topic 4A- regenerating places EQ4

Question 1

Case study: Barking and Dagenham -deprived area-(before)

Answer 1

• global shift leads to high levels of unemployment

- in 2015, it had London’s highest unemployment rate and 9th most deprived local authority in london

Question 2

what are 2 main sources of investment in urban regen

Answer 2

public sector investment
private sector investment
these can mix

Question 3

regen dagenham and barking, Gascoine Estate: + & -

Answer 3

ECON
\+office spaces= investment
-costly
SOC
\+schools, community centres and 1500 houses
-people forced out due to rising prices
ENV
\+brownfield sites= worked on
-more traffic
-creation of urban microclimate (more reflecting)
DEMO
\+more of a working pop and increased quality of life
-people forced out

Question 4

regen dagenham and barking, Dagenham Dock (once an industrial site) : + & -

Answer 4

ECON
+ new companies here
-expensive to regen area
SOC
+ new jobs
-people working in the industrial site may have lost jobs
ENV
+contains an anaerobic digestion plant producing biogas= movement to sustainable
-biofuels contaminate water sources
DEMO
-movement of prior industrial workers out the area
+ more diverse pop of workers due to innovation

Question 5

explain 3 reasons why regen plans can sometimes lead to conflict between diff interest groups

Answer 5

1- regen may bypass local people as they are not involved in drawing up plans because its often carries out by a legacy organisation with limited local accountability
2- plans may not meet the specific needs of a local community for instance, affordable housing and education and skills development
3- jobs in regeneration may be inaccessible to local people due to lack of skills/ education so people feel regen doesn’t benefit them

Question 6

do olympic players cs

Answer 6

e

Question 7

why is regen harder in rural areas than urban areas

Answer 7

due to…

• lower average costs
• lower population density (lack of sufficient customers)
• lack of rural investment
• private investors prefer to invest in rural areas
• lack of infrastructure
• switched off

Question 8

what happens when a rural area isnt getting regened

Answer 8

-brain drain in the area as qualified people move elsewhere

Question 9

key players in rural regen

Answer 9

• local govs
• private investors
• farmers/ local communities
• tourists
• not-for-profit organisations
• private companies/ TNCs
• national parks

Question 10

whats the National Audit commision

Answer 10

• they are responsible for scrutinising public spending for the government.
• they produced a series of indicators of successful economic regen
• these act as a measure of success of the schemes and whether this expense was justified.

Question 11

explain 3 reasons why regen plans can sometimes lead to conflict between different groups

Answer 11

• regen may by pass local people as they are not involved in drawing up plans because its often carried out by a “quango” ->[legacy] organisation with limited local accountability.
• plans may not meet the specific needs of a local community e.g, local community, affordable housing, education and skills development
• jobs in regenerated areas may be inaccessible for local people due to a lack of skills/ education. so people feel regen doesn’t help them out and improve oppourtunities