RedCar and Clevland case study Flashcards
case study of an area affected by deindustrialisation in england
Redcar & clevland
example of post war employers in Redcar
teesside steelworks, ICI wilton chemical works (shut down)
what IMD rank is Redcar and Clevland
664
what decile income is Redcar and Clevland and why
decile 1- it lost 1,700 jobs due to shutting down of SSI steel industry
what decile living environment is Redcar and Clevland and why
8 due to deindustrialisation they try to make the landscape more pleasing, people there are too poor for cars
what decile living environment is Royal Tunbridge Wells
decile 6
what does deindustrialsation in redcar link to
spiral of decline
why is Redcar not attractive place to live
unemployment, dereliction and crime rates
why have developed nations benefited from global shift but Redcar hasnt
gained from global shift e.g. lower manufactoring costs, redepolyment of capital and economic reconstricturing but redcar has lost all work
what is redeployment of capital
moving employment structure elsewhere e.g. secondary to tertiary
why did SSI shut down
prices of steel have nearly halved due to the dumping of cheap steel from china (too much steel so selling illegaly on international markets for cheap)
what have the council done at Redcar and Clevland to try to help regeneration
-built a vertical pier
-redone environment e.g. the beaches
spiral of decline
-factories shut
-derelict land
-job lost
-people leave
-fewer services needed
-more job lost
-more leave
-people stay are elderly or low income
-little money put into area, run down
-more crime
-worse quality of life
