Human Geography Regenerating Places Flashcards
Question- Regenerating places
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What are the average earnings of people in the North East?
£15,000-£17,000
What are the average earnings in the South East?
£35,000
Why does London have high pay?
FDI is attracted; More Quaternary Industry
Why do coastal regions have lower pay?
Seasonal Jobs; Brain Drain; Limited Infrastructure
What % of children in Camden live in poverty compared to what % nationally
34% compared to 21%
What is youth unemployment in Camden?
7%
What % of deaths are considered premature in Camden?
43%
How many small areas are measured by the English indices of deprivation?
32,844
Name 3 factors that the “English Indices of deprivation” considers
Income; Employment; Education
State four causes for change to a region
Physical factors (e.g. Blackpool); Accessibility and connectedness (eg.HS2); Local and national planning
What proportion of the UK has been supplied with superfast fibre optic broadband?
02-Mar
What process is occurring in Leeds?
Studentification
What process is occurring in Notting Hill?
Gentrification
What process is occurring in Bradford?
Multiculturalism
What is occurring in Cornwall?
Tourism
How many primary schools closed in Cornwall?
220
When were the Bradford race riots?
2001
How many crimes on average were committed in Hyde park?
183
What process is occurring in Longbridge?
Deindustrialisation
What are a symbol of prosperity and investment in London’s Canary Wharf?
Skyscrapers
How much spending was there on schools in the Northern Powerhouse?
£45billion
How much of government spending was on health in the Northern Powerhouse?
£150billion
How many international gateways are there in the Northern Powerhouse?
9
How many business start ups were there in 2014 in the Northern Powerhouse?
65,000
How many goods are exported annually from the Northern Powerhouse?
60billion
What town has faced problems from Immigration?
Boston
What are the transport options like in Upton Upon Severn?
M5 close by; Limited bus services; Nearest train = Malvern; Relatively unconnected
What is the phrase used to describe multiple industries that locate in the same place?
Agglomeration of industry
What did Gunner Mydral suggest?
Upwards cumulative causation
Name three examples of features of a successful place
High employment; Low deprivation; Inward migration
How many additional well qualified workers are needed by 2020 in Berkshire?
70,000
How much are property prices rising by in Berkshire?
40-50%
How much had the population risen by in Berkshire between 2001 and 2011?
6.40%
How much had the population risen by in Slough between 2001 and 2011?
16.30%
How many crimes go unsolved in Detroit?
07-Oct
How many adults in Detroit have a college degree? What is the national average?
18% compared to 27% nationally
What type of city has encouraged IT and digital media, higher wages, graduate workers, new businesses and productivity as a focus for regeneration? Particularly larger cities.
Reinventor
What type of city replaced cotton mills with call centres and distribution centres, often employing lots of workers with lower qualifications?
Replicator
What term refers to not catering for all social classes and when society is divided?
Social Stratification
Name an example of two places with a Sink Estate?
Greater Middlehaven; Hulme
How much did Greater Middlehaven council invest to improve services in the region?
£215million
What did Greater Middlehaven create in terms of jobs and new homes? What other improvements did they make?
1500 jobs; 100 new homes; New police headquarters; Waterside office development
What was the unemployment rate in Hulme in 1991?
39%
What % of people in Hulme were on income support in 1991?
60%
What was the % of people in Hulme who left education at 17 in 1991?
74%
What % of people have no car in Hulme in 1991?
81%
Name an example of two commuter villages
Yate, Bristol; Itchen Valley, Winchester
Name an example of two gated communities
London, Docklands; Diagonal Mar; Barcelona
What is civic engagement?
The ways in which people participate in their community in order to improve the quality of life.
Give three examples of political civic engagement
Membership to a political party; Voting; Protests
What types of people are politically engaged?
Elderly people
What types of people are not politically engaged?
DE social grade
What did IPSOS Mori find in relation to the political engagement of young people in 2013?
Decline in political involvement of 18-24 years olds
What are the three ways we can measure the need for regeneration?
Qualitative data; Quantitative data; Media portrayal
How much will the new runway at Heathrow cost?
£18.6billion
How much money could a third runway at Heathrow generate?
£100billion
How many new jobs would be created by a new runway at Heathrow?
70,000
How many jobs will the development of HS2 generate?
40,000
How much money will be generated from the development of HS2?
£59billion
When was the National planning policy announced?
20th December 2010
Between which years was the Right to Buy scheme at its peak?
1980-1995
How many council houses were sold under the Right to Buy scheme?
2million
What is shared ownership?
Buying a proportion of the property and renting the other through the housing association
What is the Help to buy scheme?
Loan given to reduce the deposit required to help get onto the property ladder- in new builds for first time buyers
Between what years did Labour governments drive an increase in social housing?
1918-1940s
How much gas will need to be imported by 2020?
70%
Give an example of two fracking sites
Lake District; Lancashire
What has the company Cuadrilla offered to pay to local communities to encourage fracking?
£100,000 plus 1% of revenues
How much money was made in Cabot Circus from retail led regeneration?
£500million
How many more parking spaces were made in Cabot Circus?
2500
How many full time jobs has tourism created in Leeds?
20,000
In 2009, what place did Leeds come in the most visited city in England by UK visitor statistics?
8th
How many high tech jobs were created by the 2012 London Olympics?
3000
How many of the world’s journalists attended the Olympics?
30,000
How many companies had to move to make room for the Olympic park?
380
How many tickets were sold to the Olympics?
9million
Name three stakeholders to the London Olympics who has positive attitudes.
Athletes; Spectators; Government
Name three stakeholders to the London Olympics who has negative attitudes.
Local people; Less Qualified workers
Name three stakeholders in Powys
Farmers; Local Governments; Business owners
In regeneration in Powys, how many volunteers were there? And how much did they contribute to the local economy?
26,000; £173.6million
How much does tourism add to the Bradford region?
£500million
When did the Titanic Quarter open in Belfast?
2009
How many long term jobs did the Titanic Quarter provide?
20,000
How many visitors were there to the Titanic Quarter in the first year of opening?
800,000
How much did the Titanic Quarter provide in terms of visitor attraction?
£97million
How much was invested into new Bronte branded buses in Haworth in 2015?
£210,000
When was the fair-trade village in Haworth opened?
2002
When did Haworth fair trade partner with Machu Picchu in Peru?
21st October 2005
How many days trips are there to Haworth each year?
8.6milliom
What % of healthcare was good in Island Ward in 2001 compared to 2011?
57%; 84%
What % of healthcare was good in Belfast in 2001 compared to 2011?
75%; 80%
What % of healthcare was good in Haworth in 2001 compared to 2011?
71%; 35%
What % of healthcare was good in Bradford in 2001 compared to 2011?
67%; 36%
What % of households owed their house with a mortgage in Island Ward in 2001 compared to 2011?
11%; 68%
What % of households owed their house with a mortgage in Belfast in 2001 compared to 2011?
31%; 63%
What % of households owed their house with a mortgage in Haworth in 2001 compared to 2011?
50%; 42%
What % of households owed their house with a mortgage in Bradford in 2001 compared to 2011?
42%; 35%
