2B - Changing Places - Case Studies Flashcards
How has Liverpool been regenerated?
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Awards:
Liverpool City Council (LCC) nominated Liverpool for two global awards as a World Heritage Site (WHS) and European Capital of Culture.
‘Liverpool Waters’
The LCC has plans for a futuristic €5.5 billion technoscape development along the city’s coastline.
The centerpiece of the envisaged new ‘Liverpool Waters’ development will be the 55-story Shanghai Tower.
The aim is to drive up investment from Asian businesses who, it is hoped, will come to view Liverpool as a desirable locational for their European offices.
How has New Chinatown (Liverpool) been regenerated?
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Cost:
In April 2016, work began on the £200+ million development of ‘New Chinatown’ in Liverpool.
Services: The development will include over 800 apartments with a concierge service, in excess of 150,000 ft2 of commercial and retail space, and a new high-class hotel and luxury spa.
Investment:
Backing for the project comes from Chinese investment partners as well as the Trade and Investment Organisation associated with the UK government.
Architects said:
The architects of the project, BLOK Architecture, have explained their approach: ‘From the beginning, we have had a vision for an essentially Chinese development that will breathe new life and vibrancy into a historic but recently declining area.’
How has Coin Street (Southbank, London) been regenerated?
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In the late 1970s, Coin Street was an undesirable location
In 1998 the Mulberry Housing Cooperative was set up, followed by the opening of Gabriel’s Wharf as a public space and an area of small-scale businesses
Conversion of the Oxo Tower Wharf into a mixed-use area of social housing, retail units, and restaurants.
The South Bank in general then became more popular, with attractions such as the London Eye and Tate Modern being opened.
Several arts organisations and some large businesses worked with the CSCB (Coin Street Community Builders) to set up another non-profit company called the South Bank Employers’ Group (SBEG), which has been successful in managing the area and improving its physical condition
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Exogenous factors that contribute to the character of the place
Gentrification and Hipsterification
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men’s haircut £38
anti-gentrification riots on Brick Lane in 2014 - locals mad they could no longer afford to eat in the area
Pubs going out of business
House prices up more than 50% from 2013-18
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Endogenous factors that contribute to the character of the place
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Location:
East – used to have the smoke blown towards it – poor
Close to the docks – dockland workers
Economic characteristics:
Deindustrialisation and rise of the service economy - shift to a knowledge-based economy
Encouraged gentrification
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Exogenous factors that contribute to the character of the place
Migrants
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Huguenots left their mark through the nomenclature of the street names and some architectural features
Jewish community left no lasting impact on the area – the flow of people has moved on. Does that mean in the future there will be no sign of the Bangladeshi community?
Bengali community have influenced the area a lot after arriving in the 1950s
At the peak time of the population, there was upwards of 80-90% Bengali people but has been dropping since
Increased the number of leather shops
In the late 70s, there was a lot of fascism, BNP would march down Brick Lane and clash with the Bengali citizens - Murder of Altab Ali in 1978
Now the park on Whitechapel High Street is called Altab Ali park
At one point there were 30 Bengali curry houses on Brick Lane now only 14
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Lived Experience
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Bengali Community:
- — Struggling a lot now due to gentrification
- — In the late 70s, there was a lot of fascism, BNP would march down Brick Lane and clash with the Bengali citizens - Murder of Altab Ali in 1978
- — Now the park on Whitechapel High Street is called Altab Ali park
- — At one point there were 30 Bengali curry houses on Brick Lane now only 14
Lack of voice:
The local council doesn’t ask for the voice of the community - pedestrianised Brick Lane without letting locals know – damaged businesses
Price:
A lot of residents are struggling to afford the area now
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Changing demographic and cultural characteristics
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Huguenots left their mark through the nomenclature of the street names and some architectural features - 17-18th Century
Jewish community left no lasting impact on the area – the flow of people has moved on. Does that mean in the future there will be no sign of the Bangladeshi community?
Bengali community have influenced the area a lot after arriving in 1950s
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Economic change and social inequalities
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More people in Tower Hamlets have a university degree than the rest of the UK – rapid increase after 1990 – before 1990 it was a lower rate than rest of UK
After 1981 the % of people renting from local authorities drastically dropped from 82% in 1981 to 20% in 2010 – most likely due to private landlords - still higher than rest of UK at 10% - at peak difference it was in 1981 with TH at 82% and rest of UK at 32% (50% difference)
Higher male unemployment rate than rest of UK (2010 – TH – 10%, UK – 7%). Peaked in 1990 – 28% compared with UK – 12.5%
Median income has increased by 9.2% from 2009-2013.
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Exogenous factors that contribute to the character of the place
Crossrail
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Crossrail construction started in 2009 and it is planned to finish in 2022
Whitechapel is will become part of the Elizabeth line - giving it swift links to the West End, City, and Heathrow Airport.
The most affordable location on the Crossrail - will lead to an influx of home buyers
Upwards of £16 billion
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Exogenous factors that contribute to the character of the place
Investment plans
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Crossrail
Whitechapel Vision
Science research campus for Queen Mary’s University
The Silk District
Whitechapel Square
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Exogenous factors that contribute to the character of the place
Science research campus for Queen Mary’s University
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Planned £300 million development
Will draw scientists and academics to the area - increasing average salary and pouring more money into local economy
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Exogenous factors that contribute to the character of the place
The Silk District
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£90 million development by L&Q and Mount Anvil
Named for the silk-weaving Huguenots who lived here in the 17th century
564 homes - 1/4 earmarked for first-time buyers (affordable)
Space for shops, cafes, and restaurants on pedestrianised streets
Prices are through the roof - 2 bedroom flats from £687,000
Marketed in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur as well
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Exogenous factors that contribute to the character of the place
Whitechapel Square
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Whitechapel Square is a project, for Sainsbury’s Property Investments (SPI)
Seeks to fulfill the ambitions of Tower Hamlets ‘Whitechapel Vision’ by regenerating the site of an existing supermarket into a major mixed-use scheme centred around a series of new public squares.
£200 million
Over 1/3 of the development area has been designed to create spaces that draw on historic street patterns to form new places and connections
Define new settings to the historic and contemporary neighbouring buildings.
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Exogenous factors that contribute to the character of the place
Whitechapel Vision
All of the development schemes are part of ‘Whitechapel Vision’
Tower Hamlets’ strategy to develop Whitechapel
