Regeneration - EQ4.10 - Barking & Dagenham Flashcards
Regeneration in Barking & Dagenham
Summarise the current state of Beam Park (Dagenham South)
- 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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Beam Park (Dagenham South) - Economic regen aspects
- 4000m^2 of workplaces will be created
- New railway station, framed by a high quality public square
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Beam Park (Dagenham South) - Social regen aspects
- 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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Beam Park (Dagenham South) - environmental regen aspects
- increase in cycle lanes created, which will increase the air quality of the area
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Beam Park (Dagenham South) - demographic regen aspects
- 60% deprived households
- crime is declining to be lower than the borough average
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Summarise the regeneration ambitions for Barking Town Centre
- A 1960s concrete town centre in need of refurbishment for retail, commercial & new residential spaces
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Barking Town Centre - Economic regen positive aspects
- 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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Barking Town Centre - Economic regen negative aspects
- 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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Barking Town Centre - Social positive regen aspects
- 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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Barking Town Centre - Social negative regen aspects
- crime rates remain high
- the vicarage field health centre was demolished
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Barking Town Centre - Environmental regen positive aspects
- 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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Barking Town Centre - Environmental regen negative aspects
- building demolish gives off pollutants
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Barking Town Centre - Demographic positive regen aspects
- 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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Barking Town Centre - Demographic negative regen aspects
- low elderly population
- Covid 19 had a high death toll in this area
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Summarise the current state of Gascoigne Estate
- it is the most deprived housing estate in the borough
- regeneration is focused on providing new homes
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Gascoigne Estate - Economic positive regen aspects
- 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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Gascoigne Estate - Economic negative regen aspects
- its costly to build lots of new infrastructure so loans have to be taken
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Gascoigne Estate - Social positive regen aspects
- 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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Gascoigne Estate - Social negative regen aspects
- 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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Gascoigne Estate - Environmental positive regen aspects
- brownfiedd sites may be worked on to preserve green spaces
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Gascoigne Estate - Environmental negative regen aspects
- 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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Gascoigne Estate - Demographic regen positive aspects
- increased quality of life as more services available, leading to a healthier, more active population
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Gascoigne Estate - Demographic regen negative aspects
- possible gentrification may occur, discrimnating against lower income households, possibly forced to leave
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Summarise the current state of Dagenham Dock
- Old industrial site —> sustainable business area, focus on recycling
- produces biogas
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Dagenham Dock - economic positive regen aspects
- £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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Dagenham Dock - social positive regen aspects
- 3,200 new homes & 1,500 afforable homes built
- 3000 jobs created
- 2 parks created
- DLR expanded here
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Dagenham Dock - environmental positive regen aspects
- 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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Dagenham Dock - environmental negative regen aspects
- biofuels can contaminate water sources with pesticides, & can cause food shortages elsewhere
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Dagenham Dock - demographic
- 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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Summarise the current state of Barking Riverside
- 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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Barking Riverside - social positive regen aspects
- 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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Barking Riverside - social negative regen aspects
- trainline still not been implemented even though its been promised
- crime remains high
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Barking Riverside - environmental positive regen aspects
- 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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Barking Riverside - environmental negative regen aspects
- 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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Barking Riverside - demographic negative regen aspects
- highly deprived area
- 10% of the over 65 population has been forced out
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Barking Riverside - demographic positive regen aspects
- 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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Barking Riverside - Economic positive regen aspects
- 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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Barking Riverside - Economic negative regen aspects
- £327 million cost for regeneration
- costly demolition of power station brownfield site
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
- Improved economic performance and quality of life
- Population change
- Demographic growth
Name 3 aspects of regeneration measures
- economic
- social progress
- living environment
What can be considered for the economic regeneration measure
- income
- poverty
- employment
What can be considered for the social progress regeneration measure
- Reduction in inequality
- Reduction in deprivation
- Demographic changes
- increased life expectancy, reduced health deprivation
What can be considered for the living environment regeneration measure
- Reduction in abandoned derelict land
- Reduced pollution levels
What potential fieldwork & research could be used to investigate the social process of regeneration
- Interviews
- Newspaper accounts
- Acorn scores
- Blog entries
- Social media
What potential fieldwork & research could be used to investigate the living environment of regeneration
- Photography and comparison with historical photos
- Fieldwork - environmental quality surveys and pollution indicators
- Drosscape is an urban design framework which guides surveys
What potential fieldwork & research could be used to investigate the economic consequences of regeneration
- Census data
- Neighbourhood statistics
- Historical and current data
Statistics about deprivation in Barking & Dagenham
- 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
Why was Barking & Dagenham in need of regeneration
-1960s
- 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
Why was Barking & Dagenham in need of regeneration
-2002
- Ford ended car assembly in Dagenham after 71 years due to mechanisation (i.e. robots doing the work)
Why was Barking & Dagenham in need of regeneration
-2013
- Sanofi (a pharmaceutical company) ended production in
Dagenham after 77 years
Why are there varying levels of regeneration in Barking & Dagenham
-crime
- Strong correlations exist between education and training, income and employment indices
- Crime levels are often higher where there are higher levels of unemployment
Why are there varying levels of regeneration in Barking & Dagenham
-housing
- 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
