REGENERATING PLACES - LESSON 5 - SUCCESSFUL CITIES Flashcards
What are features of successful places
Low Deprivation
High Employment
High Purchasing power/House price
Inward migration
Study flow chart of successful cities
What is an example of a successful place
M4 Corridor
Where is the Slough trading estate located and what is it home to
UK’s largest trading estate
M4 corridor
HQ of O2 and dulux paint
What did the population of Berkshire (M4 corridor) rise by from 2001-2011
6.4%
Where are the major ICT companies eg. Microsoft and oracle located
Reading - M4 corridor
What is Bracknell (M4 Corridor) Home to
HQ of Waitrose and BMW
Where are the HQs of NfER, Vodafone and Bayer AG based
Newbury - M4 Corridor
What % of workers in Berkshire in 2008 were in Knowledge-based managerial and professional occupations
50%
How many additional well-qualified workers do Berkshire need by 2020
70000
How many workers in 2011 were from outside the EU in the M4 corridor
7000-11000
What is a key factor for the M4 corridor being a successful place
Accumulation of high-skilled/well-qualified workers
What is a key factor to the M4 corridor being interconnected
Close to the motorway
Close to Heathrow airport
What does high rates of employment bring
Expensive area, attracts the wealthy and Direct investment
What is a negative effect of a successful area such as the M4 corridor
Area becomes too expensive for the locals, forcing people to leave - leading to deprivation and social stratification
Overcrowding could also become an issue, with more housing needing to be built, ruining landscpe
