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Regeneration Case Studies Flashcards

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1
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Before the Olympics, where did Stratford rank for deprivation?

A

6th-worst ward

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How did the Olympics improve transport links to Stratford?

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DLR

Extended Jubilee Line

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3
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How is “affordable housing” defined for Stratford

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90% of market value

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How did the Olympics reduce dereliction in Stratford?

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Stadiums were built on brownfield sites

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5
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Who uses the Olympic Stadium today?

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West Ham

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6
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How has regeneration in Stratford affected the original locals?

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Many can’t afford to live there anymore

However, increased employment and sports participation

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7
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What motorway goes through Berkshire?

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M4

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8
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What airport is near Berkshire?

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London Heathrow

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9
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Where is Berkshire?

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South-East England, west of London

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10
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Why is Middlesbrough isolated?

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No major motorway (A1)

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11
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What has the Athlete’s Village now become?

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East Village

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12
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What percentage of East Village’s housing is affordable?

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49%

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13
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Which companies have headquarters in Berkshire?

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Oracle, Waitrose, Microsoft

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14
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How many jobs were lost due to deindustrialisation in Middlesbrough?

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2500

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15
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What tourist attraction does Berkshire have?

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Legoland

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16
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How many visitors are there to Reading?

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250,000 in 2016

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17
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What university is at Reading?

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Reading University

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18
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What is Stratford’s IMD now?

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Bottom 30%

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19
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What is the average income in Reading?

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£34,000

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20
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What is the average income in Middlesbrough?

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£17,000

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21
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What is the employment rate in Reading?

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66%

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22
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What is the employment rate in Middlesbrough?

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54%

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23
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Where is Berkshire ranked for best places to live?

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6th

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24
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Where is South Teesside ranked for best places to live?

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129th (out of 138)

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25
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How much have passenger numbers at Durham Tees Valley fallen?

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85%

26
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What is Middlesbrough’s airport called?

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Durham Tees Valley

27
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What are the domains of IMD?

A

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

28
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How many domains of the IMD are there?

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7

29
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What regional connections does Reading have?

A

Just outside London’s Green Belt

Migrants want to live there

30
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What regional connections did Middlesbrough have?

A

Iron ore deposits

Not close enough to North York Moors

31
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What international connections does Reading have?

A

EU is easily accessible by road, rail and air

32
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What is the most common way to measure engagement?

A

Election turnout

33
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How many people voted in the 2015 UK General Elections?

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66%

34
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How many people over 65 voted in the 2015 UK General Elections?

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78%

35
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How many people aged 18-24 voted in the 2015 UK General Elections?

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43%

36
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Where is election turnout the lowest?

A

Deprived inner cities

37
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Where is election turnout the greatest?

A

Wealthy suburbs/commuter belt rural areas

38
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What has Detroit’s population decline been?

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1.9 million in 1950s

700,000 now

39
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What is Detroit’s average income, and how does it compare to the national average?

A

$25,000

1/2 national average

40
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What is the graduation rate in Detroit?

A

28%

41
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Why did Detroit experience the spiral of decline?

A

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

42
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What theory explains rural deprivation due to remoteness?

A

Core-periphery

43
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How long does it take to get to London from Cornwall?

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5 hours

44
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What was the weekly income in Cornwall?

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£330 in 2005

45
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How many people visited the Eden Project initially?

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1.9 million in first year

46
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How many people visit the Eden Project?

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750,000 a year

47
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What is the Eden Project?

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A huge indoor tropical garden

48
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How much did tourists spend when visiting the Eden Project?

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£600 million in first 3 years

49
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How had demand for holiday cottages in Cornwall changed?

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Doubled

50
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How many people does the Eden Project employ?

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400

51
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How does the Eden Project help local producers?

A

Almost all food and drink is sourced locally

52
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What is destination tourism?

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

53
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How has Cornwall’s geographical isolation been reduced?

A

Expansion of Newquay airport

54
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How has Cornwall targeted younger people?

A

Extreme Sports Academy at Watergate Bay,

near Newquay airport

55
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How has Cornwall combated the ‘Brain Drain’?

A

Combined Universities Cornwall

University College Falmouth and Exeter University

56
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How has a celebrity reduced unemployment in Cornwall?

A

Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Restaurant

57
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Who funded regeneration in Cornwall?

A 
Objective One (EU)
aims to reduce social/economic differences in EU
58
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What is a failure of regeneration in Cornwall?

A

Objective One funding was spread too thin

Most-deprived country in England

59
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What proportion of children in Cornwall still live in poverty?

A

Over a quarter

60
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When was the Eden Project opened?

A

2001

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