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1
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How many homes did new Islington provide ?

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1700

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How much did new Islington’s cost

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250 million

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What are the negatives of new Islington

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Doesn’t provide enough affordable housing

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Give a description of new Islington’s;

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Regeneration of the old card room estate surrounding area built in the 1960s
Aimed at insuring long term sustainability

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5
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What was the pop of ancoast in 1801 and 1831

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11,000
31,000

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6
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Who was ancoats built by

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Henry de ancoats

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7
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What percent of people in ancoats were to born in the uk

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30.7%

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What percent of people ina ancoats is English not there main language

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2.8%

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9
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What percent of England is englis not there main language

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1.6

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10
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What percent of ancoats have bad health ?

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3.3

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11
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What percent of England have bad health

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4

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What was overcrowding like in ancoats in the 1800s

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4000 people in 200 homes

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13
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What happened to ancoats in 1815

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Became most populous district in Manchester

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14
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How many crimes take place in ancoats

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89

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What percentage of men in ancoats in 1851 were Irish ?

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50

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16
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Give some features of hawks head

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Car free village centre
50 pieces of sculpture

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17
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What percent of hawkshead have bad health

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1

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18
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What percent of hawkshead can’t speak English as there first language

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0.2

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19
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How was hawkshead originally owned by

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Monks of Furness abbey

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20
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What happened to hawkshead in 1608

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Granted it’s first market charter by king James 1

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21
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What was the population of hawkshead in 1901

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2100

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22
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What funding has hawkshead has

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Funding supplied by Lake District national park authority
In 2014, 5000 pounds was paid to the hawkshead parish council
Most eu funding b4 brexit aimed to support the 1200 active farms in the region
which employed 2500 people

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23
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What does hawkshead parish council ?

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Deal with
Lighting roads
Providing community facilities
Managing local sports fields

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24
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What percentage of people in hawkshead were not born in the uk

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4.9

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25
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What is a space ?

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Location which has no social connections for a human being

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26
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What is a place ?

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Location created by human experience

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27
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How does gender influence perception of place

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Males used to dominate society
Women were expected to run households and bring up children
Many buildings reflect patriarchal norms
Not a lot of representation for women -2.7%of statues are non royal women
Mental maps

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28
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How does equality influence your perception of place ?

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LGBTQ tourism is growing due to demand in areas
Pink pound helps to rebrand and regenerate an area
People feel comfortable expressing themselves in certain places

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29
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How does religion influence perception of place .

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Many religious places are associated with refuge peace and healing

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30
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why is jerusalem important for jews?

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1st temple was built on the temple mount by solomon

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31
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why is jerusalme importnat for christians ?

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site of crucifixion

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32
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why is jerusalem important for muslims ?

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site of muhammads “night journey”

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33
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how does role performed influence perception of place ?

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as we got through life we gain and lose roles

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34
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how does emotional attachement affect the perception of a place?

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memory is an important influence
follows on natuyrally from considering the influence of perception as it also varies
e.g. the kurds

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35
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what is globalisation ?

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the growing integration and interdependence of peoples lives is in a complex process with economic, social, poitical and environmental components

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36
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what is a global village ?

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means that the world is getting smaller

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37
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what does time space compression mean ?

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world has shrunk as we are now closer to everyone
ravel time to places has got shorter

38
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what does global shift mean ?

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relocation of manufacturing production of a global scale

39
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what are some informal representations of a place?

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tv soaps
blogs
film
art
graffiti
photography
literature
music

40
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what is an endogenous factor ?

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shapes a place internally (mountains, employment, population)

41
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what is an exogenous factor ?

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links a place to the rest of the world (investment, migration, globalisation)

42
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what are the disadvantages of using informal representations ?

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not always realstic
can be biased depending on an anglewhat

43
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what are the advantages of informal representaions ?

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uses the senses and sounds as well as sight
shows geographical context of a place
places rely on films to promte their tourims (new zealand south island - LOTR)

44
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what are the adavantages of tv soaps ?

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represent the place thru the lives of locals

45
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what are the disadvanatges of the census ?

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doesnt actually show what the area looks like
only done every 10 years
released very late

46
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what is social inequality ?

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unequal distribution of factors such as income, education or health across a population

47
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how does healthcare impact social inequality ?

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substandard housing, poor diet, unhealthy lifestyles - take a toll on human health
postcode lottery with the NHS

48
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how does social inequality impact housing ?

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smaller the income, less choice
poor quality housing = overcrowded conditions and ill health
slums - due to rapid urbanisation

49
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how does social inequality impact education ?

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raises standard of living and quality of life
illiteracy excludes people from accessing education and skills training

50
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what is the millenium development goals for education ?

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achieveing universal primary education

51
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WHERE IS JHEMBATAN BESI LOCATED ?

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4km north west of jakarta

52
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what is the pop of jhembatan besi ?

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4000

53
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what is the average income of jhembatan besi ?

