Assessing the success of regeneration

Question 1

Catalyst

Answer 1

method used or event that starts regeneration scheme, eg building new shopping mall, leisure facility, creation of country park or holding a leisure event

Question 2

Area based initiatives

Answer 2

aim to improve selected people or places within specific location, including educational attainment, enhancing crime prevention and reducing unemployment

Question 3

Poverty

Answer 3

relative to the place and time people live in, poverty threshold in UK is households with income less that 60% of national median, after housing costs are included

Question 4

Baseline data

Answer 4

information used to compare present-day characteristics with, for example, past land-use maps, photographs and statistics

Question 5

Benefit-cost ratios

Answer 5

the balance between investment and outcomes, a positive ratio is desirable

Question 6

Sustainability

Answer 6

definition varies but it may be thought of as regeneration that creates long-lasting economic, social and environmental benefits for a place