Kelham Case Study

Question 1

Positives of regeneration

Answer 1

-Tourism e.g. museum

-Leisure services = profit

-Less deprivation, more likely to receive investment to further develop

-Less pollution

Winners = Young professionals, gov, environmentalists

Question 2

Negatives of regeneration

Answer 2

-Traditional culture of area erased

-Lower paid tertiary jobs in place of secondary ones

-Still 10th most deprived ward in Sheffield

Question 3

Why was it regenerated?

Answer 3

-Global shift caused 20,000 job losses in 80s, which led to brownfield sites + deprivation

Question 4

How have TNCs influenced Kelham Islands characteristics today?

Answer 4

TNCs involved in the steel industry in the area meant when the global shift occurred, Kelham Island was left in decline, subsequently leading to it’s regeneration, showing how TNCs have shaped the area today

Question 5

How are the lives of students positively impacted?

Answer 5

Kelham regeneration brought luxury student and young professional housing close to city centre, contributing to it’s gentrification

Question 6

How media representations affect perceived need for regeneration?

Answer 6

Kelham described as being in ‘Top 10 coolest areas’

Some media addresses the negative impacts of gentrification and highlights social inequalities

Question 7

How has the regeneration considered the culture of the area?

Answer 7

Many businesses have tried to keep the traditional steel culture present

E.g. restaurant ‘Cutlery Works’ which keeps an industrial feel to the interior + kept the outside unchanged