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4 us dollars a day

54
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what percentages of jakrtas people lie in slims ?

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25

55
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what are the bad things about jhembatan besi ?

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fire is a constant risk due to overcrowding
air pollution are very high levels
no clean running water
groundwater supplies polluted
few homes have a toilet
few poorly equipped schools
epidemics of water borne diseases such as cholera and typhoid are common

56
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what is the problem with slum clearance ?

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people relocate to other slums and makes it worse there

57
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what is the biggest emplyer for young women at jhembatan besi ?

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garment industy

58
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where is northwood located ?

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nothern part of the city of irvine in orange county

59
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what is the average household size of northwood ?

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2.8

60
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what is the average household size of jakarta ?

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5.1

61
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what is the pop of northwood ?

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21000
2/3 have lived in northwood for more than 10 years

62
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what are the good things of northwood ?

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schools are among the best achieving in the uk
ecellent healthcare
air pollution is relatively low

63
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what is a player ?

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individuals, groups of peop,e or formal organisations who can influence or can be influenced by the processes of change

64
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what is a privat eplayer ?

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their primary aim is to generate money to make a profit of their investment

65
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how does the EU drive economic change ?

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trans national gov which can influence economic change for example via grants for infrastructure development - maybe for deprived areas

66
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how does the uk gov drive economic change ?

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has departments and agneices reponsible for strategic planning such as education and training. Major transport links and environmental management

67
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how does local gov drive economic change ?

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repsonsible for local transport olanning , planning new housing estates ,minor roads anmd public transport schemes

68
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what was the pop of birmingham

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15000w

69
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what happened in birmingham in 1563 ?

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william camden reported it was “swarming with inhabitanats and echoic with the noise of anvils”

70
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what happened to brimingham in 1166?

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de berminghem fam bought a royal charter - mening that there could be a market - place began to grow as a reult of trade

71
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what percentage of people in the worforce owkred in the metal industry ?

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50%

72
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what did dunlop tyres do ?

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in 1917 employed 10000 people by the 1950s

73
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what did matthew boulton ?

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established the first factory in the world in 1761 - 700 employers

74
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when did the austin car plant open ?

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1906

75
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How were the Cadbury family involved in structural economic change

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Set up the bornebille factory and model village on the SE outskirts of the city
Good working conditions and fair wages made it an attractive place to work

76
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How were Austin cars and Dunlop tyres involved in structural economic change .

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Part of new engineering industries developing in the 20th century
As vehicle industry expanded ,100 s of small firms started supplying the industry with vehicle components

77
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How did the transport of Birmingham impact structural economic change

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Heart of national canal network
Midland terminus of the London to beam railway opened in 1838

78
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What economic change took place in Birmingham

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Got caught up in the recession in the 70s
In which oil crisis of 1973 was most significant
OPEC -from Saudi Arabia used oil supplies as a weapon against the west -cut off the supplies so prices increased tenfold -shock to the global economic system at the time
Foreign based tncs and in particular Japanese car manufacturers began to make inroads into the British car market

79
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What percent of Birmingham and England are white British

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B 53.1
E 79.8

80
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What percent of brimgingham and England are Pakistani

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B 13.5
E 2.1

81
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What percent of Birmingham and England is Indian ?

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B 6
E 2.6

82
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What countries do the Kurds live in

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Iraq
Iran
Syria
Turkey
Armenia
Azerbaijan

83
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What percentage of Kurds are Sunni Muslims

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3/5

84
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what are the impacts of a economic boom ?

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High returns on investments
Reduced unemployment

85
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What are the impacts of an economic recession

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Lose jobs
Places become run down
Reduced disposable income
Falling standard of living

86
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What are some impacts of time space compression?

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Improved transport and communications
Easier flow of money and investments - creates financial hubs in Acs

87
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What is the event and themes rebranding strategy in Liverpool ?

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Eurovision , capital of culture 2008
Generated over 800 million in 2008
15 million visitors were attracted to city
Visitor attendances went up by 30 percent at Albert dock attractions

88
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What is the flagship rebranding of Liverpool ?

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Liverpool 1
17 hectare site
Cost of project was over 1 billion
160 stores and a 14 screen cinema , cafes , bars , restaurants

89
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What is the top down rebranding strategy ?

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Waterfront - UNESCO world heritage site
Led by Liverpool vision , an urban regeneration company
Worked with stakeholders such as Liverpool city council , NW regional development agencies

90
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What are the advantages of rebranding ?

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Increased competitiveness
More ‘buzz’ and communities involvement
Increased environmental and socio economic sustainability

91
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What is the definition of rebranding

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Involves reworking a of a city’s existing identity but sometimes includes creating a brand new identity possibly as a result of reimagine and regeneration

92
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Things to say in 16 marker

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Evaluate for just using one strat
Evaluate for using a range of them
May depend on scale ?
And time ?
Also think about architecture , heritage , art , sports and food

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