topic 4 EQ2 Cornwall case study Flashcards
why did Grampound start a community shop
- shopping day to day necessities here helps relive high travel costs
- old people live here
why does engagement vary in grampound
due to:
age (older devote more time)
gender (women engage more)
ethnicity & length of residence (engagement is unlikely to develop in a short period)
who funded the community shop in grampound
- an energy company
- the prince’s countryside fund
- grants from the parish council
what was the wider significance of building the shop
- grampound is a working village thus a good aid.
- grampound shows that certain factors determine how engaged people are
why do regeneration projects cause conflict
- regen brings change
- process is top down
- most schemes are based on economic motives
- some people believe regen only suits the rich, leads to gentrification
- inequality- people feel only people with a high income will benefit form regen
local regeneration scheme?
locally in 2008. the idea to build 69 new houses was supported- residents thought the extra population would help with services
national regeneration scheme?-cornwall grampound
grampounds residents were persuaded by an offer of £15000 annually from the energy company for community projects
regional regeneration scheme- grampound cornwall
protests caused by regional plans for a waste incinerator-it was still built and only created 7 jobs
