Regeneration Flashcards
1
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What % of people in Blackpool are employed in the tertiary sector?
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13%
2
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What % of people in Knutsford are employed in the tertiary sector?
A
8%
3
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What % of people in Blackpool are employed in the quaternary sector?
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6%
4
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What % of people in Knutsford are employed in the quaternary sector?
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26%
5
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What % of the national average are the mean average earnings in Blackpool?
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72%
6
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What % of the national average are the mean average earnings in Knutsford?
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113%
7
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What % of Blackpool’s population will be aged 65+ by 2039?
A
26%
8
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What % of Knutsford’s population will be aged 50+ by 2033?
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45%
9
Q
What is the crime rate in Blackpool and what is it mainly caused by?
A
146 per 1000 residents, anti-social behaviour
10
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What is the crime rate in Knutsford and what is it mainly caused by?
A
9 per 1000 residents, burglaries
11
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What is the average house price in Knutsford?
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£520,000
12
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What is the average house price in Blackpool?
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£138,000
13
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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
14
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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
15
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What % of Blackpool’s economy revolves around tourism?
A
25%
16
Q
What is the science park which was introduced in Knutsford and what is it home to?
A
Alderley Edge science park, home to Astra Zeneca
17
Q
What is the name of the football club in Blackpool which creates a sense of community and engagement?
A
Blackpool Town football club
18
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Which event in Blackpool created a sense of acceptance for locals?
A
Blackpool Pride
19
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What proportion of children live in child poverty in Knutsford?
A
1 in 6
20
Q
What was the decline in annual visitation to Blackpool between 1972-1999?
A
16 million to 10 million
21
Q
What % of working age people have no qualifications in Blackpool?
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31%
22
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What % of working age people have no qualifications in Knutsford?
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16%
23
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What is the prescription rate of anti-depressants in Blackpool?
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2.11 prescriptions per person
24
Q
What was the voter turnout in Blackpool for the 2015 general election?
A
59%
25
What was the voter turnout in Knutsford for the 2015 general election?
70%
26
What was the voter turnout in Blackpool for the EU referendum?
65%
27
Which charity in Blackpool supports Afghan refugees?
Home Start charity
28
What is the voluntary group in Knutsford and what do they engage in?
Knutsford Lions, engage in fund-raising activities e.g. Christmas appeal
29
What did Blackpool South Beach achieve in 2016?
Blue Flag status
30
What % of Blackpool's pop. live in rented property?
24%
31
What % of Knutsford's pop. live in rented property?
11%
32
What % of rented property in Blackpool is classed as 'not decent'?
39%
33
What % of Cornwall's population is aged 65+ and by how much will this increase by 2036?
25%, 30% increase
34
What year did Cornwall's last tin mine close?
1998
35
How much did the % of the pop. which are students in Headingly, Leeds increase by between 1991-2001?
20% to 61%
36
When did San Francisco experience a "gold rush" for successful .com businesses?
1990s
37
What is the average house in price in Haight Ashbury, San Francisco?
$1.3 million
38
How much higher are living costs in San Francisco than the national average?
25%
39
What is the case study for a successful rural place (also a commuter town)?
Itchen Valley, Winchester
40
How long is the train journey from Itchen Valley to Waterloo Station, London?
65 minutes
41
What is the highly regarded private college in Itchen Valley and what fraction of students leave there to become Oxford graduates?
Winchester College, 1/3 of students
42
What is the case study for an unsuccessful urban place (also a replicator town)?
Scunthorpe
43
What does Scunthorpe now suffer with after globalisation accelerated?
Structural unemployment and spiral of decline
44
What is the sink estate in Scunthorpe and what are its levels of unemployment?
Westcliffe Estate, levels of unemployment in the top 2% nationally
45
What is an example of a reinventor city and what % of its population are educated to degree level?
Bristol, 39%
46
What is the case study for an unsuccessful rural place?
South Crofty Mine, Cornwall
47
Which agreement was used when developing land in North West Knutsford and what does it state?
Section 106 Agreement - development is allowed if there is a benefit to the local community
48
How many homes were planned to be built in North West Knutsford and what % of them had to be affordable?
240, 30%
49
How many times was the North West Knutsford development deferred by the local authority?
3
50
When did London Docklands close?
1980
51
When was the London Docklands Development Cooperation created?
1981
52
What % of Britain's GDP is contributed to by the financial services sector and what is its growth illustrated by?
7%, the building of Canary Wharf
53
What is the London Docklands regeneration the biggest single centre of?
Employment in the UK
54
What is the one of the most deprived boroughs in England and what is located within it?
Borough of Tower Hamlets, Canary Wharf located in it
55
How much is HS2 estimated to cost?
£95 billion
56
How many jobs will HS2 create in Crewe?
