Regeneration Case Studies

Question 1

Before the Olympics, where did Stratford rank for deprivation?

Answer 1

6th-worst ward

Question 2

How did the Olympics improve transport links to Stratford?

Answer 2

DLR

Extended Jubilee Line

Question 3

How is “affordable housing” defined for Stratford

Answer 3

90% of market value

Question 4

How did the Olympics reduce dereliction in Stratford?

Answer 4

Stadiums were built on brownfield sites

Question 5

Who uses the Olympic Stadium today?

Answer 5

West Ham

Question 6

How has regeneration in Stratford affected the original locals?

Answer 6

Many can’t afford to live there anymore

However, increased employment and sports participation

Question 7

What motorway goes through Berkshire?

Answer 7

M4

Question 8

What airport is near Berkshire?

Answer 8

London Heathrow

Question 9

Where is Berkshire?

Answer 9

South-East England, west of London

Question 10

Why is Middlesbrough isolated?

Answer 10

No major motorway (A1)

Question 11

What has the Athlete’s Village now become?

Answer 11

East Village

Question 12

What percentage of East Village’s housing is affordable?

Answer 12

49%

Question 13

Which companies have headquarters in Berkshire?

Answer 13

Oracle, Waitrose, Microsoft

Question 14

How many jobs were lost due to deindustrialisation in Middlesbrough?

Answer 14

2500

Question 15

What tourist attraction does Berkshire have?

Answer 15

Legoland

Question 16

How many visitors are there to Reading?

Answer 16

250,000 in 2016

Question 17

What university is at Reading?

Answer 17

Reading University

Question 18

What is Stratford’s IMD now?

Answer 18

Bottom 30%

Question 19

What is the average income in Reading?

Answer 19

£34,000

Question 20

What is the average income in Middlesbrough?

Answer 20

£17,000

Question 21

What is the employment rate in Reading?

Answer 21

66%

Question 22

What is the employment rate in Middlesbrough?

Answer 22

54%

Question 23

Where is Berkshire ranked for best places to live?

Answer 23

6th

Question 24

Where is South Teesside ranked for best places to live?

Answer 24

129th (out of 138)

Question 25

How much have passenger numbers at Durham Tees Valley fallen?

Answer 25

85%

Question 26

What is Middlesbrough's airport called?

Answer 26

Durham Tees Valley

Question 27

What are the domains of IMD?

Answer 27

Income, Employment Education, Health Crime, Housing/Services Living environment

Question 28

How many domains of the IMD are there?

Answer 28

7

Question 29

What regional connections does Reading have?

Answer 29

Just outside London's Green Belt | Migrants want to live there

Question 30

What regional connections did Middlesbrough have?

Answer 30

Iron ore deposits | Not close enough to North York Moors

Question 31

What international connections does Reading have?

Answer 31

EU is easily accessible by road, rail and air

Question 32

What is the most common way to measure engagement?

Answer 32

Election turnout

Question 33

How many people voted in the 2015 UK General Elections?

Answer 33

66%

Question 34

How many people over 65 voted in the 2015 UK General Elections?

Answer 34

78%

Question 35

How many people aged 18-24 voted in the 2015 UK General Elections?

Answer 35

43%

Question 36

Where is election turnout the lowest?

Answer 36

Deprived inner cities

Question 37

Where is election turnout the greatest?

Answer 37

Wealthy suburbs/commuter belt rural areas

Question 38

What has Detroit's population decline been?

Answer 38

1.9 million in 1950s | 700,000 now

Question 39

What is Detroit's average income, and how does it compare to the national average?

Answer 39

$25,000 | 1/2 national average

Question 40

What is the graduation rate in Detroit?

Answer 40

28%

Question 41

Why did Detroit experience the spiral of decline?

Answer 41

Loss of jobs as automobile companies such as Chrysler close in the city

Question 42

What theory explains rural deprivation due to remoteness?

Answer 42

Core-periphery

Question 43

How long does it take to get to London from Cornwall?

Answer 43

5 hours

Question 44

What was the weekly income in Cornwall?

Answer 44

£330 in 2005

Question 45

How many people visited the Eden Project initially?

Answer 45

1.9 million in first year

Question 46

How many people visit the Eden Project?

Answer 46

750,000 a year

Question 47

What is the Eden Project?

Answer 47

A huge indoor tropical garden

Question 48

How much did tourists spend when visiting the Eden Project?

Answer 48

£600 million in first 3 years

Question 49

How had demand for holiday cottages in Cornwall changed?

Answer 49

Doubled

Question 50

How many people does the Eden Project employ?

Answer 50

400

Question 51

How does the Eden Project help local producers?

Answer 51

Almost all food and drink is sourced locally

Question 52

What is destination tourism?

Answer 52

When people visit a place simply because of a single attraction and the hope is that they will then visit others

Question 53

How has Cornwall's geographical isolation been reduced?

Answer 53

Expansion of Newquay airport

Question 54

How has Cornwall targeted younger people?

Answer 54

Extreme Sports Academy at Watergate Bay, | near Newquay airport

Question 55

How has Cornwall combated the 'Brain Drain'?

Answer 55

Combined Universities Cornwall | University College Falmouth and Exeter University

Question 56

How has a celebrity reduced unemployment in Cornwall?

Answer 56

Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Restaurant

Question 57

Who funded regeneration in Cornwall?

Answer 57

``` Objective One (EU) aims to reduce social/economic differences in EU ```

Question 58

What is a failure of regeneration in Cornwall?

Answer 58

Objective One funding was spread too thin | Most-deprived country in England

Question 59

What proportion of children in Cornwall still live in poverty?

Answer 59

Over a quarter

Question 60

When was the Eden Project opened?

Answer 60

2001