Regenerating Places (Case Studies) Flashcards
What are key facts about the M4 corridor? (Example of a successful place)
• It is influenced by Heathrow to the east, the Thames to the west
• It is on a wide and flat floodplain, good for building
• From 2001 to 2011, population in West Berkshire increased 6.4%, Slough increased 16.3%
• Location of major ICT companies (Microsoft, Oracle) therefore high skilled workers
• Housing prices from 2005-2015, increased 40-50%
• Thames Valley Local Enterprise Partnership had 0.4% of its neighbourhoods in the deprived 10%
• Lambourne and Aldermaston have increasingly elderly populations
What are key facts about Silicon Valley? (Example of a successful place)
• 39 of the Fortune 1000 businesses have headquarters here
• 1/3 venture capital investment in the US
• 250,000 information technology workers employed (2013)
• Gentrification has angered some locals
• Good transportation infrastructure and highly skilled workforce
What are some key facts about the influences on Newcastle? (An example of changing functions of places)
• Regional- Tyne and Wear metro connects Whitley Bay, Tynemouth, Byker and Sunderland. Therefore people can work in Newcastle and live in Sunderland, vice versa
- Enterprise zones include; A19 corridor and Neptune yard (Newcastle)
• National- 4 projects part of levelling up fund (2021):
1) Investment in Eldon Square and Grainger market (£20m)
2) Safeguard jobs (£17m)
3) Leisure facilities in west (£18m)
4) Tyne Bridge (£18.45m)
• Global- 45K students at Newcastle University
- Adds £13Bn to UKs Gross Value added
- New fibre optics installed (2020)
• International- Airport links to 54 non stop locations
- Higher concentration of deprivation than in London
- Sister cities with Hainan, Nancy, Newcastle NSW
What are some key facts about the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park? (An example of Flagship development)
• Built in Stratford for the 2012 Olympic Games.
• Cost over £1Bn.
• Olympic stadium now used by West Ham.
• London aquatics centre now a public swimming pool.
• Olympic accommodation is now housing for 2800 people.
• New Westfield shopping centre constructed nearby.
• Transport routes improved for visitors + residents afterwards
• 350ha of derelict/ abandoned land used.
• 100ha of new green space, 4k trees, 600k tonnes of soil cleaned
• 3km of rivers + canals cleaned
• Cultural buildings planned- Victoria and Albert East Museum, Sadlers Wells East
• Changes the perception of a place
What are some key points about the London Docklands?
• 20,000 jobs were lost in the Docklands
• 1981- 60% of area derelict, vacant or underused
• 1981- 17.8% unemployment rate
•+ Warehouses now expensive apartments.
•+ Cranes kept to show use in past.
•+ 160k trees bought fully grown.
•+ Green space for workers
•+ London City Airport built, providing jobs for docklands workers
•+ 1981- 5% houses owner occupied, 1991- 38%
•+ More than 700 new firms located (HSBC, Bank of America)
•- Employment trends still similar to 1981 for locals.
•- Only 2k affordable homes built.
What are some key facts about the Giants Causeway? (An example of Rural regeneration)
• Located on the North-Antrim coast of NI
• Formation of basalt columns
•+ Attracted 851k visitors (2015), up 8% from 2014
•+ Generated £484m in 2017
•+ Avg. tourist spend is £420
•+ 75 full time staff
•+ UNESCO World Heritage site
•+ Contributes £1.5m in wages to local people
•- Increased footfall= damage
•- More cruise ship tourism= less money spent per visitor
•- Roads can’t support increased traffic
What are some key facts about the Lake District? (An example of different regeneration types)
• Foot and Mouth disease in 2001
• Outdoor activities (e.g. rock climbing and canoeing)
• Go-Ape added in Grizedale forest in 2003
• Fix the Fells project aims to restore footpaths
• William Wordsworth cottage + house of Beatrix Potter
• Honister slate mine and Keswick pencil museum (past economic strengths)
From 2001-2011, what percentage did Sloughs population increase by?
16.3%
(M4 Corridor) From 2005-2015, how much did house prices increase?
40-50%
In 2013, how many information technology workers were employed in Silicon Valley?
250,000
How many of the Fortune 1000 businesses have headquarters in Silicon Valley?
39
When were new fibre optics cables installed in Newcastle?
2020
What are the sister cities of Newcastle?
Hainan, Nancy, Newcastle NSW
How many students are at Newcastle University?
45,000
How much did the Queen Elizabeth Olympic park cost to build?
Over £1 billion
How many people can now live in the previous Olympic housing?
2800 people
