Regenerating places

Question 1

Why do places change over time?

Answer 1

• Deindustrialisation
• Investment + new developments
• Changes to connectivity
• Movement of people
• Natural hazards/ Degradation

Question 2

What does IMD look at?

Answer 2

• Income
• Employment
• Health deprivation
• Education skills
• Crime
• Living environment

Question 3

How was Hebden Bridge developed?

Answer 3

• Started as a route between Halifax and Burnley
• Hebden Bridge was ideal for water-powered weaving mills and the town developed during the 19th and 20th centuries
• Now a touristic town

Question 4

Changes in Function in Hebden Bridge:

Answer 4

• From marsh + agriculture to textiles
• Deindustrialisation, deprivation and depopulation
• Textiles to tourism

Question 5

How did Hebden Bridge combat Deindustrialisation?

Answer 5

• Hippies took advantage of cheap and sometimes derelict buildings
• Mostly migrating from South of England
• ‘free thinkers’, artists, poets + musicians
• Large LGBT+ population, a supportive community around them

Question 6

How did connectivity help Hebden?

Answer 6

• Frequent services to major cities by rail
• Leeds and Manchester airport are both less than an hour journey
• Leeds, Manchester, Rochdale, Bradford, Oldham, Huddersfield and Halifax are all within 1 hours drive

Question 7

Hebden Bridge- why do people move?

Answer 7

Better education- (summer 2016) GCSE A*- C 69% compared to 21% in Leeds
Lower crime rate- (July 2012) 16 crimes compared to 215 crimes in Leeds

Question 8

Hebden Bridge- arrival of the professional

Answer 8

1990’s more affluent incomers arrived, attracted by the quality of life indicators
Commute to Manchester, Leeds or Bradford- perhaps downsized if retired

Question 9

Hebden Bridge Problems:

Answer 9

• Increase in car usage may lead to noise and air pollution, cause congestion and harm to rural bus services.
• Land rent may increase as buildings are converted to housing, making it more competitive for shops.
• High rural unemployment and lack of opportunities may lead to social problems between locals and newcomers.

Question 10

Stats of Hebden Bridge:

Answer 10

• 90.1% of residents born in UK
• More 40-60 year old people, above National average
• 66.4% Atheists, nearly double NA
• 47.4% 1 person households