placemaking

Question 1

how can you define placemaking

Answer 1

‘making a public space a living space’

Question 2

what is an example of a square in a city that had been transformed by placemaking

Answer 2

City square, Melbourne

Question 3

what are the key attributes for making a successful place according to the project for public space (pps)

Answer 3

access and linkages, comfort and image, uses and activities, sociability

Question 4

name two features that may cause the failure of a place

Answer 4

lack of places to sit, domination of space by vehicles

Question 5

define foreign direct investment

Answer 5

FDI is inward investment by foreign companies (tnc’s) into a country

Question 6

whats an example of a tnc originating from an edc

Answer 6

tata steel, originating in india

Question 7

how much did china invest in other countries in 2015

Answer 7

$100 billion

Question 8

where is hitachi rail’s uk plant based

Answer 8

newton aycliffe in the north east of england

Question 9

how many jobs has this plant provided and how many more are predicted to come by the multiplier effect

Answer 9

700 jobs, 6000 more predicted via multiplier effect

Question 10

what did the uk government do to attract hitachi

Answer 10

£80 million contract to design a new generation of trains, eu membership=no tarrifs, english language is preferred amongst jap business people