Regenerating places case studies

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What is a case study for a successful region in the UK?
Berkshire
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Why is Berkshire a successful place?
Great connection - M4 motorway, Heathrow airport, 2 universities in Reading, Windsor has royalty links. Physical - Flat land, good quality for development, high quality housing.
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What are the demographics and economics of Berkshire?
Economics - 4.1% Unemployment rate, TNC's such as Microsoft HQ's, 20% of the UK can't afford houses. Employment - 50% Knowledge based, managerial and professional economies. Immigration - 40% workers, 23% students.
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What are the negatives/concerns for Berkshire?
There is a lack of labour, lack of high quality education, poor public transport, lack of affordable house and a dependency on the knowledge-based economy.
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What are the priorities/what has been implemented in Berkshire?
10,000 new affordable homes, investment into the transport services, super fast broadband.
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Name a declining place in the UK.
Middlesbrough.
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What are the effects of the deindustrialisation of Middlesbrough
20,000 outmigration, 13% unemployment, £57,000 average house price (£225,000 UK average), Lowest life expectancy in the UK 68. High crime rate, lots of sink estates, closure of small businesses, negative cumulative causation.
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What are the priorities for Middlesbrough?
Improve sports facility (Middlesbrough Sports Village, reduce crime), £215 million investment into Greater Middlehaven - 1500 jobs, 100 homes, new Police HQ. 11,500 new high quality homes in Grove Hill (largest sink estate). 12,000 tertiary jobs.
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What are the disadvantages/failures with the Middlesbrough regeneration.
House prices increased to £350,000 on average.
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How was Newcastle successful in the past?
They had a heavy coil industry that increased the population by nearly 200,000 people. Contributed £225 million to UK GDP.
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How did the deindustrialisation effect Newcastle?
1.6 million lost jobs, 28% unemployment, 12% increase in graffiti. Population fell by 100,000. 1/3 of land was derelict.
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How has Newcastle been regenerated?
£140 million spent on a business park (function change, more affluent people). 30,000 jobs & 13,000 businesses created. 121 building restored. Fitted CCTV. Tyne Tunnel 2 £260 million (accessibility). Created science city. £70m Sage Gateshead.
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Was the Newcastle regeneration successful?
Contribute £34 billion to GDP, 18 million tourists per year contributing to £1.6 billion and support 15,000 jobs. 300,000 population in the City, 1 million including rural areas.
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Was the Newcastle regeneration a failure?
£23,000 GDP per capita (£29,000 UK), 6% unemployment rate (3.9% UK),
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Why was the London Docklands a thriving place in the past?
Was the largest port in the UK, high employment low crime, high levels of trade. But, low skilled work, workers started to demand more money, poor housing, poor accessibility.
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What were the effect of containerisation on the London Docklands?
Ships were too large to fit in the shallow waters. 12,000 jobs lost - 100,000 outmigration. 71.5% increase in crime. 60% of men were unemployed. 40% of land, the canal and railway were derelict (reduced economic viability). 95% of housing was rented.
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How was the London Docklands/Canary Wharf regenerated?
Renamed Canary Wharf (re-imaging). The LDDC built the London City Airport (1.5million passengers a year). Docklands light railway (35,000 passengers a week). Isle of Dogs Enterprise zone created (120,000 tertiary & quaternary jobs) HSBC HQ.
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Further regeneration of the London Docklands.
£7.5 billion private investment from TNC's. 22,000 new homes built - £10 million on council houses and pensions. £100 million on education, training & healthcare. Lime house link tunnel - 80,000 cars a day to London.
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Was the regeneration of the London Docklands successful?
Contributes $1 trillion to GDP. High quality jobs and houses. £615,000 average house price. 7% unemployment rate. Caused gentrification to occur.
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What case study relates to rural regeneration?
Cornwall & the Causeway Coast.
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Why was regenerated in cornwall needed?
Low wages - seasonal jobs. A declining primary industry. Elderly population (less economically active). Hard to attract people to live there because it is far from London.
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How has Cornwall been regenerated?
The Eden Project - World's largest indoor rainforest, 1.9 million visitors a year spending £285 million overall, 400 jobs. Boardmasters festival - 50,000 tourists per year.
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What are the failures with the Cornwall regenerated?
The house prices increased to £350,000 on average. Elderly population was not solved. Brain loss/drain occurs for economically active people that can't find suitable jobs. SW film studios was created but failed within 2 years.
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How has the Cornwall regenerated been successful?
3.6% unemployment, below UK average. GDP per capita increased by 55%. GDP increased to £7 billion.
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What are the aims to improve rural diversification at the Causeway Coast.
£8.5 million to support rural businesses. £55,000 to support 100 farming families. 40 new businesses.
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How have the rural diversification projects been successful?
400 jobs created. 3% economic growth. 300 new businesses
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What tourism projects have been implemented at the Causeway Coast?
Regional food restaurants & new water based activities.
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What are the effects of the tourism projects?
10% increase in the number of tourists. 50 jobs created. 60 new businesses.
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What are the services and transport projects that have been introduced at the Causeway Coast.
Village renewal - improved healthcare for the youth. Improve low education standards. Improve vacant properties and poor environmental conditions.
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How have the services and transport projects been successful?
Better quality lives for 5000 villagers. 10 jobs created. Village renewal officer appointed.
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How has Bronte Country, Yorkshire, been rebranded?
Uses history to develop tourism through museums and farms. Transport links have been improved allowing local businesses to thrive from tourism.
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What case study links to gentrification in the UK?
Nottinghill
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What was Nottinghill like in the past?
The average house price was only £12,000 in 1970. During WW2, a large number of Caribbean's migrated to Nottinghill because it was cheap.
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How has Nottinghill been regenerated and what effects has it had?
There has been an influx of expensive boutique shops and restaurants that have attracted richer people into the area. However, there has been a huge out migration of the old residents. £3.5 million house price
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What has taken place due to regeneration in Tottenham?
Huge riots due to poor relationships with the police, deprivation & youth unemployment (high crime)
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How has Tottenham been regenerated?
The Mayer of London has invested £30 million. 5000 new jobs created at the expense of small business closures. 10,000 new homes built. However, religious diversity might be lost and gentrification will occur.
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Why is Berkshire a successful place?

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