Management Of Regeneration- national

Question 1

What are the 3 main ways the national government can manage regeneration?

Answer 1

Infrastructure investment (HS2)
Rate and type of development
Planning decisions

Question 2

What are some examples of economic infrastructure?

Answer 2

Economic infrastructure - roads, railways, tramways, gas pipes, electricty cables and telecom networks.

Question 3

What are some examples of social infrastructure?

Answer 3

Public housing, hospitals, libaries, leisure centres, schools and universities

Question 4

What is hard regeneration?

Answer 4

Used to refer to capital investment, physical buildings and infrastructure

Question 5

What is soft regeneration?

Answer 5

Skills and education

Question 6

What are someplayers in regeneration management?

Answer 6

County councils
Parish councils
NGO’s
Environmental groups
Charities

Question 7

Differcenes in opinion case study 1: heathrow airport? (Background)

Answer 7

Airport commission rescommened an expansion plan at heathrow including a third runway. Privatley funded with some public funding (£18.6 bn)

Question 8

Who was for and against the heathrow expansion?

Answer 8

For:
Boris johnson (when london mayor), many Mp’s and protest groups
Against:
British chambers of commerce, richard branson, local residents and environmentalists

Question 9

What are the two phases of HS2

Answer 9

2 phases
Phase one connects birmingham to london
Phase 2 connects birmingham to the north (northern powerhouse)

Question 10

What are Planning laws

Answer 10

Uk central and local governments have tightly controlled all aspects of development since 1948 through plan-led system
Many projects need planning permisssion to go ahead

Question 11

What is fracking?

Answer 11

Obtaining gas fom shale rock by hydraulic fracturing is called fracking used to provide eenergy for homes.

Question 12

What license is given to gas companies?

Answer 12

Exploration license, environmental impact assesments are required.

Question 13

Why have there been protests about mining? (Fracking)

Answer 13

Due to environmental fears and potential impacts of groundwater pollution and earthquakes.

Question 14

What was the right to buy scheme?

Answer 14

Policy that resulted in the sale of 2 million homes from 1980-1995
Expectation was charitable or private hosuing would rep;ace local authorities in building lower cost homes but this has not happened

Question 15

What are the issues of House-building targets and hose affordability?

Answer 15

Availability of affordable homes is a national issue
Underinvestment in housing (2008 economic downturn)
Shortage of owner occupied and rented occupation
Multiple empty properties

Question 16

What was stage one in the history of regeneration? (UK)

Answer 16

Redevelopment and renewal words used to rebuild homes after WW2 bombing
Slum clearance and housing improvements at neighbourhood level

Question 17

What were the buildings built after WW2 like

Answer 17

‘Brutalist’ concrete heavy, quick to build and functionally effective

Question 18

Who was elected as prime minister in 1979

Answer 18

Margaret thatcher- conservative governent

Question 19

What did Margaret thatcher do for regeneration

Answer 19

Large urban development corporations set up
Public money spent on land and attracting private investors
Little consultation with locals (problems with london dock land)
Introduced right to buy scheme

Question 20

What government was in power form 1997 to 2010

Answer 20

The ‘new labour government’

Question 21

What did the 1997 - 2010 government introduce

Answer 21

Pro-public housing
Local democracy
Bottom-up approach (local, small scale)

Question 22

How was peoples participitation affected by the new labour government

Answer 22

Empowered as they felt deciosns were partially influenced by locals

Question 23

What happened with post 2010 regeneration? (Government)

Answer 23

Governemnt hold bids for funding that proves it will bring economic gain

Question 24

What is the history with the uk and international migration

Answer 24

Government fluctuates from encouraging to restricting immigration

Question 25

What are some encouragement policies for immigration

Answer 25

Increased national GDP
Skill shortages filled
Willingness to work hard for low wages
Young workers and famalies stabalise ageing population

Question 26

UK restrictive opinions on immigration?

Answer 26

“They take our jobs/ houses”
‘They are a drain on public resources”

Question 27

Uk decsions that have destabalised the capital markets

Answer 27

Enable foreing investments in prime london real estate
Can control flow of foreign workers and foreign money
Tight restrictions on banking and capital markets since 1920 depression

Question 28

What are some of the most epensive homes in the uk

Answer 28

Second homes

Question 29

Where the the “most eclusive home” in the uk

Answer 29

Hyde park

Question 30

What is different about hyde park and housing

Answer 30

Its the second address of many owners

Question 31

What countries ban over seas investors

Answer 31

China and indonesia

Question 32

How are foreign investors treated in the uk?

Answer 32

Treated more favourably then uk citizens I.e. easier to buy a second home

Question 33

How much can you receive from the financial services compensation scheme?

Answer 33

Up to £75,000 if their provider goes bust