Regeneration Eq2

Question 1

Example of a successful place: sydney

Answer 1

High average salary
Economically active population (average age 36)
High number of jobs in quaternary sector
30% are migrants

Question 2

Problems with sydney

Answer 2

High living cost and house prices, lack of public transport causes congestion and poor air quality

Question 3

Example of a successful place: york

Answer 3

Best place to live in UK in 2018
Has 2 unis, 7 million visitors per year, festivals, architecture

Question 4

What is a negative multiplier

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Example of a place in decline: rust belt

Answer 5

Was world’s largest producer of metals and coals but deindustrialised due to global shift

Question 6

Where is Youngstown and what is happening here

Answer 6

City in Ohio, on rust belt
Population declined by 60%
40% of people in poverty

Question 7

Example of a place in decline: middlesborough

Answer 7

Was heart of Britain’s industry, bit deindustrialised
Ranks 3rd in uk for levels of crime and antisocial behaviour, high unemployment rates, ninth highest suicide rate in uk

Question 8

What is a sink estate

Answer 8

Council housing estates that are the least desirable to live in and have the shortest waiting list for housing
High levels of economic and social deprivation, high crime rates

Question 9

What is a gated community

Answer 9

A form of residential community or housing estate containing strictly controlled entrances often characterized by a closed perimeter of walls and fences

Question 10

Why are declining rural settlements prioritized for regeneration over commuter villages

Answer 10

Rural settlements suffer from population decline and service deprivation

Question 11

What is lived experience

Answer 11

A person’s first hand experience of living in a particular place
Made up of a person’s thoughts, feelings, opinions, and attitudes towards the place they live in

Question 12

How does lived experience link to attachment and engagement

Answer 12

Lived experience affects attachment which alters the level of engagement

Question 13

How can engagement be measured

Answer 13

By voter turnout

Question 14

Why is regeneration more successful when there is higher engagement

Answer 14

Local knowledge can be considered when creating solutions
People can discuss concerns before problems are out of control

Question 15

Why are more deprived people less engaged

Answer 15

• more likely to be influenced not to vote
• feel that the election will not make a difference to them
• feel that politicians only focus on interests of rich and powerful
• people have other concerns which are more important than voting

Question 16

Example of an engaged place: grampound, cornwall

Answer 16

There were no local shops so they set up a community shop, which most the town visited the opening of

Question 17

Example of conflict: what is studentification

Answer 17

Urban changes tied to growing concentration of university students

Question 18

Example of conflict: creative tensions

Answer 18

Jobs in the cultural sector of London are threatened by regeneration due to gentrification which will force people to leave the area

Question 19

Evaluating need for regeneration: rochdale
Why is it deprived?

Answer 19

Was the centre of manufacturing of cotton textiles, industrialization caused deprivation

Question 20

Regeneration in Rochdale that has happened and is being planned

Answer 20

Has happened: riverside shopping centre, river roch uncovered, restoring historic buildings
Planning: creating new homes on brownfield sites, improving transport links

Question 21

Deprivation levels in rochdale

Answer 21

15th most deprived area in England, barriers to housing and services have improved but other domains have remained the same or got worse

Question 22

What is lower falinge and the conflicts around it

Answer 22

Sink estate in Rochdale, consistently ranked as one of England’s most deprived areas
- some people want them demolished as they are outdated and should be rebuilt
- some people want them just regenerated but not demolished, though this is more expensive
- some people want them to stay as they provide homes to low income people

Question 23

What are the conflicts surrounding the 7 sisters flats Rochdale

Answer 23

Council are considering buying the flats for council housing
To renew the buildings would cost £90 million
Residents are left in uncertainty as plans are unclear