Introduction information

Question 1

what is urban renewal

Answer 1

The renovation and redevelopment of blighted or decayed areas, in order to better suit the needs of the people, as the city moves into the global economy

Question 2

where is the location of Newcastle

Answer 2

NSW (32° 56’S,151°47;E)

Question 3

what is the name of the urban renewal project in Newcastle

Answer 3

The Honeysuckle renewal project

Question 4

identify the what information for The Honeysuckle renewal project (3)

Answer 4

• $100million state and federal backed sunset corporation
• A part of the state government operated ‘Building Better Cities’ program
• located on 50 hectares of state-owned waterfront land around the Newcastle Harbour area

Question 5

identify the when information for the honeysuckle renewal project (3)

Answer 5

• Started in 1992
• Planned to finish 2012
• Delayed to 2025

Question 6

identify why newcastle was chosen for the building better cities program. (5)

Answer 6

• In a state of urban decay,
• Innovations in cargo transport (Cargo containers) and movement of cargo handling to Botany bay in Sydney causing Newcastle’s large stevedoring industry to become obsolete
• Many workers lost their jobs,
  a large amount of prime real estate, with no purpose, to become dilapidated, contaminated, and forgotten.
• Newcastle area to go into economic decline
• Government realised that the future success of Newcastle as a regional capital and the success of the renewal of Honeysuckle are linked.

Question 7

Identify how the honeysuckle development corporation aimed on completing the honeysuckle renewal project (4)

Answer 7

• convert these areas into a vibrant mix of residential, commercial, and recreational activities
• project’s slogan “Honeysuckle, Live, work, Play.”
• split the project into seven separate precincts to create a self-funding project
• employ strategies

Question 8

what are the names of the 7 precincts

Answer 8

The carrington precinct
The linwood precinct
The marina precinct
The wickham precinct
The cottage creek precinct
The hunter street precinct
The honeysuckle precinct

Question 9

what were the strategies employed by the Honeysuckle development corporation (3)

Answer 9

• Developing a large range of affordable housing and apartments choices in prime locations
• Improving employment opportunities and diversifying the economic base of the city in order to Revitalising the business district
• Make the area into a more attractive place to live and increase access to the foreshore in order to Improve the quality of life in the city centre and inner suburbs

Question 10

Identify the effects of the Honeysuckle renewal project on Newcastle (4)

Answer 10

• Change Newcastle’s social structure
• Create a more affluent economic character
• Promote and protect Newcastle’s heritage and culture
• Promote more sustainable growth and development