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What % of people in Blackpool are employed in the tertiary sector?

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13%

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What % of people in Knutsford are employed in the tertiary sector?

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8%

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What % of people in Blackpool are employed in the quaternary sector?

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6%

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What % of people in Knutsford are employed in the quaternary sector?

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26%

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What % of the national average are the mean average earnings in Blackpool?

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72%

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What % of the national average are the mean average earnings in Knutsford?

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113%

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What % of Blackpool’s population will be aged 65+ by 2039?

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26%

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What % of Knutsford’s population will be aged 50+ by 2033?

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45%

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What is the crime rate in Blackpool and what is it mainly caused by?

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146 per 1000 residents, anti-social behaviour

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What is the crime rate in Knutsford and what is it mainly caused by?

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9 per 1000 residents, burglaries

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What is the average house price in Knutsford?

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£520,000

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What is the average house price in Blackpool?

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£138,000

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What is the successful area within Blackpool and why is it successful?

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Bispham - increasing pop., good transport links into Blackpool centre, good quality housing

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What is the unsuccessful area within Blackpool and why is it unsuccessful?

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Grange park - social housing, reputation for crime/drugs

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What % of Blackpool’s economy revolves around tourism?

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25%

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What is the science park which was introduced in Knutsford and what is it home to?

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Alderley Edge science park, home to Astra Zeneca

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What is the name of the football club in Blackpool which creates a sense of community and engagement?

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Blackpool Town football club

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Which event in Blackpool created a sense of acceptance for locals?

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Blackpool Pride

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What proportion of children live in child poverty in Knutsford?

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1 in 6

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What was the decline in annual visitation to Blackpool between 1972-1999?

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16 million to 10 million

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What % of working age people have no qualifications in Blackpool?

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31%

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What % of working age people have no qualifications in Knutsford?

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16%

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What is the prescription rate of anti-depressants in Blackpool?

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2.11 prescriptions per person

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What was the voter turnout in Blackpool for the 2015 general election?

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59%

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What was the voter turnout in Knutsford for the 2015 general election?

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70%

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What was the voter turnout in Blackpool for the EU referendum?

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65%

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Which charity in Blackpool supports Afghan refugees?

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Home Start charity

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What is the voluntary group in Knutsford and what do they engage in?

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Knutsford Lions, engage in fund-raising activities e.g. Christmas appeal

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What did Blackpool South Beach achieve in 2016?

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Blue Flag status

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What % of Blackpool’s pop. live in rented property?

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24%

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What % of Knutsford’s pop. live in rented property?

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11%

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What % of rented property in Blackpool is classed as ‘not decent’?

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39%

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What % of Cornwall’s population is aged 65+ and by how much will this increase by 2036?

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25%, 30% increase

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What year did Cornwall’s last tin mine close?

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1998

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How much did the % of the pop. which are students in Headingly, Leeds increase by between 1991-2001?

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20% to 61%

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When did San Francisco experience a “gold rush” for successful .com businesses?

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1990s

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What is the average house in price in Haight Ashbury, San Francisco?

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$1.3 million

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How much higher are living costs in San Francisco than the national average?

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25%

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What is the case study for a successful rural place (also a commuter town)?

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Itchen Valley, Winchester

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How long is the train journey from Itchen Valley to Waterloo Station, London?

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65 minutes

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What is the highly regarded private college in Itchen Valley and what fraction of students leave there to become Oxford graduates?

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Winchester College, 1/3 of students

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What is the case study for an unsuccessful urban place (also a replicator town)?

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Scunthorpe

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43
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What does Scunthorpe now suffer with after globalisation accelerated?

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Structural unemployment and spiral of decline

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What is the sink estate in Scunthorpe and what are its levels of unemployment?

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Westcliffe Estate, levels of unemployment in the top 2% nationally

45
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What is an example of a reinventor city and what % of its population are educated to degree level?

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Bristol, 39%

46
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What is the case study for an unsuccessful rural place?

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South Crofty Mine, Cornwall

47
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Which agreement was used when developing land in North West Knutsford and what does it state?

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Section 106 Agreement - development is allowed if there is a benefit to the local community

48
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How many homes were planned to be built in North West Knutsford and what % of them had to be affordable?

49
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How many times was the North West Knutsford development deferred by the local authority?

50
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When did London Docklands close?

51
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When was the London Docklands Development Cooperation created?

52
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What % of Britain’s GDP is contributed to by the financial services sector and what is its growth illustrated by?

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7%, the building of Canary Wharf

53
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What is the London Docklands regeneration the biggest single centre of?

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Employment in the UK

54
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What is the one of the most deprived boroughs in England and what is located within it?

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Borough of Tower Hamlets, Canary Wharf located in it

55
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How much is HS2 estimated to cost?

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£95 billion

56
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How many jobs will HS2 create in Crewe?

57
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When was it announced that the Eastern leg of HS2 would be scrapped?

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November 2021

58
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What is Alderley Edge science park and why is that important?

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UK’s largest single site life science campus, life sciences is the 3rd largest sector for UK economic growth

59
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Which case study was enforced by local interest groups?

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London 2012 Olympic legacy

60
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Which borough is Olympic Park in and why is this important?

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Borough of Newham, 50% of children are in households of poverty

61
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In which housing estate in London were residents displaced from for the Olympics athletes’ village?

