Rural Rebranding: Eden Project

Question 1

Where is the Eden Project

Answer 1

St. Austell, Cornwall

Question 2

What was the Eden Project built on?

Answer 2

brownfield site of 160yr old China clay quarry

Question 3

When did Eden Project open

Answer 3

2001

Question 4

What is significant in terms of Cornwall and brownfield sites

Answer 4

highest proportion of derelict land in UK

Question 5

Why was redevelopment needed in the area?

Answer 5

Restormel ranked third most deprived area of Cornwall

Question 6

What were most earnings belong national average?

Answer 6

25%

Question 7

What organisation contributed $43million to Eden Project investment

Answer 7

Millenium Lottery Commission

Question 8

What was the Millennium Lottery Commission’s investment into the project

Answer 8

$43million

Question 9

How much did Objective 1 contribute?

Answer 9

£16.6million

Question 10

What was Objective 1’s £16.6million investment in the Eden Project towards?

Answer 10

developing its public education program

Question 11

What department was also involved in Eden Project

Answer 11

Department of Energy and Climate Change

Question 12

Cost per biome in Eden Project

Answer 12

£50million

Question 13

How much paid by Eden Project in wages annually

Answer 13

£8million

Question 14

What happened to Eden Project in 2007

Answer 14

Failed in its bid to Big Lottery Fund to have a grant for its Desert Biome

Question 15

How is the Eden Project promoting public transport usage

Answer 15

discounted ticket if public transport / walked

Question 16

annual pass for adult cost

Answer 16

£23.50

Question 17

Demand for holiday cottage accommodation since Eden’s opening

Answer 17

X2

most owned by locals

Question 18

% of staff recruited from St. Austell area

Answer 18

77%

Question 19

% of employees 50+

Answer 19

40%

Question 20

% of employees previously unemployed

Answer 20

75%

Question 21

name of provision for school groups to now stay on site

Answer 21

YHA Eden Project Hostel

Question 22

X2 social disadvantages of Eden

Answer 22

increased congestion in area

local lorry drivers increase journey times 30mins

Question 23

Within 6months of opening, what ranking was Eden in terms of visitor numbers in UK

Answer 23

3rd most visited attraction

Question 24

How many workers directly employed in Eden in 2002

Answer 24

670

Question 25

£ of food bought locally by Eden annually

Answer 25

£7milion

Question 26

X2 economic disadvantages of Eden

Answer 26

a proportion of employment is only during busy seasons

volatile to external factors
e.g flooding causes Eden to be shut for a week in 2010

Question 27

How many Cornish suppliers does Eden source from

Answer 27

3000

Question 28

What is significant about the cafe in Eden?

Answer 28

all food and drink sourced locally

Question 29

How many visitors per year on average

Answer 29

750,000

Question 30

How much money does each visitor to Eden spend on average in Cornwall

Answer 30

£150

Question 31

What X3 environmental techniques does Eden do which increases its sustainability?

Answer 31

rainwater harvesting

waste and recycling compound on site

green courses educate on sustainability
(10-500 people at a time)

Question 32

What has Eden applied for to decrease its environmental impact?

Who else would it provide for?

Answer 32

its own geothermal power station

4000 other houses in the local area

Question 33

What % of visitors come by bus

Answer 33

only 17%

Question 34

Why may Eden not be considered largely environmentally friendly

Answer 34

largest source of pollution within the area