Regeneration EQ2

Question 1

what is a social reason as to why Sydney is so successful?

Answer 1

• 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

Question 2

what is a economic reason as to why Sydney is so successful?

Answer 2

• 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

Question 3

What is a environmental reason as to why Sydney is so successful?

Answer 3

• 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

Question 4

What’s one problem with Sydney’s success?

Answer 4

• 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

Question 5

Name a successful place?

Answer 5

Sydney - Australia

Question 6

Name a non successful area ( needs regeneration )

Answer 6

Rudy Belt Cities USA

Question 7

What are the 3 mains reasons for the decline in the rust belt?

Answer 7

• oversea companies = produce cheaper coal and steel
• cut costs = mining companies = job losses
• lower wage costs = relocation of steel and car industries

Question 8

What are the rust belt cities?

Answer 8

The largest coke manufacturing facility

Question 9

What industries have declined in the rust belt cities?

Answer 9

Coal mining, steel manufacturing, engineering

Question 10

What are two rust belt cities?

Answer 10

Detroit - Michigan, buffalo - New York

Question 11

What industries have declined in Detroit?

Answer 11

Auto companies

Question 12

Where has the population of Detroit moved to and by how much?

Answer 12

Moved to neighbouring places

From 1.85 million to 701,00

Question 13

Name 2 reasons as to why people moved out of Detroit?

Answer 13

• 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

Question 14

What is the social deprivation like in Detroit??

Answer 14

• 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

Question 15

What industries have declined in buffalo?

Answer 15

Manufacturing sector, industrial, technology

Question 16

Where has the population moved to and by how much?

Answer 16

Moved to warmer states closer by losing 55% of its population

Question 17

Name 2 reasons as to why people moved out of buffalo?

Answer 17

• 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

Question 18

What is the social deprivation like in buffalo?

Answer 18

• most of the population is white
• small population
• 30% of residents are poor
• crime rate is very high

Question 19

What are the 2 social segregation places and the 2 residential sorting places?

Answer 19

Sink estates
Gated communities
Commuter village
Deprivation in remote areas

Question 20

What is a sink estate?

Answer 20

Housing estates characterised by high levels of economic and social deprivation

(High crime rates, domestic violence, drugs and gang warfare)

Question 21

Why were sink estates built?

Answer 21

To improve living conditions for poorer residents of inner cities

Question 22

What has sunk estates resulted in?

Answer 22

Segregating low income groups needing social assistance

Question 23

Give a named example of a sink estate..

Answer 23

North London

Question 24

What is a gated community?

Answer 24

Landscapes of surveillance with cctv and security guards found in rural settlements

Question 25

why were sink estates built?

Answer 25

to improve living conditions for poorer residents of inner cities

Question 26

what have sink estates resulted in?

Answer 26

segregating low-income groups needing social assistance from the rest of society

Question 27

give a named example of a sink estate…

Answer 27

north London

Question 28

what is a gated community?

Answer 28

landscapes of surveillance with CCTV and often have 24/7 security, it is found in rural settlements designed to deter access by unknowns

Question 29

give a names example of a gated community…

Answer 29

US docklands and south Africa

Question 30

what is a commuter village?

Answer 30

settlements that have a proportion of their population living in them but who commute out daily or weekly

Question 31

give an example of a commuter village…

Answer 31

kent

Question 32

what is deprivation in remote areas?

Answer 32

rural area experiencing a lack of services

Question 33

what are two factors which affect a persons sense of place?

Answer 33

membership, influence

Question 34

what is membership?

Answer 34

a feeling of belonging, familiarity and being accepted

Question 35

what is influence?

Answer 35

a sense of playing a part in a place and hence caring about it

Question 36

name a factor that would affect a persons place of attachment and political engagement…

Answer 36

age, length of residence, ethnicity, deprivation, gender

Question 37

define studentrification

Answer 37

concentration of youthful groups who may have little regard for their surroundings and long term residents

Question 38

what are the barton farm regeneration plans?

Answer 38

• 2000 new homes

- primary/ secondary school and other public services

Question 39

what are the northern powerhouse plans?

Answer 39

empower cities in the north of England to work collectively to become a unified economic force to rival that of London

Question 40

what is the urban area cast study

Answer 40

wood green

Question 41

what is the wood green area action plans aim?

Answer 41

1. sustainable urban living (7700 new homes, healthy town centre)
2. opportiunity on peoples doorsteps (4000 new jobs, new education, training, skills and employment improved)
3. revitalise the town centre

Question 42

how much support has the wood green area action plan received?

Answer 42

under a third of the whole population of wood green have given their thoughts

Question 43

how was the wood green area action plan funded?

Answer 43

Haringey council

Question 44

what is the rural area case study?

Answer 44

cornwall

Question 45

how was Cornwall’s community shop funded?

Answer 45

• most houses became shareholders
• princes countryside fund gave 19,000
• a charity keen on rural development gave 10,000

Question 46

give one reason why the Cornwall community shop was significant to the wider community

Answer 46

• encourages community engagement
• created a range of activities =carnival
• politicians are more involved
• key people willing to stand for elections

Question 47

what is the engagement like in Cornwall

Answer 47

• most of the population is over 65-84
• not very diverse
• 400 short term residents
• more women engage in community work