Regeneration EQ2 Flashcards
why might regeneration be needed?
what is a social reason as to why Sydney is so successful?
- has low levels of multiple deprivation
- employment levels are high
- employers are footloose = not tied to raw materials
- national government have focused inward migration on well qualified professionals
what is a economic reason as to why Sydney is so successful?
- overseas -owned banks and TNCs
- were over 450,000 businesses based in Sydney
- has a young economically active work force
- national government have deregulated banking and finance allowing any overseas bank to operate
What is a environmental reason as to why Sydney is so successful?
- Sydney attracts business partly because of its beaches, harbour environment and climate
- time zone allows businesses to trade in the USA and Europe which is essential for investment
What’s one problem with Sydney’s success?
- remote rural areas are declining and losing young people and their skills
- High wages = very expensive to live there
- ranks 10th in quality of life
Name a successful place?
Sydney - Australia
Name a non successful area ( needs regeneration )
Rudy Belt Cities USA
What are the 3 mains reasons for the decline in the rust belt?
- oversea companies = produce cheaper coal and steel
- cut costs = mining companies = job losses
- lower wage costs = relocation of steel and car industries
What are the rust belt cities?
The largest coke manufacturing facility
What industries have declined in the rust belt cities?
Coal mining, steel manufacturing, engineering
What are two rust belt cities?
Detroit - Michigan, buffalo - New York
What industries have declined in Detroit?
Auto companies
Where has the population of Detroit moved to and by how much?
Moved to neighbouring places
From 1.85 million to 701,00
Name 2 reasons as to why people moved out of Detroit?
- desegregation policies were signed
- race rout made resident flee the city
- 3 bit auto companies moved productions out of Detroit
- less labouring jobs needed
- taxes rising
What is the social deprivation like in Detroit??
- most dangerous city in the USA
- started closing schools
- graduation rate is low
- life expectancy is low
- poverty rate is high
- common to own housing
What industries have declined in buffalo?
Manufacturing sector, industrial, technology
Where has the population moved to and by how much?
Moved to warmer states closer by losing 55% of its population
Name 2 reasons as to why people moved out of buffalo?
- shift in transport technology
- improvements in technology elsewhere
- really bad winter weather
- drop in labour demand
- attracted poor people due to cheap housing
- high taxes
- bad local policies
What is the social deprivation like in buffalo?
- most of the population is white
- small population
- 30% of residents are poor
- crime rate is very high
What are the 2 social segregation places and the 2 residential sorting places?
Sink estates
Gated communities
Commuter village
Deprivation in remote areas
What is a sink estate?
Housing estates characterised by high levels of economic and social deprivation
(High crime rates, domestic violence, drugs and gang warfare)
Why were sink estates built?
To improve living conditions for poorer residents of inner cities
What has sunk estates resulted in?
Segregating low income groups needing social assistance
Give a named example of a sink estate..
North London
What is a gated community?
Landscapes of surveillance with cctv and security guards found in rural settlements
why were sink estates built?
to improve living conditions for poorer residents of inner cities
what have sink estates resulted in?
segregating low-income groups needing social assistance from the rest of society
give a named example of a sink estate…
north London
what is a gated community?
landscapes of surveillance with CCTV and often have 24/7 security, it is found in rural settlements designed to deter access by unknowns
give a names example of a gated community…
US docklands and south Africa
what is a commuter village?
settlements that have a proportion of their population living in them but who commute out daily or weekly
give an example of a commuter village…
kent
what is deprivation in remote areas?
rural area experiencing a lack of services
what are two factors which affect a persons sense of place?
membership, influence
what is membership?
a feeling of belonging, familiarity and being accepted
what is influence?
a sense of playing a part in a place and hence caring about it
name a factor that would affect a persons place of attachment and political engagement…
age, length of residence, ethnicity, deprivation, gender
define studentrification
concentration of youthful groups who may have little regard for their surroundings and long term residents
what are the barton farm regeneration plans?
- 2000 new homes
- primary/ secondary school and other public services
what are the northern powerhouse plans?
empower cities in the north of England to work collectively to become a unified economic force to rival that of London
what is the urban area cast study
wood green
what is the wood green area action plans aim?
- sustainable urban living (7700 new homes, healthy town centre)
- opportiunity on peoples doorsteps (4000 new jobs, new education, training, skills and employment improved)
- revitalise the town centre
how much support has the wood green area action plan received?
under a third of the whole population of wood green have given their thoughts
how was the wood green area action plan funded?
Haringey council
what is the rural area case study?
cornwall
how was Cornwall’s community shop funded?
- most houses became shareholders
- princes countryside fund gave 19,000
- a charity keen on rural development gave 10,000
give one reason why the Cornwall community shop was significant to the wider community
- encourages community engagement
- created a range of activities =carnival
- politicians are more involved
- key people willing to stand for elections
what is the engagement like in Cornwall
- most of the population is over 65-84
- not very diverse
- 400 short term residents
- more women engage in community work
