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Regeneration - EQ4.10 - Barking & Dagenham Flashcards

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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Summarise the current state of Beam Park (Dagenham South)

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  • Located on land previously occupied by Ford,
  • the Western side will create 4000m^2 of workplaces
  • A premier inn & local pub already employ local residents
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Beam Park (Dagenham South) - Economic regen aspects

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  • 4000m^2 of workplaces will be created
  • New railway station, framed by a high quality public square
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Beam Park (Dagenham South) - Social regen aspects

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  • 3900 homes, 50% of which will be affordable housing, on fomer derelcit factory sites
  • new communal facilities & a new multi-faith space
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Beam Park (Dagenham South) - environmental regen aspects

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  • increase in cycle lanes created, which will increase the air quality of the area
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Beam Park (Dagenham South) - demographic regen aspects

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  • 60% deprived households
  • crime is declining to be lower than the borough average
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Summarise the regeneration ambitions for Barking Town Centre

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  • A 1960s concrete town centre in need of refurbishment for retail, commercial & new residential spaces
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Barking Town Centre - Economic regen positive aspects

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  • received 2.6 million of investment
  • the barking bathhouse located in the town centre has provided training opportunities & space for new health & beauty businesses
  • mayors investment has enable the design to cultivate a new space
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Barking Town Centre - Economic regen negative aspects

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  • remains a low income area
  • the scheme faced rejections for poor design, not fitting in with surrounding area, causing costly set backs
  • total cost of £16million, and may grow
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Barking Town Centre - Social positive regen aspects

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  • the taxi rank & bus laybys have been reconfigured to make them more efficient & to free-up space for pedestrians station has got step free access
  • maintain a diverse community, valuing heritage
  • create a new 11,000 home community, 35% will be intemediate housing afforable for local residents
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Barking Town Centre - Social negative regen aspects

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  • crime rates remain high
  • the vicarage field health centre was demolished
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Barking Town Centre - Environmental regen positive aspects

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  • wildlife engagement projects at the river roading walk
  • local businesses & the market will be moving towards zero waste with strict rules
  • green infrastructure will be inc in paths & roads
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Barking Town Centre - Environmental regen negative aspects

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  • building demolish gives off pollutants
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Barking Town Centre - Demographic positive regen aspects

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  • multi-cultural diversity - main ethnicity of 37 percent black
  • 41 percent of under 35 year olds, contributing to the working population of the area
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Barking Town Centre - Demographic negative regen aspects

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  • low elderly population
  • Covid 19 had a high death toll in this area
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Summarise the current state of Gascoigne Estate

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  • it is the most deprived housing estate in the borough
  • regeneration is focused on providing new homes
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Gascoigne Estate - Economic positive regen aspects

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  • aims to deliver 10,000 new jobs over the next 20 years
  • 850 new homes will attract inward investment
  • new homes will be a mix of afforable rents, & will increase land value in the area
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Gascoigne Estate - Economic negative regen aspects

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  • its costly to build lots of new infrastructure so loans have to be taken
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Gascoigne Estate - Social positive regen aspects

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  • more than 40 percent of rents below average market levels
  • 1500 new homes provided
  • amenity value will increase from more schools, offices & outdoor leisure spaces
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Gascoigne Estate - Social negative regen aspects

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  • new infrastructure may not have capacity for rate of growing population
  • some people may be orced out of the area from rising prices
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Gascoigne Estate - Environmental positive regen aspects

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  • brownfiedd sites may be worked on to preserve green spaces
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Gascoigne Estate - Environmental negative regen aspects

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  • creation of an urban micro-climate —> more reflectivity of houses/surafces leading to higher temperaturs
  • more surface run off which can pollute rivers - less permeable surfaces
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Gascoigne Estate - Demographic regen positive aspects

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  • increased quality of life as more services available, leading to a healthier, more active population
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Gascoigne Estate - Demographic regen negative aspects

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  • possible gentrification may occur, discrimnating against lower income households, possibly forced to leave
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Summarise the current state of Dagenham Dock

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  • Old industrial site —> sustainable business area, focus on recycling
  • produces biogas
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Dagenham Dock - economic positive regen aspects

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  • £80 million grant from the Mayor of London
  • £1 billion invested into the modern wholesale market
  • now has a plastic waste recycling company - recycling 10percent of importance and thus there may be investment there
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Dagenham Dock - social positive regen aspects

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  • 3,200 new homes & 1,500 afforable homes built
  • 3000 jobs created
  • 2 parks created
  • DLR expanded here
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Dagenham Dock - environmental positive regen aspects

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  • attracting environmentally sustainable businesses
  • brownfield site - reduces regeneration
  • tanks for storing biofuels - reduces energy insecurity
  • anaerobic digestion plant
  • plastic bottle recycling company here
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Dagenham Dock - environmental negative regen aspects

