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Progress Exams - Regeneration Flashcards

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1
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Where is Kielder located?

A

Most remote village in Northumberland

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What was Kielder Forest voted as in 2013?

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Best UK tourism experience

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What is the Dark Sky Park an example of?

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Astrotourism

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

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350,000

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

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£705 Million

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What is the case study for Rural Rebranding?

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Kielder Forest

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What are the case studies for Urban Rebranding?

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Glasgow

Liverpool Waters

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What was Glasgow voted as in 1990?

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

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

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More hotel chains, conference centres and flight routes

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What year did Glasgow host the commonwealth games?

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2014

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

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£704 million

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12
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What does Glasgow struggle from?

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The ‘Blemish of Place’

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What is the case study for Successful Places?

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San Francisco

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When did San Francisco experience regeneration?

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1990’s, when tech companies moved into the region

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

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PayPal
Google
eBay

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

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£88,000

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

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25% higher

18
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How much of Liverpool Waterfront is being developed?

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2km along the waterfront

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

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23,000

20
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Which private group will own the Liverpool Waters development?

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the Peel Group

21
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How much is the Liverpool Waters development predicted to create in public benefits?

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£1.3 billion

22
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What is the linked evaluation to the Liverpool Waters development?

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

23
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What is the case study for Urban Stakeholders?

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HS2

24
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What is NIMBYISM?

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

25
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What do local communities object to from HS2?

A

The environmental disruption and property displacement

26
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Name one campaign group against HS2

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Action Groups Against High Speed Two (AGHAST)

27
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What do AGHAST claim about HS2?

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It’s not economically viable

28
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Who is the chair of AGHAST?

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

29
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What is the case study for rural stakeholders?

A

The Eden Project

30
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Where is the Eden Project?

A

Cornwall - a steep sided clay pit

31
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What is the Eden Project?

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The world’s largest indoor rainforest

32
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Who funded the eden project and how much did it cost?

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

33
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When did the Eden Project open?

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March 2001

34
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How many visitors has the Eden Project had since it opened?

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22 million

35
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What did the Eden Project host in June 2021?

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The G7 Summit

36
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What is the case study for deindustrialisation?

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Detroit

37
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Where is Detroit located?

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On the rust belt, in the USA

38
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What was Detroit famous for?

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It’s steel and Ford car manufacturing

39
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When did Detroit’s economic decline begin?

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1960’s

40
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State one factor that resulted in Detroit’s deindustrialisation?

A

Global shift

41
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What is global shift?

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

42
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Why did manufacturing move to Asia?

A

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

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