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Government & organisations

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  • 60% - 80% of data includes Geographic Info Systems (GIS), Gov using Geography in work
  • aware they need to consider placemaking
  • Gov engages with foreign countries
  • Trade links, military co-op
  • Promoting educational & cultural links abroad
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FDI

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  • Keen attract TNC investment
  • TNCs considerable choice for locations “placeless”
  • Increased since 1980
  • Most FDI flows from TNC in AC
  • Some TNC from EDC & LIDC have increase presence
  • US$100b invested from Chinese companies (2015)
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Planners

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  • Placemaking via building design
  • Efficient planning & spatial plan = high quality
  • Local plans includes elements: industry, housing, transport, parks
  • Set framework / land uses
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Architects

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  • Designs reflect history & culture
  • Influences how lives lived
  • Pleases people, Valued, cared for
  • Some places lead to crime, vandalism, poor health
  • 1950 - 1980, growing pop, limited housing, construction cheap housing, negative images
  • since 1980, tower blocks destroyed, low rise buildings
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Hitachi rail

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  • Sep 2015, manufacturing plant at Newton Aycliffe NE England
  • £85m FDI Japan to UK
  • EU member, Japanese exempt from import tariffs
  • English preferred language for Japanese business
  • £5.7b investment to Hitachi for next gen trains
  • 700 employees, 6k more
  • Help to bring social & economic improvements
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24h city

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  • Found in EDC, LIDC, AC
  • Planners + architects planning for 24h city
  • London night busses doubled (1999- 2013), passengers tripled (2015), Half commuting from / to work
  • Expansion night time service: fast food, hair dressers, gyms, shops (deliveries)
  • 250 licenced premises remain open
  • Popular events held, Art exhibitions
  • Due to pop change
  • Tourist intrested
  • Common threatening unsafe perception, Rebranding needed
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