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Regenerating places Flashcards

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Name and give examples of the 5 types of industry

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Primary: agriculture/fishing
secondary: Manufacturing
Tertiary: Services
Quaternary: knowledge based
Quinary: High level stem/ finance roles
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Name 5 employment change in the uk

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More in tertiarary sector
More in temporary work
More self employed e.g. deliveroo
Many students in part time roles
9 million contracts in 2015 were part time
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Name 5 problems with changes to employment

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Gender pay gap, men paid 10% more
Zero hour contracts
Businesses using illegal migrant labour
Apprentices under paid
Temporary/ seasonal work
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Describe using facts the changes to part time jobs

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1960, 5% in part time work

2010, 25%

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Describe using facts the changes to working hhours

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1960, 42 hours a week on average

2010, 32 hours

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Describe using facts the changes to industrial employment

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1960, 250000 employed

2010, 20000

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Describe using facts the changes to textiles employment

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1960, 1 million in textiles work

2010, 100000

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Name 4 problems of deindustrialisation of the London Docklands

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1981, 60% of men unemployed
12000 blue collar jobs lost
71.5% increase in crime from 1975-1985
Lots of derelict/polluted land

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How was the London Docklands regenerated

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Land was sold privately
£1 billion spent on infrastructure
£1.86 billion of public money invested
2700 businesses trading
24046 homes were built
5 health centres
15 educational buildings
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Name 4 facts about the Quayside regeneration

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EU funded Quayside regeneration (£1.1 billion over 5 years)
EU gave £2.8 million to the Toffee Factory
Northern powerhouse scheme to add £6 million to the North East by 2030
£ 430 million in government money

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What is the IMD?

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The Index of Multiple Deprivation measure 37 indicators against 1500 residents in over 30000 locations in the UK

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Why is pennsylvannia’s Rust Belt declining?

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TNC’s have left the area to invest in cheaper countries
Finite materials e.g. copper
Mechanisation has reduced the number of jobs
Brain Drain from the area

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Describe the effects of deindustrialisation of Beatyville Kentucky

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The area was not economically diverse and collapsed without the coal industry
1/2 in poverty
1/3 don’t graduate high school
56% of deaths by drugs
Overcrowded homes
Life expectancy is 8 years less than national average

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Give 4 facts about Cornwall,a declining rural area

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No copper left
Not economically diverse
Attracts older migrants, aging population is £££
High use of food banks
High levels of mental illness
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Why are sink estates priority areas for regeneration?

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post war/ cheap homes are dangerous e.g. Grenfell Tower
Attracts only low income residents
wasted open space
No faith in authorities e.g. 6 murders in one day inLondon

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Why are commuter villages a priority for regeneration?

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Little commercial/ industrial activity
Lacks community spirit
Expensive travel fairs
Supports house prices to increase in London

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Why are rural settlements a priority area for regeneration?

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Decline in young population
Brain drain
suburbs/ seasonal homes pushing up prices
Job losses due to urbanisation
Not very accessible e.g. no broadband
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Why are gated communities a concern?

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Expensive for the tax payer
segregates class, creates tension
poorer social lasses lack access to public space
crime relocates it doesn’t disappear

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Explain the UK’s history of regeneration

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1960’s: slum clearance, bottom up
1990’s: community involvement
2010: Austerity regeneration policies
2015: Mayoral governance responsible

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Name 3 facts about HS2

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will provide 20000 jobs
It will provide 4.5 million journeys a year
It will connect The North to London
It will cost £56 billion

21
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Describe the pro’s and con’s of fracking

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+ It could help the UK half it’s CO2 emissions
+Communities will recieve £100000 cash injection and 1% of industry revenues
+ Could regenerate the North
-NIBYISM
-Earth tremours
-Unknown consequences

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Describe the pro’s and con’s of deregulation policies

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\+London became more modern
\+Increased trade in the 1990's 
\+Increased jobs
\+Mergers and takeovers
-Deregulation caused the recession
-The 1980's pension scandal
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Name 4 facts on how the London Olympics regeneration was beneficial

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70000 jobs were created
£9.9 billion ivested in London
£120million of contracts between London and Brazil
4% increase in tourism
Tourists spent £19 billion
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Evaluate the sports led regeneration of London

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+Low income wards chosen
+Improvements to the environment
+800 new homes
-New homes were too expensive at £600000 a year
-Regeneration forced 200 businesses to relocate

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Name and explain the benefits of a cultural regenration

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Tate modern (London)
Creates 3000 jobs
Worth £100 million to London
£70 million per annum
The space used was a derelict power station, which is now a prized location
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Name 4 benefits of tourism led regeneration using Bradford as an example

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10000 jobs in tourist industry
in 10 years the tourist sectors value has doubled to £400 million
80% of Bradfords income is from day tourists
Victorian history preserved for toruism

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Name 4 benefits of Liverpool’s cultural and retail regeneration

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6 million tourists visit the docks annually
The Beatles museum is an international attraction
In 2004, Liverpool’s population increased for the first time in nearly 100 years
Attracted £2 billion worth of investment
14000 jobs created in 2008

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How was Salford Quay regenerated?

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300000 feet of office space created
Unique and accesible attractions built to bring in visators e.g. special cinema
Infrastructure updated to attract businesses like Kelloggs

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What were the impacts of the Regeneration?

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£400 million in private sector investment
1000 jobs created
crime levels have dropped
Education rates have improved

30
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Why did Salford Quay need to be regenerated?

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Employment was at a 17 year low
Educational levels were below national average
Vandalism and crime were at a high because of unemployment
Brain drain due to dock work being the main source of employment

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