Regeneration COPY Flashcards
what makes for a successful regeneration scheme?
- improvement of public spaces
- reducing negative dependencies
- maintaining social diversity
- designing for the long-term (economic shift)
- adding value
How can social progress be measured?
- by reductions in economic and social inequalities both between areas and within them
- improvements in life expectancy and reductions in health deprivation
- improvement in index of multiple deprivation
what is gentrification?
the change in the social structure of a place when affluent people move into a location. planners develop an area to attract people of a higher social status and income
what is studentification?
the changes to a place caused by a transient population of students. e.g. queens university where 50% of immediate housing around the campus is student occupied. the government wants to regenerate these areas by capping the number of houses in multiple occupation (i.e. students)
what role do physical factors have on the function of an area?
- proximity to large cities and core economic zones (physical)
- attractive environments (accessibility and connectedness)
- technology on the rise, vehicles facilitate urban sprawl and counter urbanisation
- the global shift
- locational needs or source availability change
how do employment trends help us measure function change?
- reduction in employment suggests a decrease in typical function
- a reduction in industry, possibly due to global shift and industrial relocation changing the function away from industry.
how do demographic changes help us measure function change?
- studentification of an area can cause demographic changes because the transient population change employment trends as students don’t work in that areas, usually due to the construction of a university, function shift to education
- gentrification also causes demographic change because of a changed in function of the area, e.g. an increase in quaternary employment attracting a more affluent population
- age and gender balances
- immigration increasing ethnicity, shown through ethnic composition
- ageing populations of rural areas
how do levels of deprivation help us measure changes in function?
- functional change can cause a change in the levels of deprivation because of industrial relocation
- the closure of industry changes the demographic as there is more unemployment causing affluent people to move out of an area reducing government spending in that area
- unemployment reduces the quality of services and education causing a further increase in the level of deprivation
what are formal perceptions?
how the place is represented according to the statistics and figures available.
this is usually through the economic success of the area and is mainly looked at by governments
what are informal perceptions?
how the place is viewed by the residents or the media. based on feelings and not hard evidence.
what is negative multiplier?
a downward spiral or cycle where economic conditions produce less spending and less incentive for businesses to invest, reducing opportunities
what is agglomeration?
where related industries set up near other industries
what is clustering?
it happens because it creates a hotspot of industry, you can collaborate together, you can steal stuff
why does agglomeration happen?
it happens because footloose industries (don’t rely on raw materials) can easily set up near similar businesses and collaborate.
what is regeneration?
it involves positively transforming the economy of a place that has displayed symptoms of decline, making it viable and sustainable. it frequently goes hand in glove with rebranding and reimaging
what is reimaging?
positively changing the standing and reputation of a place through specific improvements. it is focused more on making an area more widely attractive and appealing
what are the 6 ways of measuring changes within places?
- land-use changes
- employment trends
- demographic changes
- levels of deprivation (income deprivation, employment deprivation, health deprivation, crime, quality of the living environment, abandoned and derelict land)
- change in the population pyramid
- incidence of new buildings
population growth or decline is a key indicator of how economically successful places are
what is lived experience?
the accumulated experience of living in a particular area. this can have a profound impact on a person’s perceptions, vaults and identity, as well as on their general development and outlook on the world.
what are perceptions?
the ‘image’ of reality held by a person or group of people resulting from their assessment of received information. they can be either formal or informal perceptions. perception is influenced by demographic and social factors, such as age, gender, ethnicity, education and social class
how can perceptions of residents in such places differ?
- young people in high-earning jobs will enjoy the fast pace of life and opportunities
- unskilled people, lower earners and the long-term unemployed will have more negative views
- retirees Amy view them as too busy and look to other, perhaps less successful places offering a slower pace fo life with pleasant climate and good access to healthcare
what are some environmental reasons for the need of regeneration?
- derelict land
- close shops
- pollution
- lack of green space
how can government domestic policies help stimulate regeneration
- relaxing planning laws on, say, developing Greenfield sites
- providing incentives to encourage the building of affordable housing
- allowing fracking in the hope that it might play a part in the regeneration of some rural areas
how can the government pursue policies at an International scale to encourage regeneration?
- deregulating capital markets to encourage foreign and private investment in regeneration schemes
what is rebranding?
Rebranding is regeneration and reimaging combined. It is needed to attract not only personal investment into the area it also business and industry. Rebranding is about marketing a regenerated area in a way to make it attractive to businesses, residents and visitors. In an increasingly competitive market, you need to make your area stand out and so rebranding must cover both the function but also perception of it, hence where the reimaging comes in.