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  • biofuels can contaminate water sources with pesticides, & can cause food shortages elsewhere
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Dagenham Dock - demographic

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  • Census - 2011: 7,000
  • 2021: 9,000
  • Residents are drawn from a deiverse range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa
  • Levels of proficiency in English are below average, & industrial workers may move out of the area
  • Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Summarise the current state of Barking Riverside

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  • Former power station - 440 acre brownfield site has planning permission for 10,800 homes
  • London’s largest regeneration site
  • Has made 50 project proposals that will help the local community vision come to fruition
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Barking Riverside - social positive regen aspects

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  • plans for 7 new residential neighbourhoods will create 11,000 homes, 5 schools, health centres, places of worship
  • will help tackle the housing crisis
  • strong sense of place & identity will be established
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Barking Riverside - social negative regen aspects

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  • trainline still not been implemented even though its been promised
  • crime remains high
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Barking Riverside - environmental positive regen aspects

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  • Waterfront Restoration: Natural water features were incorporated, restoring the riverside and enhancing biodiversity
  • Urban Forests: Extensive tree planting and urban forests were introduced to improve air quality, reduce noise pollution, and create a sense of tranquillity
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Barking Riverside - environmental negative regen aspects

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  • you can’t actually see the river from the site, despite its name
  • increased levels of nitrous oxide in the air —> worse air quality
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Barking Riverside - demographic negative regen aspects

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  • highly deprived area
  • 10% of the over 65 population has been forced out
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Barking Riverside - demographic positive regen aspects

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  • 80.6% Black, Asian and Multi-Ethnic population - higher than the borough average (69.1%) from places of worship forming community feel
  • 35% (largest demographic) under 20
  • remoteness of Barking Riverside has created a sense of togetherness
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Barking Riverside - Economic positive regen aspects

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  • 6000 jobs created by 2020
  • employment, skills & training that will ensure locals benefit from the opportunities created by the scheme
  • 65,000sqm of retail and leisure space
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Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham

Barking Riverside - Economic negative regen aspects

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  • £327 million cost for regeneration
  • costly demolition of power station brownfield site
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Regenerated areas should show signs of ………………………. is regeneration has been successful
A key indicator of success is ……………………….
…………………… indicates that areas are popular and people are moving in

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  • Improved economic performance and quality of life
  • Population change
  • Demographic growth
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Name 3 aspects of regeneration measures

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  • economic
  • social progress
  • living environment
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What can be considered for the economic regeneration measure

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  • income
  • poverty
  • employment
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What can be considered for the social progress regeneration measure

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  • Reduction in inequality
  • Reduction in deprivation
  • Demographic changes
  • increased life expectancy, reduced health deprivation
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What can be considered for the living environment regeneration measure

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  • Reduction in abandoned derelict land
  • Reduced pollution levels
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What potential fieldwork & research could be used to investigate the social process of regeneration

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  • Interviews
  • Newspaper accounts
  • Acorn scores
  • Blog entries
  • Social media
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What potential fieldwork & research could be used to investigate the living environment of regeneration

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  • Photography and comparison with historical photos
  • Fieldwork - environmental quality surveys and pollution indicators
  • Drosscape is an urban design framework which guides surveys
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What potential fieldwork & research could be used to investigate the economic consequences of regeneration

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  • Census data
  • Neighbourhood statistics
  • Historical and current data
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Statistics about deprivation in Barking & Dagenham

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  • Early 2000s:The 22nd most-deprived local authority in the whole of England
  • 2015: 9th most-deprived local authority in the whole of England
  • 2015: London’s highest adult unemployment rate - 9.8% of working-age adults
  • 27% of residents earning below London’s living wage
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Why was Barking & Dagenham in need of regeneration
-1960s

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  • Ford employed 40,000 in its Dagenham plant and council re-housing schemes offered residents far better housing than the old East End slums which many had moved from
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Why was Barking & Dagenham in need of regeneration
-2002

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  • Ford ended car assembly in Dagenham after 71 years due to mechanisation (i.e. robots doing the work)
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Why was Barking & Dagenham in need of regeneration
-2013

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  • Sanofi (a pharmaceutical company) ended production in
    Dagenham after 77 years
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Why are there varying levels of regeneration in Barking & Dagenham
-crime

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  • Strong correlations exist between education and training, income and employment indices
  • Crime levels are often higher where there are higher levels of unemployment
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Why are there varying levels of regeneration in Barking & Dagenham
-housing

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  • Barriers to housing and services - house prices have risen, the private and rentable housing stock has become unaffordable
  • Yet wealthy individuals continue to be the growing demographic
  • Living environment is one where all boroughs score low, especially the City of London, due to high levels of air pollution

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