Reurbanisation

Question 0

Since the 1970s what are some ways to encourage re-urbanisation?

Answer 0

Improving housing conditions
Bringing derelict land and buildings back into use
Making new jobs
Improving local residents chances of getting new jobs
Encouraging private-sector investment
Improving the environmental quality

Question 1

What is re-urbanisation?

Answer 1

The process of people moving back into the newly redeveloped CBD

Question 2

What are some initiatives to encourage re-urbanisation?

Answer 2

Urban Development Corporations (UDCs)
Enterprise Zones (EZs)
Inner-City Task Force (1987)
Single Generation Budgets (SGB-1997)
English Partnerships

Question 3

What is gentrification?

Answer 3

A process of housing improvement

Question 4

What are the outcomes of gentrification?

Answer 4

The area become more affluent
A general rise in prosperity
Refurbishment leads to a generation of employment

Low income households find it hard to purchase new property
Friction arises between the old and new

Question 5

Where is an example of gentrification?

Answer 5

Notting Hill

Question 6

How is Notting Hill gentrified?

Answer 6

Notting Hill Housing 1963 - community led, 13% of people lived 2 people per room, expensive housing, tenants kept in the same place, shared ownership introduced
2013 - redeveloped the Aylesbury estate, £350 million turn over/year, locals forced out because of pricing