regeneration policies

Question 1

city challenges 1990’s

Answer 1

cities had to compete with eachother for government regeneration grants- cities with best schemes were awarded grants

• it formed partnerships between private sector, local communities and local authorities
• it focused on tackling social, economic and environment problems

Question 2

postives and negatives of UDC’s

Answer 2

POSITIVES= good at attracting new businesses and improve environment
Nationally its created 190,000 people

NEGATIVES= didn’t help social problems
Locals had little involvement

Question 3

urban development corporations 1980’s

Answer 3

created to ensure effective use of land, provide social and housing facilities and enhance the quality of detoriated areas

• UDC’s were made up of local business community
• its aim is to attract private investment

Question 4

positives and negatives of city challenges

Answer 4

POSITIVES=as locals had to bid it made the scheme more successful

• local councils and residents were more involved in the schemes
• over 40,000 homes have been improved and 53,000 jobs created

NEGATIVES= competition forced neighbours to compete rather than work together

• some money should have been allocated on need rather than competitive advantages
• areas which previously received funding no longer receive funding and their bids were unsuccessful

Question 5

new deals for communities 2000’s

Answer 5

• NDC partnerships were established to carry out 10 year stragetic programmes designed to transform the 39 most deprived areas and improve livelihoods
• local partnerships of buisnesses and communities were established

Question 6

positives and negatives of NDC’s

Answer 6

POSITIVES= between 2002 to 2008 ndc saw an improvement in 32 out of 36 indicators like crime and education

NEGATIVES= the scheme delivered greater change to place rather than people not as much change to worklessness

Question 7

london docklands- location, funding and aims

Answer 7

-east london
-government organised organisation £200 million given to redevelop
AIMS- to encourage private sectors to invest in regenerating an area of london by creating an attractive environment, assist in housing and facilities to work in

Question 8

london docklands- original state and what was built

Answer 8

-houses and flats in places like tower hamlets were left in a poor standard, land contamination from former industries and a lack of recreational space

50 story canary wharf buildings
-19,844 new homes, 8000 local authority housing improved, increased variety of shopping and contribution of 11 new primary schools

Question 9

london docklands investment

Answer 9

£1.86 billion public investment

£7.7 billion private investment

Question 10

london docklands-positives and negatives

Answer 10

POSITIVES- improved public transport systems like docklands light railway which increased connections to london city airport
5 new health centres
160,000 trees planted

NEGATIVES- social divide between wealth-locals didnt have qualifications for the office based jobs
rise in house prices caused locals to move out
no sense of community

Question 11

hulme manchester- location funding and aim

Answer 11

-suburb to the south of manchester
-local authorities come up with imaginative project
£400 million of private and public sector resources were invested into the area by moss side and hulme partnerships
AIM- aim to build 3000 new homes with facilities to help clear slums

Question 12

hulme manchester-original state and what was built

Answer 12

• poorly built council housing all built closely together

- 6000 new homes, 300 homes refurbished, new park(focal point for community) and schools were redeveloped

Question 13

hulme manchester-positives and negatives

Answer 13

• POSITIVES=
• brierly park was retained as parkland but also an office blocks-this encoruaged companies like michelin
• 300 new buisnesses were established

NEGATIVES=

• in 2003, unemployment rates still remained 5 times higher than national average
• 47.5% live in social housing

Question 14

plymouth-location, funding and aim

Answer 14

• devonport
• scheme funded £50 million

AIM= to improve community and interaction with locals

Question 15

plymouth- original state and what was built

Answer 15

-decline of shops, overcrowding of housing, high crime rates(75% higher than devonport average)

• devonport market hall-high tech market
• granby green refurbished with play areas and other facilities
• naval wall removed to help include all of city

Question 16

plymouth- positives and negatives

Answer 16

POSITIVES=
-georgian church turned into a library and community facilites, reduction in crime rates, safe environment for community
NEGATIVES= not a positive change on worklessness