6,500
57
When was it announced that the Eastern leg of HS2 would be scrapped?
November 2021
58
What is Alderley Edge science park and why is that important?
UK's largest single site life science campus, life sciences is the 3rd largest sector for UK economic growth
59
Which case study was enforced by local interest groups?
London 2012 Olympic legacy
60
Which borough is Olympic Park in and why is this important?
Borough of Newham, 50% of children are in households of poverty
61
In which housing estate in London were residents displaced from for the Olympics athletes' village?
Clays Lane Estate
62
What is the name of the gov. initiative which aims to rejuvenate the UK's high streets and what is its budget?
High Streets Fund, £1 billion
63
What was Altrincham's shop vacancy rate in 2010?
30%
64
How far is Altrincham located from the Trafford Centre?
7 miles
65
What was created in 2011 by the Trafford Council, what were its aims, and what did it lead to?
Altrincham Forward, aimed to increase footfall and private sector investment, led to opening of town's local market hall
66
What was the % increase in Altrinchams market hall's business rates in 2021?
500%
67
Since when has rebranding occurred in Glasgow?
1980s
68
What did Glasgow become in 1990?
First UK city to become the European City of Culture
69
As a result of improved place perception, what event did Glasgow host and how much was injected into Glasgow's economy as a result?
2014 Commonwealth Games, £740 million
70
What does Glasgow still suffer from?
'Blemish of place'
71
What is the case study for changing industrial heritage into a heritage asset?
Liverpool Waters
72
What area does the Liverpool Waters development cover and how many apartments are planned for?
2km waterfront, 23,000 apartments
73
How much will the Liverpool Waters development create in public benefits?
£1.3 billion
74
What happened to Liverpool in 2021 and why is this important?
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
What did Kielder's economy revolve around prior to the 20th century which then declined in the 21st century?
Sheep farming
76
What is Kielder in relation to England?
England's remotest village
77
What is Kielder home to?
Largest working forest in England
78
What unique experience does Kielder Water and Forest Park have and what does it attract?
Dark Sky Park, attracts astrotourism
79
How many tourists visit Kielder Water and Forest Park per year?
350,000
80
What were villages in the Pennine Hills historically dependant on?
Traditional handweavers
81
What was the decline in the Pennine Hills documented by and what place identity did the area develop as a result?
Novels of the Bronte sisters, 'Bronte Country'
82
How many visitors does the Bronte Parsonage Museum expect each year?
70,000
83
How much did Bronte Country's economy lose during the museum's closure throughout the COVID-19 pandemic?
£500,000
84
What is the case study for measuring population growth as a sign of economic success?
Newcastle Quayside
85
What was the population of 20-24 year olds in Newcastle Quayside in 2011 compared to 2001?
4,500 compared to 2,000
86
What is the case study for measuring increasing employment as a sign of economic success?
Liverpool
87
How many jobs were created by the Merseyside Development Corporation between 1981-1998?
22,000
88
What % of business rates do local authorities retain?
50%
89
What is the case study for measuring increasing income as a sign of economic success?
Knutsford
90
What % of the North West go on to higher education compared to London (increasing educational attainment is a measure of social success)?
North West: 42%
London: 54%
91
What did the national government do to reduce the risk of diabetes (improving health is a measure of social success)?
Introduced a sugar tax
92
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)?
100ha, 4,000 trees planted
93
How can the indoors of poor quality housing be improved (improving living environment is a measure of environmental success)?
Creating houses with double glazing and insulation to reduce noise pollution, damp problems, and to reduce energy costs
94
What did Bradford Council mourn the loss of after the Eastern leg of HS2 was scrapped (conflict between national and local gov.)?
£30 billion in economic benefit and 27,000 new jobs
95
What is the case study for conflict between national government and local communities?
Lymm
96
Why are residents of Lymm against construction of HS2?
NIMBYism - environmental disruption and wealthy landowners fear it will reduce the value of their property
97
Why is there conflict between local and national gov. over the Salford Quays development?
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
Why is there conflict between private developers and long-term residents over the Salford Quays development?
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
How have community groups/residents managed change in rural regeneration?
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
How has the local council managed change in rural regeneration?
£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
How many tourists has the Eden Project attracted?
13 million
102
What has the Eden Project extended the tourism season to?
February to November
103
How much is the Eden Project worth a year to Cornwall?
£10 million
104
What is the Eden Project's social-prescribing programme called?
Nature's Way
105
What is the case study for unsuccessful rural regeneration?
North Antrim golf resort
106
Why did the National Trust not want the North Antrim golf resort to be built?
Located close to the Giant's Causeway which is a World Heritage Site
107
How many new jobs would the North Antrim golf resort have created?
360
108
Why was the North Antrim golf resort never built?
Private developers didn't have the necessary funds to build it
