Progress Exams - Regeneration

Question 1

Where is Kielder located?

Answer 1

Most remote village in Northumberland

Question 2

What was Kielder Forest voted as in 2013?

Answer 2

Best UK tourism experience

Question 3

What is the Dark Sky Park an example of?

Answer 3

Astrotourism

Question 4

How many visitors per year does the Dark Sky Park get?

Answer 4

350,000

Question 5

How much does tourism in Kielder Forest generate for the local economy annually?

Answer 5

£705 Million

Question 6

What is the case study for Rural Rebranding?

Answer 6

Kielder Forest

Question 7

What are the case studies for Urban Rebranding?

Answer 7

Glasgow

Liverpool Waters

Question 8

What was Glasgow voted as in 1990?

Answer 8

European City of Culture - first UK city to get this title

Question 9

What did the Scotland with Style rebrand result in for Glasgow?

Answer 9

More hotel chains, conference centres and flight routes

Question 10

What year did Glasgow host the commonwealth games?

Answer 10

2014

Question 11

How much money did the Commonwealth Games generate for Scotland’s economy?

Answer 11

£704 million

Question 12

What does Glasgow struggle from?

Answer 12

The ‘Blemish of Place’

Question 13

What is the case study for Successful Places?

Answer 13

San Francisco

Question 14

When did San Francisco experience regeneration?

Answer 14

1990’s, when tech companies moved into the region

Question 15

Name three tech companies founded in San Francisco during the 1990’s

Answer 15

PayPal
Google
eBay

Question 16

What is considered to be ‘low income’ in San Francisco?

Answer 16

£88,000

Question 17

How much higher are living costs in San Francisco above the national average?

Answer 17

25% higher

Question 18

How much of Liverpool Waterfront is being developed?

Answer 18

2km along the waterfront

Question 19

How many new apartments and office spaces will be made in the Liverpool Waters development?

Answer 19

23,000

Question 20

Which private group will own the Liverpool Waters development?

Answer 20

the Peel Group

Question 21

How much is the Liverpool Waters development predicted to create in public benefits?

Answer 21

£1.3 billion

Question 22

What is the linked evaluation to the Liverpool Waters development?

Answer 22

Liverpool was removed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021 due to the scale of development

Question 23

What is the case study for Urban Stakeholders?

Answer 23

HS2

Question 24

What is NIMBYISM?

Answer 24

Not in my backyard - people protest changes in their local area

Question 25

What do local communities object to from HS2?

Answer 25

The environmental disruption and property displacement

Question 26

Name one campaign group against HS2

Answer 26

Action Groups Against High Speed Two (AGHAST)

Question 27

What do AGHAST claim about HS2?

Answer 27

It's not economically viable

Question 28

Who is the chair of AGHAST?

Answer 28

Jezza Marshall - he had his home in Coventry compulsory purchased in order to build HS2

Question 29

What is the case study for rural stakeholders?

Answer 29

The Eden Project

Question 30

Where is the Eden Project?

Answer 30

Cornwall - a steep sided clay pit

Question 31

What is the Eden Project?

Answer 31

The world's largest indoor rainforest

Question 32

Who funded the eden project and how much did it cost?

Answer 32

The Millennium Commission funded it, and it cost £141 million

Question 33

When did the Eden Project open?

Answer 33

March 2001

Question 34

How many visitors has the Eden Project had since it opened?

Answer 34

22 million

Question 35

What did the Eden Project host in June 2021?

Answer 35

The G7 Summit

Question 36

What is the case study for deindustrialisation?

Answer 36

Detroit

Question 37

Where is Detroit located?

Answer 37

On the rust belt, in the USA

Question 38

What was Detroit famous for?

Answer 38

It's steel and Ford car manufacturing

Question 39

When did Detroit's economic decline begin?

Answer 39

1960's

Question 40

State one factor that resulted in Detroit's deindustrialisation?

Answer 40

Global shift

Question 41

What is global shift?

Answer 41

The relocation of the global economic centre of gravity away from the USA and Europe - into countries like China and Asia

Question 42

Why did manufacturing move to Asia?

Answer 42

Cheaper labour costs - with increased connectivity allowing better integration of economies.