how functions and characteristics changing over time

Question 1

aims of regeneration

Answer 1

-improve economic productivity and social perceptions

Question 1

regeneration

Answer 1

-where policies and programmes are designed to tackle inequalities in either urban or rural areas

Question 2

place

Answer 2

-an area or location shaped by internal and external connections
-can hold a lot of meaning, referring to how people perceive, engage with and attach to certain places

Question 3

rebranding

Answer 3

-the “marketing” aspect of regeneration designed to attract businesses, residents and visitors, often includes re-imagining

Question 4

reimagining

Answer 4

-making a place more attractive and desirable to invest and live in or visit
-the physical changes you can see

Question 5

redevelopment

Answer 5

-developing an area into new places

Question 6

what factors make places sucessfull?

Answer 6

-location (rivers, ports)
-accessibility (good connections like road, railways, airports)
-central government presence (administrations)
-raw materials (so can be key employer)
-uni/education

Question 7

what is the function of a settlement

Answer 7

-what a settlement does to earn its living or its main purpose

Question 8

what functions are most common in large settlements

Answer 8

-multi-functions e.g. administration, retail, commercial

Question 9

what were the functions of settlements like during early development

Answer 9

-only had one function and changed over time

Question 10

example of how an area’s function changed over time

Answer 10

Newcastle
-Original coal mining
-changed to heavy industry and manufacturing
-modern day is High Tec industries and education

Question 11

example of area that benefited from London dockland decline

Answer 11

-tilbury docklands, near the queen Elizabeth II bridge in Essex

Question 12

examples of type of regeneration

Answer 12

-commercial (e.g. building offices)
-residential (building apartments)
-transport

Question 13

example of transport regeneration near London dockland

Answer 13

-extension of jubilee line
-the DLR above ground
-london city airport

Question 14

key functions (example)

Answer 14

-administrative
-industrial
-commercial
-retail
-residential

Question 15

what is administrative function

Answer 15

-local authority offices, national gov offices, courts

Question 16

what is industrial function

Answer 16

-factories, warehouse, distribution

Question 17

what is commercial function

Answer 17

-offices of service industries such as legal services, banks, accountants

Question 18

example of retail function

Answer 18

-shopping centres, recreation services

Question 19

what can changing functions lead to

Answer 19

-villages become empty apart from older population
-becomes a retirement centre, or commuter may move in
-could become a commuter village

Question 20

what has driven a functional change in areas

Answer 20

-global economic and cultural change

Question 21

example of changing places over time (tourism)

Answer 21

Benidorm
-in 1950’s was a small, attractive fishing village
-by 1970 it was sprawling mass of hotels based around needs of tourists
-by 1990 the resort began to slow down and gov forced to step ion with a scheme aimed at rejuvenating the resort

Question 22

example of changing places over time (south wales)

Answer 22

-began as farming community
-large deposits of coal were found so became mining industry
-by 1930 amount of coal extracted started to decline, by 1990 all but one mine had shut down
-functions of towns changed, become centres for commuters to locate
-larger settlements like Swansea benefited from M4 corridor
-growth corridor extend to London so large companies like Sony encourage to relocate to south wales