Regeneration specific content

Question 1

When talking about the deregulation of capital markets what is the ‘Big Bang’?

Answer 1

Big Bang

led to the deregulating of financial markets. It was done to encourage more investment as London was becoming uncompetitive and losing business to other financial centres; it also coincided with the rise of electronic trading

Question 2

What are more facts to know about cambrige science park?

Answer 2

• Life sciences is now the third largest UK growth sector economically. In the future, the regeneration and Investment organisation aims to consolidate the ‘Golden Triangle of Life Sciences’ between Oxford, Cambrige and central london by 2018

Question 3

Give key facts and information about the key case study of Heathrow airport development

Answer 3

• Had the go ahead in 2015
• Cost is at a estimated $18.6 billion with the money being publicly and privately funded
• Plan is to go from 2 runways to 3
• London’s mayor and many MPs are heavily against it with some groups such as Plane Stupid and Greenpeace
• It could generate $100 billion nationally
• It protects the current 114,000 local jobs and creates over 70,000 new ones

Question 4

When talking about the north/south divide and particularly the overheated south what is one key facts we can use?

Answer 4

• A quarter of the population (the south) generates half of the UK’s economic growth

Question 5

What are some findings from the 2015 IMD data?

Answer 5

• There are pockets of deprivation within less deprived places in all English regions
• Deprivation is still concentrated in large urban conurbations areas that have historically had large heavy industry, manufacturing or mining sectors such as Middlesborough, Liverpool, Manchester

Question 6

Give facts on the contrasting place of Cornwall which is a rural place?

Answer 6

• Clear sense of community in Grampund as there is a community shopbeyond the village run by the community and 25% of the village population is over 65
• National influence and engagement - In Cornwall national electionshave fallen from 82% in 1950s to 66% in 2015
• Decline in the functions of agriculture such as farming fishing etc

Question 7

Which authority body is linked to regeneration of infrastructure?

Answer 7

The infrastructure and Projects Authority as part of the Treasury

It oversees long-term infrastructure priorities and secures private sector investment

Question 8

What does the key concept pump priming mean?

Remember this links into the factors that affect regeneration policies

Answer 8

It means that the government allocates funds for regeneration expecting our Outside investment to help such as if toxic waste would need removal. Here private and charitable investment is then expected at a higher ratio

Question 9

What key case study can we use when talking about the differences in opinion of rural stakeholders?

Answer 9

• North Antrim coast

Question 10

Who are the stakeholders linked into the North Antrim coast?

Answer 10

• The national trust (success is increased visitor numbers and visitor satisfaction)
• Moyle district council (Success is when there is more employment and increased tax revenues)
• Local farmers (Success is when there is no disruption to driving)
• Translink ( public transport network) (success is when their is increased demand)
• Local restaurants (success is when there is more customers )

Question 11

What are some stats to use with education?

Answer 11

• Working-class white children in poverty have lower educational achievement and are more likely to underachieve. By 16 only 31% achieved 5 or more GCSEs between A-C
• Studies show only 14% of variation in individual’s performance is sue to quality of school and is in fact due to the child feeling like they have a lack of control over their learning and may be reluctant to carry on to higher education academic status

Question 12

What is one group of people that generally have worse health and what is the reason for this?

Answer 12

• Black and minority ethnic (BME) groups

One main reason is their often poorer socio-economic position

Question 13

Give a key fact to support the idea of teh overheated south ?

Answer 13

• Since 2008 the region (south east) has increased to 48% of growth output while erb

Question 13

Give a key fact to support the idea of teh overheated south ?

Answer 13

• Since 2008 the region (south east) has increased to 48% of growth output while erb

Question 14

Give a key fact to support the idea of the overheated south ?

Answer 14

• Since 2008 the region (south east) has increased to 48% of growth output while every other region has experienced decline
  This means about 1/4 of the population generates 1/2 of the UK’s economic growth

Question 15

Who were the contrasting stakeholders in the conflict in Winchester?

Answer 15

• FOR Regeneration - Winchester city council
• AGAINST Regeneration - Pressure groups such as Winchester Deserves Better

Ultimately the High court found the council to have acted unlawfully

Question 16

Who were the 2 stakeholders that thought the £100 million golf resort plan was inappropriate?

Answer 16

• The National Trust

- UNESCO

Question 17

What is a key fact to use when talking about international migration and refugees?

Answer 17

• By 2015 there was 117,000 refugees and stateless people in the UK make up just 0.24% of the total population.
• Majority of asylum seeker do not have the right to work in the UK so must rely upon state support with housing and weekly cash payments of £36 per person