Recap 19

Question 1

Making decisions about the management of change in any place involves not just the actual decision maker but also who?

Answer 1

The people, groups or organisations with an interest or concern in the issue to be managed.

Question 2

These interested or involved parties are collectively referred to as stakeholders. In almost all satiations, stakeholder fall into four groups. What are they?

Answer 2

• Providers
• Users or beneficiaries
• Governance
• Influencers

Question 3

How can each of these groups of stakeholders be further subdivided?

Answer 3

Those exercising a positive role and those exercising a negative rol

Question 4

What does each stakeholder have their own particular view of?

Answer 4

Of what constitutes ‘success’ and ‘failure’.

Question 5

Outline the different stakeholders in Southwark and if they have been successful.

Answer 5

PwC is a major global accountancy and auditing TNC which has a large office in the regeneration area of Southwark.
-Southwark Council is one of the main providers of housing in the area.

Question 6

Where is Slough?

Answer 6

In Berkshire, South East England

Question 7

What is the ethnic make up of Slough?

Answer 7

In 2011, there were 18 significant ethnic groupings, with no single group dominating:

Question 8

What is the history of migration in Slough?

Answer 8

1920s and 30s – Welsh and Scots sought work
1945 – Polish
1950s – Indian
1980s and 90s – tensions spread to the UK from overseas

Question 9

Give examples of the differing views of Slough

Answer 9

Adesh Singh – very ugly, but there is plenty going on and plenty of work
Jarek Miller good people from all over the world. You can have a good life here.

Question 10

Outline what different stakeholders have done in Slough and if they have been successful.

Answer 10

Slough Borough Council- Aim to improve housing, employment and the environment. 
Community Groups (Aik Saath)- Tackle tensions between gangs of young Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs.

Question 11

Give examples of the economic, social, demographic and environmental criteria which could be used to judge the success of programmes.

Answer 11

Economic-The profits made by the private developers when selling new houses.
Environmental-Improvements to the built environment such as the number of trees
Social-Trends in deprivation, using IMD, or trends in crime rates

Question 12

Give three issues facing Oxford.

Answer 12

• The average home in Oxford costs over 11 times the local wage
• Named the most expensive city in the UK
• Needs between 24,000 and 32,000 new homes

Question 13

Compare the perception of four different stakeholders in Oxford.

Answer 13

The perceptions of the majority of stakeholders, particularly within the city, would favour any moves to increase the availability of housing

Question 14

What is a stake holder?

Answer 14

Any group or individual involved in, or interested in, regeneration.

Question 15

Define criteria

Answer 15

Are the standards of measures people use to judge whether something is a success, or not.

Question 16

What is the lived experience

Answer 16

Refers to people’s feelings about a place, what is important to them and what a place means to them.

Question 17

What are centripetal forces?

Answer 17

Forces which draw people together, for example a strong sense of community.