Regenerating Places Flashcards
Greenwich: Why was regeneration needed?
Deindustrialisation
Containerisation (10,000 jobs lost leading to 20% pop decline 1971-81)
Greenwich: Regeneration of housing
7900 council homes refurbished
Greenwich Peninsula Development 2013
3900 affordable homes
13000 job opportunities
2 new schools
Greenwich: Regen Success?
Addressed clear issues such as employment and housing
Greenwich: Regen Failure?
Cost of living increase - driven by factors such as private housing. Only 25% of housing built was affordable - Gentrification
+ Levels of deprivation still high compared to other areas of London
Liverpool: Why was regeneration needed ?
Deindustrialisation / Containerisation
- Albert Docks - by 1920 no commercial ships
- docks too small + inconvenient location
Liverpool - Impacts / Evidence for regeneration
- Population halved to 400,000
- Industrial decline, 80,000 jobs lost (1972-82)
- 1985 unemployment exceeded 20%
Liverpool: Regeneration Aid
Brownfield fund: £45 from government to fund regeneration of derelict land
Liverpool One Project
Opened in 2008, £1bn project
5000 Jobs, attracts 28 million visitors
Generated £3.3 billion for Liverpool economy
Liverpool One: Criticism
Alienation of local businesses. Redirects visitors and funds larger companies
Albert Dock Regeneration Success
Social: 20,000 jobs directly
Economic: 2016 - 6.3 million visitors and £13 million - numbers continue to rise annually
Enviro: project won “Green Apple Environment Award”
Cornwall: why was regeneration needed?
Fishing: overfishing caused decline in industry
Farming: Supermarkets imports cheaper
Mining: globalisation… deindustrialisation
Cornwall: Problems
Location: isolated “rural periphery” affecting transport and labour mobility
Low earning: 23% lower than UK average
Brain Drain: due to lack of opportunities
Cornwall: Rebranding the countryside
Farm diversification: + cheese, pasties ect
Foodie: nice restaurants ect Watergate Bay, restaurant by Jamie Oliver
Outdoor Activities: Rock-climbing, surfing (helps with ageing population)
CUC Regen project
“Combined Universities in Cornwall”
Provides higher education in Cornwall (includes schools, colleges and unis such as Exeter)
Prevents brain drain and helps diversify local economy eg bars, clubs.
Successful placement scheme promotes local employment
