Geography regenerating places case studies
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- Regenerating places- case studies
- High speed railway2
- Reduce journey times eg London to Birmingham only 50minutes
- Remove north- south divide as increase opportunity in north
- 70% of expected jobs outside of London
- 100'000 potential jobs
- Increase UKs GDP. productivity and transport costs
- reduce congestion and reliance on fossil fuels
- relive congestion
- London region will benefit more as commuters from further away
- The HS2 alliance campaign against the project
- Completed in 2026
- Airport expansion
- Many MPs, mayor, Greenpeace, governments and celebrities are against it
- Unbeneficial as it would cause pollution and high population density means not ideal location to build one
- Business leaders including Richard Branson want the idea
- It would generate wealth, local jobs, ensure area keeps up with demand as its running at full capacity now
- 3rd runway at Heathrow
- In 2001 almost 40% of all overseas visitors passed through Heathrow
- Richard Branson stated the country is "held back" without it
- estimated £18.6 billion which is private and publicly. funded
- Londons tax incentives
- Removed entry barriers in stock exchange
- Before. docks were derelict, 6000 acres
- Only 1 bus route
- West Indies dock unloadedFruit and berth unto. 600. ships. at once
- Now Londons 2nd CBD with high offices and banks
- Extended-the jubilee. line and built dockland light railway
- Lime house road. linked new London city airport
- 14 new schools.
- Now. only 0.5% of Canary Wharf are over 65
- Cambridge science park
- Largest science park linked to the university
- Built in 1970s on redundant defence site
- Campus has attracted many TNCs eg Cancer research
- Retail led regeneration
- Government spent £1 billion in 2014 on growth of high streets
- In 2015 schemes like "Britains bests high stree"
- Changed business rates to allow. small business to compete
- Olympic park regeneration
- 560 acres of parkland with trails, walking, cycling routes created
- Aquatics. centre now a swimming pool and velodrome and. copper box now used for events
- Olympic stadium now home to West Ham united and holds Invictus games
- Games cost. of £9.3 billion
- Money returned. through tickets, selling of athletes homes
- The queen Elizabeth park has had 4 million visitors since opening
- Clays lane estate was. created in 1977 for vulnerable people in Newham but this was the site designated for the Athletes village causing 430 residents to be evicted
- UK hasn't become healthier
- Gentrification pushed out locals
- Athletes village flats entry level is. £250'000for. 3 bedrooms
- Overspent on games
- 10'000. new homes and 3 health centres
- Broader demographic base as influx and better image
- 6000 new. sports projects
- 98% of demolition waste was torn down and recycled
- 200 electric vehicles transported althles
- 45 acres of habitat
- New housing is zero carbon
- The area was chosen as it had high population density, income was £8000 less than rest of London and unemployment was 7.8%
- 380businesses needed relocated
- 1.2% reduction-in London unemployment rate in 2012
- Westfield shoppingcentreopened
- Powys regernation
- Funded by welsh government and the EU
- Funding for rural areas given grants for clamping sites, wildlife tourism and workshops
- 2011-13 gave. 4million in grants helping 310 businesses across Powys
- Created 36 jobs
- Cornwall
- Tourism declined as its a seasonal economy with low wage jobs. and increased-air travel
- farming declined as. supermarkets want. cheapest deal and its cheaper imported and reduction-in grants
- EU can produce milk for just 16p/litre
- Fishingdeclined as EU quotas allowed Conrlwaslls fish stock to be used by other countries and stocks have been overfished
- Mining has declined was oress have ran out and overseas outsourcing
- EU has given grant and government
- Eden project has been one strategy
- Eden-project opened in 2001 and. is 2 large conservatories and a sustainable living eductaioncentre
- eden project used to be a China clay quarry
- Eden project was funded by national. lottery, eu and loans
- In the first 10 years the Eden project was generated 1.1 billion for Cornwall and attracted 13 million visitors.
- Eden project has employed650 people directly and more non directly
- It has raised cornwallsprofile and encouraged wider investment
- Made tourism a year. round
- 25% of Cornwalls population are over 65 in Grampound
- Engaged area int he gram pound as village shop run by volunteers, charities built 2 turbines, monthly local produce market and. carnival
- Grasmere
- Declined post production but it has rebranded itself as "home of Wordsworth"
- Tourist hotspot now with Wordsworth cottage and. slate houses
- Successful place- Sydney
- Huge CBD with 2/3 of regional headquarters of TNCS
- Large amount high income jobs in. knowledge economy
- Leading financial centre. for Asian-Pacific region
- gross regionalproductis largest in Australia
- Climate attracts footloose companies and migrants
- Time zone allows. trade with EU and USA
- 10thin world for quality of life and low deprivation
- 30% of. residents were born overseas
- 250 languages spokenand young economically workforce
- Australias most expensive city
- Incomes are 7th highest in the world
- lots of congestion and pollution.
- More inequality leading to gated communities.
- Pressure on servoces
- Housing crisi
- Rust belt- Michigan and Ohio
- Once heavy coal and steel industry but declined since 1980s
- Overseas companies could produce it cheaper
- Mines mechanised to cut costs
- Lower wages in south east of USA eg Texas
- High income job have been replaced by low. wage tertiary
- Population. decline with. a high out migration
- High unemployment and crime rates
- High speed railway2
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