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1
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Which boroughs lay near the Olympic park

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  • Newham
  • Tower hamlets
  • Hackney
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What was the Stratford area like before regeneration?

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  • derelict housing
  • Industrial land
  • poverty and crime common
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When did regeneration in Stratford start?

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2007

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What happened to land owners in the area?

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Forced to move out by 2007

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What was one of the main aims in the regeneration of Stratford?

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  • create long term use for the Olympic park, West Ham stadium
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How many homes has the Olympic village created after the games?

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3000

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How many people does Westfield shopping centre employ

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10,000

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Name 3 social benefits of the Olympic park regeneration

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  • new school built
  • aquatics centre for community use
  • lots of jobs created
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Name 3 economic benefits of the Olympic park regeneration

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  • new tube station built
  • £9 billion investment into east London
  • estimated £10 billion of extra income into the uk economy
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Name 3 environmental benefits of the Olympic park regeneration

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  • river Lea restored
  • 560 acres of brownfield site regenerated
  • biodiversity improved in the area
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Why did the London dock lands go into decline?

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  • as ships got larger and larger they couldn’t access the smaller docks so places like the Isle of Dogs weren’t in use
  • containerisation- jobs lost
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How many jobs were lost in the London docklands?

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  • between 1961 and 1971, 83000 jobs were lost
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Due to the decline of the docklands what were some knock on effects?

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  • places like tower hamlets had a population drop of 18%
  • Quality of life dropped in the area due to dereliction
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What is the LDDC?

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  • London Docklands Development Corporation
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When was the LDDC created

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1981

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16
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What was the price for the London docklands regeneration project?

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£12.6 billion

17
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For the London docklands development fund how much money was public ally invested and how much was privately invested?

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  • public: £3.9 billion
  • private: £8.7 billion
18
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How much open space was created in London docklands?

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150 hectares

19
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How many trees were planted in the London docklands area?

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200,000 trees

20
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What were some economic impacts of the London docklands regeneration?

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  • unemployment halved
  • 2,700 businesses now in the area
  • change in sector
21
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How many people does the DLR carry?

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35,000 a week which creates a lot of revenue

22
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How many new homes were built in the London docklands area?

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22,000

23
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How much money was spent on council accommodation in London docklands?

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£10 million

24
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£100 million was spent on what in the London docklands area, and what was the purpose of this?

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  • education, healthcare, job training
  • Purpose is to create a better quality of life
25
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Two reasons for deprivation in Cornwall

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  • rural isolation
  • decline in the rural economy in the uk
26
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Explain the shift in sector in Cornwall

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  • originally was primary sector as fishing and quarrying but due to outsourcing and global shift there is now a lot of unemployment
27
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What 3 strategies are Cornwall using to boost tourism?

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1- the Eden project
2- Food: through celebrity chefs
3- rebranding areas with new images: water sports for young people

28
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State a statistic about the fall of detroits population

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  • Detroits current population is a third of its population peak
29
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Explain the multiplier effect at play in Detroit

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1- decline in the car industry led to loss in jobs
2- this leads to unemployment and increased crime rate
3- therefore people leave the city
4- this leads to dereliction which causes even more people to leave

30
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What is the poverty rate in Detroit?

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38%

31
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Where does Detroit rank in murder rate in US cities

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2nd highest murder rate in the us

32
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How many abandoned building are there in Detroit

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100,000

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