Topic 4 - Regeneration EQ2 Flashcards
Explain why the county of Berkshire is a successful region - focus on location and proximity?
- M4 motorway runs along the county from east to west
- wide, flat floodplain from river Thames towards west - good for urbanisation
- Heathrow airport close - great for TNCs
Outline 4 features of the county of Berkshire that show its a successful region?
- fastest growing town in SE England
- high rates of employment - major IT companies in area (Microsoft and Oracle)
- high demand for well qualified workers - 10,000 workers from outside EU
- growing demand for housing has resulted in increased prices
Outline and explain 2 strengths of the county of Berkshire?
- good transport connections, has network of motorways (M4) and Heathrow airport - attractive for TNCs
- lots of taxes from employees living in the towns, money can be spent on developing the area and improving the services
Outline and explain 2 weaknesses of the county of Berkshire?
- town is dependent on the taxes from employees of the TNCS living in the towns, if TNC decides to leave likely the employees will as well, which results in a decrease in taxes, so less money for the council
- house prices are very expensive in these ‘millionaire towns’, makes it difficult for people to move into the are and buy a house
Outline and explain the opportunities available in the county of Berkshire region?
Berkshire will need an additional 70,000 well-qualified workers by 2020 - have recruited between 7000 and 11,000 workers from outside the EU
- attractive location for migration
Outline the migration into the region of Berkshire?
Requires well qualified workers - companies need to recruit from abroad (brought in around 10,000 workers from outside the EU)
- needs 70,000 high skilled workers
Explain what the Myrdal cumulative causation model is?
shows how a new industry, often a TNC attracts employees and supporting companies
Outline what the rust belt region is, what are the features?
refers to the geographic region from New York through the Midwest that was once dominated by manufacturing, fell into economic decline following automation, global sift and increasing free trade
Outline how the Detroit region declined?
deindustrialisation - resulted in unemployment, which triggered a spiral of decline and led to the abandonment of neighbourhoods
Outline several economic reasons for the decline of the rust belt?
- overseas companies (eg China) produce cheaper coal and steel
- mining companies have mechanised to cut costs
- lower-wage costs in south eastern USA - led to relocation of steel and car industries (80,000 jobs lost)
Outline why the rust belt was once so successful?
Worlds biggest heavy industry region
- coal, minded locally in the Appalachian mountains
- steel produced, using iron ore from Michigan
- local engineering - hundreds of thousands of jobs
Outline some of the problems the decline of tech rust belt has caused?
- population decline - loss of skilled workers,people leave to seek work elsewhere
- high unemployment and crime - drug problem
- reduced revenue for councils as consumer spending falls - having to spend more money for those claiming welfare
Give evidence for the decline of Detroit?
- population changed by -25% (698,000 in 2012)
- loss of 130,000 manufacturing jobs
- 20% of African Americans unemployed
- City declared bankrupt in 2013 - debts of 18.5 billion
- high crime rates
Outline and explain plans to regenerate the Detroit region?
- plans to build and preserve 12,000 affordable homes
- 204 million dollar funding into housing
- removal of 15,000 vacant buildings
- tax breaks from the city and state
Outline the priorities for regeneration?
- sink estates and declining rural settlements need the greatest regeneration efforts
- gated communities and commuter villages are lower priorities
Outline 4 major concerns for the Berkshire region?
- skill shortages - lack of labour
- small pockets of deprivation
- over reliance on key businesses eg IT
- lack of affordable housing in commuter villages
Outline 3 main priorities for the Berkshire region?
- deliver 10,500 new homes
- invest in sustainable public transport
- super fast broadband deployment plan
Outline how regeneration can take place - what needs to happen?
- to be sustainable, economy needs to grow and poverty needs to be tackled
- Successful schemes start with an assessment of the problems,followed by an action plan
- Local and national governments must decide where financial resources are spent in order to reduce the level of economic and social inequalities
Outline 4 social issues which could lead to people feeling they are being treated unequally compared to others?
- Lack of education
- housing access
- health care access
- access to employment