Regeneration - EQ4

Question 1

What economic measures can be used to measure deprivation?

Answer 1

• Income deprivation

- Employment deprivation

Question 2

What social factors can be used to measure deprivation?

Answer 2

• Education, skills and training deprivation
• Health deprivation and disability
• Barriers to housing services
• Crime

Question 3

What environmental factors can be used to measure deprivation?

Answer 3

-Living environment deprivation

Question 4

What is income deprivation?

Answer 4

The proportion of people experiencing deprivation linked to income e.g. they are out of work

Question 5

What is employment deprivation?

Answer 5

The percentage of working age people who want to work but cannot e.g. because of sickness or disability

Question 6

What is education, skills and training deprivation?

Answer 6

Measures the lack of educational attainment in the population

Question 7

What is health deprivation and disability?

Answer 7

Measures the risk of premature death and inequality of life expectancy caused by sickness

Question 8

What is barriers to housing and services?

Answer 8

Measures the affordability of housing and the location of said houses to services

Question 9

What is living environment deprivation?

Answer 9

Measures the quality of houses and external environmental quality e.g air quality

Question 10

What regeneration is taking place in Barking town centre?

Answer 10

• New retail, commercial and residential spaces have been created
• Over 400 homes and 1000m2 of comercial space has been created

Question 11

What regeneration is taking place in the Gascoigne Estate?

Answer 11

• 1500 new homes by 2024

- New schools, a community centre and an outdoor leisure space

Question 12

What regeneration is taking place in Barking riverside?

Answer 12

• 11,000 new homes, 5 schools, health centres, places of worship and community spaces
• 65,000m2 of commercial, retail and leisure spaces
• 6000 jobs created by 2020

Question 13

What regeneration is taking place in Beam Park?

Answer 13

• 40,000m2 of work places

- A hotel and a pub already employ local residents

Question 14

What regeneration is taking place in Dagenham dock?

Answer 14

• The area is now a substantial business area

- The area has a plastic bottle recycling plant and a biomass production plant

Question 15

Has the Regeneration in Barking and Dagenham Reduced deprivation?

Answer 15

Yes, on a whole the measures of regeneration have either stayed the same or improved in the aforementioned areas that have been regenerated

Question 16

What are the 3 investment strategies used in urban regeneration?

Answer 16

• Private: e.g. Westfield led lots of investment in Stratford
• Public: e.g. The government spent billions of pounds to bid for and set up the olympics
• Public/Private: e.g. The Docklands: The Government gave grants to property developers who built the area

Question 17

Who were the political stakeholders in the Olympic Park Regeneration?

Answer 17

The U.K central government: The Government wanted to ensure that the games were sustainable and that the area would be used post 2012

Local governments: Four London boroughs hosted the games and all of them wanted them to be sustainable

Regional Governments: The London Assembly was responsible for the smooth running of the games and ensured that development in East London continued after the game

Question 18

Who were the other stakeholders involved in the Olympic Park Regeneration?

Answer 18

Local economy stakeholders: Many local companies had to be moved to make way for the games

Environmental stakeholders: The construction of the Olympic park also involved cleaning up the environment around the park and creating new wetland habitats

Stakeholders in people: The construction of the athletes village resulted in the relocation of many families. The athletes village was also converted into affordable housing

Question 19

What rural disadvantage does Cornwall face?

Answer 19

They are not attractive to investors because of their low population density

Cornwall’s young and well qualified residents are forced to move away to find work

Question 20

What is objective one funding?

Answer 20

Cornwall receives funding from local and national governments and the EU who each match the others investment

This is hoped to reduce regional disparities in income, wealth and opportunities between rural and urban areas

Question 21

Who are the Governmental stakeholders in Cornwall?

Answer 21

The EU: has given Cornwall convergence funding since 1999

The UK government: Gives direct investment into Cornwall

Local governments: Employ the majority of people in Cornwall

Question 22

Who are the other stakeholders in Cornwall?

Answer 22

Local economy stakeholders: Banks have cut back their investment in small businesses since 2007

Environmental stakeholders: Cornwall has huge potential for renewable energy

Stakeholders in people: Education

Question 23

What is the Watergate Bay Regeneration project?

Answer 23

An extreme spots academy that employees 50-60 people

Jaime Oliver’s fifteen

Question 24

What is the Wave Hub Regeneration project?

Answer 24

Acts as a socket for wave energy converted across Cornwall to be plugged into and converted to usable energy

The project will earn £76 million for Cornwall and create 170 jobs across the next 25 years

Question 25

What is the Combined universities?

Answer 25

In an attempt to develop the knowledge economy the university was set up

As well as offering courses, it also helps graduates set up local businesses to retain money in the area

The student economy in Falmouth has resulted in a thriving economy