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Clays Lane Estate

62
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What is the name of the gov. initiative which aims to rejuvenate the UK’s high streets and what is its budget?

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High Streets Fund, £1 billion

63
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What was Altrincham’s shop vacancy rate in 2010?

64
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How far is Altrincham located from the Trafford Centre?

65
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What was created in 2011 by the Trafford Council, what were its aims, and what did it lead to?

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Altrincham Forward, aimed to increase footfall and private sector investment, led to opening of town’s local market hall

66
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What was the % increase in Altrinchams market hall’s business rates in 2021?

67
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Since when has rebranding occurred in Glasgow?

68
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What did Glasgow become in 1990?

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First UK city to become the European City of Culture

69
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As a result of improved place perception, what event did Glasgow host and how much was injected into Glasgow’s economy as a result?

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2014 Commonwealth Games, £740 million

70
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What does Glasgow still suffer from?

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‘Blemish of place’

71
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What is the case study for changing industrial heritage into a heritage asset?

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Liverpool Waters

72
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What area does the Liverpool Waters development cover and how many apartments are planned for?

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2km waterfront, 23,000 apartments

73
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How much will the Liverpool Waters development create in public benefits?

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£1.3 billion

74
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What happened to Liverpool in 2021 and why is this important?

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Removed from the UNESCO World Heritage list, UNESCO are an important global player in place-making and heritage so Liverpool will no longer be promoted through international channels

75
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What did Kielder’s economy revolve around prior to the 20th century which then declined in the 21st century?

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Sheep farming

76
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What is Kielder in relation to England?

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England’s remotest village

77
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What is Kielder home to?

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Largest working forest in England

78
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What unique experience does Kielder Water and Forest Park have and what does it attract?

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Dark Sky Park, attracts astrotourism

79
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How many tourists visit Kielder Water and Forest Park per year?

80
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What were villages in the Pennine Hills historically dependant on?

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Traditional handweavers

81
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What was the decline in the Pennine Hills documented by and what place identity did the area develop as a result?

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Novels of the Bronte sisters, ‘Bronte Country’

82
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How many visitors does the Bronte Parsonage Museum expect each year?

83
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How much did Bronte Country’s economy lose during the museum’s closure throughout the COVID-19 pandemic?

84
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What is the case study for measuring population growth as a sign of economic success?

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Newcastle Quayside

85
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What was the population of 20-24 year olds in Newcastle Quayside in 2011 compared to 2001?

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4,500 compared to 2,000

86
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What is the case study for measuring increasing employment as a sign of economic success?

87
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How many jobs were created by the Merseyside Development Corporation between 1981-1998?

88
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What % of business rates do local authorities retain?

89
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What is the case study for measuring increasing income as a sign of economic success?

90
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What % of the North West go on to higher education compared to London (increasing educational attainment is a measure of social success)?

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North West: 42%
London: 54%

91
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What did the national government do to reduce the risk of diabetes (improving health is a measure of social success)?

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Introduced a sugar tax

92
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How many hectares of green space with how many new trees planted was created from the 2012 Stratford regeneration (improving green space is a measure of environmental success)?

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100ha, 4,000 trees planted

93
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How can the indoors of poor quality housing be improved (improving living environment is a measure of environmental success)?

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Creating houses with double glazing and insulation to reduce noise pollution, damp problems, and to reduce energy costs

94
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What did Bradford Council mourn the loss of after the Eastern leg of HS2 was scrapped (conflict between national and local gov.)?

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£30 billion in economic benefit and 27,000 new jobs

95
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What is the case study for conflict between national government and local communities?

96
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Why are residents of Lymm against construction of HS2?

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NIMBYism - environmental disruption and wealthy landowners fear it will reduce the value of their property

97
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Why is there conflict between local and national gov. over the Salford Quays development?

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Construction of energy-saving buildings has saved 14,000 tonnes of carbon but an increase in skyscraper-style buildings may result in a loss of place identity

98
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Why is there conflict between private developers and long-term residents over the Salford Quays development?

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MediaCity created 150% growth in Salford’s digital creative sector but 25% of children live in poverty because of low income as jobs provided by MediaCity attract London-based internal migrants

99
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How have community groups/residents managed change in rural regeneration?

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Eden Project, Cornwall - developed by local community groups and neighbours were consulted and invited to view construction - now has a sense of ownership and viewed as a ‘village hall’ for Cornwall

100
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How has the local council managed change in rural regeneration?

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£50 million funding from EU and Cornwall local council supported infrastructural improvements (3-mile access road) which improved connectivity between Eden Project and local village - increase of £2 billion into local economy

101
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How many tourists has the Eden Project attracted?

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13 million

102
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What has the Eden Project extended the tourism season to?

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February to November

103
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How much is the Eden Project worth a year to Cornwall?

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£10 million

104
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What is the Eden Project’s social-prescribing programme called?

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Nature’s Way

105
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What is the case study for unsuccessful rural regeneration?

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North Antrim golf resort

106
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Why did the National Trust not want the North Antrim golf resort to be built?

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Located close to the Giant’s Causeway which is a World Heritage Site

107
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How many new jobs would the North Antrim golf resort have created?

108
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Why was the North Antrim golf resort never built?

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Private developers didn’t have the necessary funds to build it

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