Rural Regen: Cornwall + Antrim Coast

Question 1

Why did Cornwall need regeneration?

Answer 1

• loss of industry
  Relies heavily on tourism and doesn’t have a year round economy
  -3/4 neighbourhoods deprived
  -50 poorest regions europe
  Lack of transport and connectivity
  Low wages
  74 k poor health

Question 2

Farm diversification cornwall

Answer 2

Local sourced Cornish foods e.g. cheese a d pasties

Question 3

Foodie restaurants

Answer 3

Rebranded Cornwall as a tourist spot

Question 4

Outdoor pursuits

Answer 4

Newquay bay- extreme sports centre

Question 5

Spectacular gardens

Answer 5

Lost gardens of heligan: tropical plants due to victorian ancestors

Question 6

Enterprise zones

Answer 6

e.g. Newquay aerospace hub
Low taxes, generate investment
But privatisation, on,y 450 jobs created and companies displaced

Question 7

The Eden project

Answer 7

-2008
-spends £12 mill/ year on local businesses
-£805 mill to local, econ
10 m visitors
101 companies

Question 8

Universities in cornwall

Answer 8

Exeter and Falmouth
Secure, young jobs
Stops brain drain

Question 9

Wave hub

Answer 9

Generate power of 8 turbines
Doesn’t destroy coral reef
£72 mill in 25 years

Question 10

Superfamily broadband

Answer 10

95% access
Working from home
2,000 jobs
Largest rural fibre network