Stratford Flashcards
when was the olympic games held?
2012
what are the three scales of intervention?
international: IOC
regional: City Hall
local: Newham Borough Council
what has the IOC done?
- aimed to regenerate East London
- created long - lasting legacies (sports and sustainable development legacy)
- overreaching aim of ‘inspiring a generation’
what has City Hall done?
- created new connections (Stratford international)
- created new family housing
what has Newham Council done?
- Chobham academy: improve education
- reduce environmental impacts
- agreed affordable housing
what percentage of children live in poverty in Newham?
20%
why did it require regeneration? (Stratford)
- most deprived borough in London
- dereliction
- deindustrialisation
example of sports legacy facility?
£3.50 swimming pool
what percentage of affordable housing was given?
30% affordable housing (although was promised 50%)
positive impacts of regeneration? (Stratford)
- Chobham academy: improved education and QoL for children
- capital gets fitter
what is a negative environmental impact? (Stratford)
nature reserve decreased - decreases well-being and sense of place
what percentage of flats in Athletes village was bought by the Qatari government, why was this bad?
20%
they were then left inhabitant and decreased access to affordable housing
what conflict arose due to the regeneration? (Stratford)
focus E15 mums group
- grass roots campaign
- against gentrification
- negative sense of place
