortens commute time from london (UK’s main hub)
- congestion is a significant problem for the UK’s major cities (e.g.London and Manchester), it is estimated £22 billion will be lost every year from lost time by 2025
- people can work on laptops whilst traveliing
- estimate to create 100,000+ jobs, boosting the economy by billions
- between 2002-2014 total rail journeys increased by 650 million
What impact did the government have in 1986 on the UK’s potential growth
The financial stock market was deregulated, this meants that anyone could trade on the stock market rather than having to go through the London stock exchange
What are the positives of deregulation
Any bank, financial advisor or individual could trade on the stock market without going through the London stock exchange. This meant that foreign banks such as Santander or Deutsche Bank could set up in the UK, this led to London becoming a major world city
What are the negatives of deregulation
- more volatile stock marked and likleyhood of recessions
- government funding still may be required
- less regulation on environmental and social policies
what are the positives of EU free labour movements
movement between UK and EU is much easier, this means that EU members seeking work with other EU states was easy as Visa’s didnt need to be isued, this decrease prices of importing employees
what are the negatives of EU free labour movements
- Increased immigration usually inreases population which increases strain on housing and services, this may mean that there are not enough resources to support everyone, especially for high rates for population increase
- e.g. 1.2 million poles came to UK since 2004 gviing birth to 21,000 children
What are the UK governments planning laws
- Decisions on how land is used, helps create an environment in which people are happy to work, live and relax in, affect rate and tpe of development, which in turn affects the economic regeneration of both urban and rural regions
- often national interests will overide local interests since 2010, the governments national planning policy framework has focused on stimulatinc economic growth
- decicions on plans are often unclear or indicisive due to the idfference in ciews among different influental players e.g. national government against the local governent
what factors affect planning and regeneration policies
- legacy of past regeneration policies
- quality of the bid to government as private fincance to get investment
- politics of the local area
- legacy of the past: social, economic and physical
- location
- external factors e.g. economic recessions and booms
what is pump priming
when the government allocates funds for regeneration expecting outside investment to help, especially needed if toxic waste needs removal, for example or if the area is very large. Private and charitable investment is then expected at a higher rate
what has the government regulation been like regarding fracking
- since 2015 there has been a fast track system to deal with licences for fracking
- British geological society estimated 37m^2 of shale gas in North England
- increases energy security and is therefore encouraged despite environmental concerns
- UK will be forced to import 70% of its gas by 2020
- £300 billion worth of oil and gas found near gatwick airport in sussex
What situations relating to housing affordability have taken place in recent years
conservative government has favoured a market led approach
- right to buy scheme as been implemented
- government sold 2 million council homes between 1980 and 1995
- house prices are ever increasing, mostly due to supply n demand
- as a result of the right to buy scheme there a re now many empty owned proparties, but population is still ever increasing and in need of housing
- increased demand but too slow increasing supply is drving house prices up significantly
Explain the UKs situation on house building targets
1 million new homes needed by 2020
- the hope was that private housing associations would replace local authorities in builing low cost homes has not been realised
- there is now a shortfall in supply for housing
- government has tradiationally set targets for new affordable housing and labour led governments have fostered social housing
- > this has been controversial as targets have often not been met
- > from 1918-1940 vast amount of social housing was built
define science park
an area devoted to sceintific reaserch or development of technical buisnesses. Good for an area due to investment attracted
what role do local interest groups have in regeneration
- local interest groups have differing beliefs and ideas on similar issues. those groups play the role of influencing governmental plans for regeneration
- NIMBY-issm is often quite prevelant. Whilst most people would be in favour of wind power and rehabiliatation clincs, most wouldnt want those to be near their living area
- many people would prefer to have an area remain unchanged for a plethora of reasons r.g. cultural and traditional views
- > e.g. many people were unhappy about closure of pubs in new malden
name 4 regeneration strategies
retail-led
culture-led
sports-led
tourism and leisure - led
give an example of retail-led tourism
Liverpool ONE:
- National and local governments involved in local planning
- 2014 review highlighted the competition within ecomerce which led to an investment of £1 billion
- local authorities contriuted to planning processes, shop types and their locations
- conveniant shopping has changed to increased supply amd decreasing one stop shoppinh
- increased click and collect stations
- increasing investment in special retailers and services
give an example of culture-led tourism
Glasgow city of culture 1990:
- shipbuilding and industrial work once supported the entire region, this heritage has been used to create new atttractions
- titan Crane refurbished into a tourist attraction
- on the Stretch of the Clyde you now have the Scottish Exhibition, Riverside Museum as well as the Barell Collection
- named the city of architecture
- famous architects such as rennie mackintosh involved
- barell collection created an internationally famous art museum and tourist attraction
give an example of sports-led tourism
London Olympic park:
- aimed to attract buisness investment +workers ti create vibrant new places in urban and rural areas
- located in east london, olympic park
- olympic facilities used to this day
- olympic village has been converted to 2800 apartments
- westfield shopping centre has been added to
give an example of tourism and leisure led tourism
cornwall:
- scenery used in film productions
- spectacular gardens
- destination tourism and visa area based on attractivness
- area is rebranded
- mining heritage in 18th and 19th centuries has been dramatised in the BBCs “Poldark” which brought the heritage to life, literarily branded
why are regeneration strategies important
- in an increasingly globalised, competative and consumer orientated word, cities are forced to think more creativley about how to attract visitors and investment
- an example of this may be the change of new york slogas from “big apple” to the “city that never sleeps”
what two elements are most important when it comes to rebranding
- regeneration
- reimaging
How is regeneration used in rebranding
- done by investing in an area in the form of developing infrastructure, it is hoped that this investment would ause a process of cumilative causation via employment opportunities, incraesed income and tax revenue etc
- a process of urban renewal may occur to this or an alternative cycle of cumulative change via employment opportunities in sports arenasm cultural centres, heritage centes and shopping and leisure centers
- This overall process is known as urban renewal
how is re-imaging used in rebranding projects
- when the are is sold or advertised with new packaging to change its overall impression to investors and attract more investment + people
- may just be changing the name of a place e.g. Saigon changed to Ho Chi Minh city in 1976 for political reasons
- as the nature of areas to be rebranded depends on selling it to consumers, reimaging will vary from area to area according to the target group