Regenerating Places

Question 1

What is Place Character?

Answer 1

The specific qualities, attributes or features of a location that makes it unique

Question 2

What two factors is Place Character affected by?

Answer 2

Endogenous and Exogenous Factors

Question 3

What are Endogenous Factors?

Answer 3

The local, internal characteristics that create a place’s identity

Question 4

What are Exogenous Factors?

Answer 4

The external influences on a place’s identity. They are caused by a place’s relationship with other locations.

Question 5

Name the categories of Place Types:

Answer 5

• Near Places
• Far Places
• Experienced Places
• Media Places

Question 6

Holt Town Regeneration/Gentrification Case Study:

Answer 6

• The Manchester City Council is working with Homes England and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on the plan to transform the ‘strategically important’ brownfield area into a ‘sustainable, digitally driven new town within the city’, with a capacity for around 4,500 new homes.
• The inner-city district was originally established in the late 18th century as a mill with housing for Manchester’s workers. The area, now served by the Manchester Metrolink light railway system, previously suffered from a lack of regeneration due to a range of issues including land contamination and physical constraints linked to a former gasworks.
• The key wider aims of the regeneration include opening up ‘safe and attractive’ access routes along Holt’s canals, creating designs for future living, improving connections to green spaces and boosting biodiversity while also ‘celebrating the distinctive industrial heritage of the locale’.
• She added: ‘It mirrored our own vision and ambition to ensure we celebrate the area’s heritage while also creating new opportunities for digital investment, affordable homes and low carbon features that will future-proof the new neighbourhood.’

Question 7

Name and describe the Economic Sectors:

Answer 7

• Primary - Extraction of raw materials
• Secondary - Manufacturing and producing commercial goods
• Tertiary - Provision of services
• Quaternary - High tech research and design
• Quinary - Knowledge Management

Question 8

What is Gentrification?

Answer 8

The process whereby the character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, generating better housing and attracting new businesses, often displacing current inhabitants in the process

Question 9

Give examples of Roles in each Economic Sector:

Answer 9

Primary - Mining, Farming and Fishing

Secondary - Construction Worker, Factory Worker and Electrician

Tertiary - Doctor, Teacher and Real Estate Agent

Quaternary - Stock Broker, Programmer and Product Developer

Quinary - Diplomat, CEO and High Ranking Police Officer

Question 10

List the 7 domains of Deprivation according to the IoMD:

Answer 10

1) Income

2) Employment

3) Education, Skills & Training

4) Health & Disability

5) Crime

6) Living Environment

7) Barriers to Housing & Services

Question 11

Why do some areas have Low Levels of Engagement in Local Elections?

Answer 11

• Political Apathy
• Poor Education
• Language Barrier
• Generational Changes

Question 12

What is Regeneration?

Answer 12

The process of improving a rural/urban area by making positive changes

Question 13

Name and describe an Unsuccessful Place:

Answer 13

The American Rust Belt:

Many cities in the American Rust Belt, a heavy manufacturing region that borders the Great Lakes, have seen their populations shrink since the 1970s.

Cities such as Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit and Pittsburgh have lost more than 40% of their populations according to the Federal Bank of Cleveland

While decline has been widespread over the region, the changes have been uneven

Question 14

What is Lean Manufacturing?

Answer 14

A method of manufacturing goods, aimed primarily at reducing times within the production process

Question 15

Name and describe a Successful Place:

Answer 15

Barangaroo, Australia:

On the Western forefront of Sydney’s Central Business District is Barangaroo, a 22 hectare, mixed-use area consisting of commercial, residential and public spaces; it’s split into three regions: Barangaroo Central, Barangaroo Reserve and Barangaroo South.

The $6 billion redevelopment of the former shipping yard, is set for completion by 2024, with a new metro station, several apartment complexes and a 275-metre tower.

Barangaroo is Sydney’s largest urban renewal project and aims to be the world’s first carbon neutral inner-city district, through responsible waste management, water recycling, solar energy use and generation.