Regeneration EQ1

Question 1

Why might an area need to be regenerated?

Answer 1

Derelict
War zones
global shift

Question 2

What are the 4 sectors of employment?

Answer 2

Primary- farming,mining
Secondary- manufacturing
Tertiary- services
Quaternary- science, research

Question 3

What is the index of multiple deprivation?

Answer 3

Measure of relative deprivation for small areas
Grouped into 7 domains:
Income, employment, education skills + training, heath deprivation + disability, crime, barriers to heath + services and living environment

Question 4

What were the changes to economic function in Hebden Bridge?

Answer 4

hebden bridge used to be an industrial mill town and was so succesful it was named trouser town but due to the global shift in the 1970s, Hebden bridge became derelict and nearly 1000 houses were listed for demolition
hippies came and moved into the cheap housing and it is now a desirable tourist town

Question 5

What were the changes to economic function at canary whalf?

Answer 5

in 1800s was a major port for british empire -west india docks

housed thousands of working class dock men

docks stopped being used and many struggling families moved in due to social housing being built there

then made into a SEZ called canary wharf which attracted many TNCs such as HSBC

Question 6

changes to hebden bridge

Answer 6

hippie lifestyle prominent- lesbian capital of england , has good connection links between manchester and leeds many commuters to media city , won best small market town 2016 , happy valley increased recognition, over 50% of house holds not deprived in any areas.

issues- lots of traffic congestion

flood events

tourist dependancy

house price premium

loss of younger population

Question 7

What are the changes to population demographics over time in Canary Wharf?

Answer 7

high inequality- Canary Wharf least 10% deprived, 2 min walk away tower hamlets in top 10% of deprivation
-gentrification

economically active, financial capital of UK
62% are migrants
3 and a half times more then average UK salary earned

Question 8

What are the changes to identity and community in Canary Wharf?

Answer 8

lacks unified identity many have non UK identity only
high levels of ethnic diversity