Regeneration EQ2

Question 1

What makes a place successful?

Answer 1

High employment rates
Connectivity
High literacy rate
High local economy
Environmental quality

Question 2

What makes Sydney a successful place?

Answer 2

Young economically active population]
Climate is favourable
High number of jobs in quaternary sector
Specialises in bio-tech and advanced mechanics

Question 3

Why do places go into decline?

Answer 3

Loss of industry (global shift)
War and conflict
Natural hazards (changes to the environment)
Reduction in population
Changes to connectivity

Question 4

What makes Sydney an unsuccessful place?

Answer 4

Climate change e.g. forest fires and water supply worries
Very high living costs
Lack of public transport - very congested roads

Question 5

What is the ‘rust belt’?

Answer 5

Once the world’s largest producer of coals and metals. Now largely de-industrialised due to global shift of industry.

Question 6

What are some problems in the ‘rust belt’ region?

Answer 6

Outward migration
High levels of crime
High unemployment levels
Large number of people on benefits

Question 7

Why do metal and coal industries survive nowadays?

Answer 7

Government subsidies

Question 8

What is meant by a spiral of decline?

Answer 8

Unemployment that leads to de-industrialisation

Question 9

Where and what is Doncaster?

Answer 9

A post industrial market town in South Yorkshire

Question 10

How many of Doncaster’s shop were closed before COVID?

Answer 10

1/5

Question 11

How much of the property in Doncaster is retail?

Answer 11

2/5

Question 12

What has the footfall decrease in Doncaster caused?

Answer 12

Large chain shops to close

Question 13

What is Doncaster attempting to do?

Answer 13

Shift away from retail.

Question 14

What is a ‘gated community’?

Answer 14

Wealthy residential areas that are fenced off and have security gates and entry systems.

Question 15

What is a ‘sink estate’ and give an example.

Answer 15

Council housing estates that are the least desirable to live in and have the shortest waiting lists for housing. e.g. Barracks in Glasgow.

Question 16

What is a commuter village?

Answer 16

Towns that are located close to cities that people commute through.

Question 17

What is a declining rural settlement?

Answer 17

Rural areas that are experiencing a decline in population. Generally younger people moving to urban areas. Rural-Urban migration.

Question 18

What is ‘perception of place’ and why is it important?

Answer 18

The way we perceive places. May attract or deter tourists. Increase or decrease in investment. More people looking to buy properties etc.

Question 19

What is a negative multiplier?

Answer 19

A downward spiral or cycle, where economic conditions produce less spending and les incentive for businesses to invest

Question 20

Define Stakeholders

Answer 20

Stakeholders are any groups or individuals involved in or interested in change

Question 21

What is lived experience?

Answer 21

First hand experience of living in a particular place.

Question 22

How attached you are to a place may vary due to:

Answer 22

Age
Gender
Ethnicity
Deprivation
New students/migrants

Question 23

Why are deprived areas less likely to be engaged areas?

Answer 23

Unlikely to make a difference
Alienated by mainstream politics
Unable to evert a difference over key aspects of their everyday life

Question 24

What conflicts can the need for regeneration cause?

Answer 24

The process can be top down
Many schemes can be motivated by economic reasons and ignore social/ environmental needs
People disagree about who regeneration is for

Question 25

Define studentification

Answer 25

The social and environmental changes caused by large number of students living in particular areas of a town or city

Question 26

Define qualitative data

Answer 26

Informal representations through contrasting media e.g. film, tv, music, blogs

Question 27

Define quantitative data

Answer 27

Formal representations e.g. statistical evidence