Regeneration: Cornwall Flashcards
1
Q
what were the key impacts of the regeneration of Cornwall
A
social
- improved education and training, e.g. Jamie Oliver restaurant
economic
- Cornwall’s economy growing faster than UK average (5.8% per year, 0.4% above the UK’s average)
- Combined Universities of Cornwall (CUC) attempting to improve ‘knowledge economy’
- the Eden Project contributed £700 million to Cornwall’s economy
environmental
- the Eden Project built on a brownfield site (former china clay quarry) holds 100,000 plants and 5,000 species
- Newquay aero hub led to the destruction of the environment
2
Q
what was done to rebrand Cornwall?
A
Watergate Bay, Newquay
Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC)
Wave Hub, 2010
Superfast Broadband, 2011