regenerating places

Question 1

what does the index of multiple deprivation measure?

Answer 1

The Index of Multiple Deprivation measures: Income, Employment, Education, Health, Crime,
Barrier to Housing and Services, Living Environment. An increase in the IoMD score could be an
improvement of one of these factors, or a combination of factors

Question 2

Different government departments can be involved in regeneration projects:

Answer 2

▪ Local councils aims to improve their borough, especially to attract new businesses, increase
housing or regenerate a problematic location (abandoned, deprived or dangerous places).
▪ Department for Culture, Media and Sport which markets the UK’s image abroad. This
department will have contributed to the London Olympic Park regeneration project, as well as
Commonwealth projects in Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham in 2022.
▪ DEFRA which aims to improve declining rural villages, protect eroding coastlines and improve
the agricultural industry.
▪ UK Trade and Investment which support UK businesses and tries to attract more foreign
direct investment.

Question 3

+ves and -ves of infrastructure regeneration

Answer 3

• High volume of jobs created, especially in
  construction.
• Improving transport links can improve
  migration and trade links, which in turn can
  increase economic productivity.
• Some large-scale projects can be risky to
  agree to, as their cost can increase with
  inflation or changing circumstances (the price
  of supplies may change since original
  planning) e.g. HS2 railway.
• Often, infrastructure projects aren’t
  sustainable due to the large volumes of
  concrete used (large CO2 output)

Question 4

Deindustrialisation

Answer 4

A reduction in industrial capacity, leading to social and economic change within a region.

Question 5

Gentrification

Answer 5

• Renovation of older/deteriorating buildings or areas with the aim of attracting high-income individuals or elite businesses to a place.

Question 6

Lived Experience

Answer 6

• The contribution of experiences and opportunities to an individual’s views and values.

Question 7

Perception

Answer 7

• A person’s view of a place or issue based on feelings, experience and outside forces such as the media

Question 8

Rebranding

Answer 8

• Creating a new look or reputation for an area

Question 9

Reimaging

Answer 9

• Regeneration and rebranding specifically focussed on removing negative perceptions about a place.

Question 10

Spiral of Decline

Answer 10

Stages of rural decline that contribute to a positive feedback loop, with more and more outward migration and increasingly declining services.

Question 11

glasgow

Question 12

London olympic games

Question 13

4 changes that have impacted function of uk

Answer 13

globalisation
employment change
inward migration
political shufts

Question 14

sydney

Answer 14

successful place example
30% population migrants
high paid jobs in quartenery sector
ranked 3rd global city
location and time zone mean it ca trade with usa and asia
deregulated financial market
high skilled migration policy
young