topic4- regenerating places EQ2 Flashcards
State stuff about successful places- Sydney, a global city
include facts
- Sydney is an economically successful region
- The regions cities has a large proportion of high income jobs in the ‘Knowledge economy’
- Sydney is an alpha city (switched on, economic hub, economic core)
- in 2011, there were over 450,000 businesses.
- it has low levels of multiple deprivation
what are factors that make a city successful
- access to services
- FDI
- part of a trade bloc
- being connected to other countries
- attractions-tourism- jobs in tertiary sector
- many jobs in the tertiary and quaternary
- lots of imports and exports
- high education
- economically active
- lots of imports and exports
- High rates of employment
-Inward migration (internal and international)
-Low levels of deprivation
what are high order goods
goods that are only bought occasionally and are usually more expensive
what are low order goods
goods that are bought frequently and are usually more cheap
price of success in Australia
- some of Australia’s remote areas are declining and losing young people and their skills
- its very expensive to live there, ranks 10th for quality of life
whats an area that needs regeneration in the USA
the rust belt USA
talk about the rust belt USA (deindustrialisation)
-the reasons for decline
-Clairton is an area of the us known as the rust belt. It refers to the decline in metal manufacturing
reasons for decline:
1) lower wage costs in the south-. relocation of the steel and car industries. 80,000 jobs lost.
2) overseas companies produce cheaper coal and steel
3) mining companies have mechanised to cut costs
priorities for regeneration- what are the 4 differing localities
- declining rural settlements
- sink estates
- gated communities
- commuter villages
priorities for regeneration: declining rural settlements::
stakeholders, major concerns, main priorities/ solutions.
declining rural settlements: -stakeholders- farmers/ rural workers other residents local authorities environmentalists -major concerns- around 400 village shops and 700 rural pubs closed in 2010. declining populations transport/communication issues lack of services lack of job opportunities -main priorities/solutions- create a more accessible area with more business people providing job opportunities for people to say
priorities for regeneration: sink estates ::
stakeholders, major concerns, main priorities/ solutions.
sink estates: -stakeholders- residents local and regional authorities wider communities local authorities -major concerns- low income groups being segregated from the rest of society people living here are likely to have mental health problems 11 times more likely to be unemployed lack of job opportunities -main priorities/solutions- ensure people that the people here have equal access to job opportunities ensure children are getting education security environmental improvements
priorities for regeneration: gated communities ::
stakeholders, major concerns, main priorities/ solutions.
gated communities: -stakeholders- property developments local authority wider community residents -major concerns- gated communities may be built to segregate the incomers from locals who pose a threat inequality lack of community cohesion -main priorities/solutions- allow people access to these gated areas community engagement
priorities for regeneration: commuter villages ::
stakeholders, major concerns, main priorities/ solutions.
commuter villages: -stakeholders- incomers og residents local govs environments -major concerns- lack of services schools for younger families transport links -main priorities/solutions- build more services build affordable housing sustainable public transoprt
2 examples of residential sorting in type of locality for priorities for regeneration
gated communities, commuter villages
2 examples of social segregation in type of locality for priorities for regeneration
sink estates, declining rural settlements
what are sink estates
housing states characterised by high levels of economic and social deprivation and crime
what are gated communities
individual buildings or groups of houses with surveillance, designed to deter he unknown and reduce crime
what are commuter villages
settlements where a large proportion of the residents commute daily to cities for work
what are declining rural settlements
rural areas where quality of life and deprivation is seen to be worsening
whats the objective of regenration
to create socially, economically and environmentally sustainable communities
what factors affect the sustainability of a regeneration plan
- economic environment
- community engagement
- gov policies
- cost
- existing conditions
- demographics
whats social segregation and residental sorting
- a common feature of inequality and division in society.
- higher income groups tend to cluster together- they may gentrify an area
what are two factors affecting a persons sense of place (their level of engagement)
Membership- a feeling of belonging, familiarity and being accepted
influence- a sense of playing a part in a place, and hence caring about it
whats place attachment
the perception about, and the attachment to any place will depend on obvious factors e.g age, length of residence, ethnicity and deprivation, but also the medias portrayal and whether the government and private business policies, programmes and projects are successful for that particular person.
