measuring the success of regeneration

Question 1

how can economic regeneration success be measured?

Answer 1

• increase of average income
• reduction in poverty
• reduction in unemployment

Question 2

how can social progress success be measured?

Answer 2

-reduction in inequality
-reduction in deprivation
-demographic change (life expectancy)
-Reduction in health deprivation
-Improved educational performance
-Improvements to quality of housing
-Increased community spirit and engagement
Reduction in crime

Question 3

how can living environment success be measured?

Answer 3

• Reduction in pollution levels
• Reduction in abandoned and derelict land
• Improved access to open, green space
• Better transport links and access to services
• Improved aesthetics, security and safety of the neighbourhood
• Reduction in environmental stressors- graffiti, litter and noise)

Question 4

when is success not really success?

Answer 4

• Schemes involving an immediate job focus, such as a new retail centre or Science Park,=greater initial economic success than, housing estate or new park.
• regeneration may create new jobs, may be taken by outsiders rather than locals.
• If incomes have risen, only for certain groups then success may be relative
• physical upgrades on buildings can force out locals because of unintended gentrification
• A reduction on poverty can depend on a short term increase in household income and long term educational attainment.
• Success must therefore be measured by a range of criteria, over a short and long term time scale

Question 5

when success isn’t success-CASE STUDY-Newham

Answer 5

• 2013,attracted £1 billion, 35 acre business park invested by the Chinese company of its derelict sites, the Royal Docks.
• continuing cycle of poverty, people have bettered themselves, they move out=then replaced by another set of poor people. 2014, 36% of residents in Newham no qualifications, double the London average. 50% earned less than the London Living wage and 20% were illegal workers on less than the minimum wage.

Question 6

The positive multiplier effect of success

Answer 6

popular place to live=Attractive and appealing to business, families and tourists=High quality liveable spaces=Improved image and reputation =economic growth=Reduction in suffering from poor mental health =long term employment=High levels of employment and skills=increase in investment

Question 7

Glasgow’s success-CASE STUDY

use to be for ship building but due to deindustrialisation there was no more need for these services

Answer 7

• Tertiary and Quaternary industries have grown in art, culture sport and tourism
• tourist destination (European capital of culture in 1990) (hosted commonwealth games in 2014)
• famous for architecture and Burrell collection (art museum)-attract visitors
• residential development along the Clyde (shops and restaurants)
• media industries(BBC headquarters for Scotland and commercial broadcaster STV)

Question 8

Plymouth’s success-CASE STUDY

Answer 8

• Drake circus shopping centre, attract people and create jobs, taken business away from other parts of Plymouth
• Cruise liner terminal, Plymouth’s history encourages tourism (pilgrim fathers in 1620), only 26 cruise ships visited in 2014
• science parks, develop a knowledge economy (70 businesses employ 800 people in marine engineering, medicine and renewable energies
• Royal William yard restored (shops, restaurants and over 200 apartments),2km from CBD, bad for business