Regeneration EQ4 - Regeneration success/stakeholders Flashcards
What is legacy?
The longer term effects of a regeneration scheme
What are the 3 economic measures of regeneration?
- employment
- income
- poverty
Relative and absolute - within areas and in comparison to more successful areas
How should the success of regeneration be measured?
By a range of criteria (indicators) over a short and longer time scale, both within areas and in comparison to more successful areas
What is the difference between a relative scale and an absolute scale?
Absolute scales start at a minimum point and only progress in one direction.
Relative scales are geographical scales and do not have a fixed reference - compares to other locations
Why is regeneration success difficult to measure?
Evidence of success can be difficult to quantify:
- regeneration projects have different aims and therefore measures may differ
- regeneration schemes designed to be successful in the long term rather than just a quick fix, so progress may not be seen initially
- rebranding is often associated with regeneration and this is hard to quantify the success of
What are the measures of social progress?
- reductions in inequalities
- improvements in social measures of deprivation
- demographic changes (life expectancy, health)
What is one more complex social measure used to measure regeneration?
The IMD’s health deprivation and disability domain
What are 2 measures of the effectiveness of environmental improvements?
- reduction in pollution levels
- reduction in abandoned and derelict land
How do regeneration schemes include improving the quality of the built environment?
- redeveloping derelict land and buildings
decontaminate brownfield land - creating new parks and green spaces (trees, wetlands etc)
- putting in place street furniture and improving area designed (graffiti removal)
What are the 2 basic effects of regeneration based on physical upgrades in buildings and space (focused solely on economic)?
- forcing out locals via unintended regeneration as properties become unaffordable
- direct impact on individuals’ lives
What can a lack of success in social, economic and environmental measures lead to?
A spiral of decline
What factors affect perception of success?
- media coverage
- age
- stance on development and change
- ethnicity
- gender
- personal experience with change
- personal perceptions and attachment
What is a stakeholder?
Any groups or individuals involved in, or interested in, regeneration
What are stakeholder views dependent on?
Meaning/lived experience
The impacts of change on reality and image of a place
Who are the different urban stakeholders?
- national government and planners
- local councils
- developers
- local businesses
- local communities