CASE STUDY - Hulme (City Challenge)

Question 1

What is an example of a city challenge?

Answer 1

The Hulme, Manchester

Question 2

How many cities challenge schemes took place between 1992 and 1998?

Answer 2

31

Question 3

How much money was given by the government?

Answer 3

£1 billion

Question 4

What issues did the Hulme have?

Answer 4

In the early 19th century, overcrowding was an issue and poorly built. Social housing became common.

Question 5

When was the area cleared for redevelopment?

Answer 5

1960s

Question 6

What was billed to replace the 19th century social housing?

Answer 6

Tower Blocks and tall buildings

Question 7

How much was invested in the regeneration of the Hulme?

Answer 7

£37.5 million

Question 8

How was housing changed?

Answer 8

Tower, blocks, demolished, and a variety of new houses built? A mixture of council owned and private residences to provide for current residents and outside buyers.

Question 9

How was recreation changed?

Answer 9

The main shopping area was refurbish and the arts, venue and community centre were created

Question 10

How was business and investment improved?

Answer 10

The business Park was built to encourage private investment in the area

Question 11

How has the population changed?

Answer 11

Its grew by an estimated 3.2% between 1992, and 2002, compared to a 0. 2% in rest of city.

Question 12

How did unemployment change?

Answer 12

Fell from 32% to 6% in 20 years

Question 13

What percentage of people still live in social housing?

Answer 13

47.5%

Question 14

What aspects of areas have not changed?

Answer 14

House prices have alienated locals as gentrification occurs.
Unemployment is still high compared to the rest of the city.

Question 15

How much higher than the national average of a crime rates?

Answer 15

30x

Question 16

What was the Hulme known as?

Answer 16

The most deprived area in Manchester

Question 17

How has the scheme improve social aspects?

Answer 17

People feel safe as they look out for each other, neighbours get on and more privacy

Question 18

How are the new house is better for the environment?

Answer 18

They were more energy efficient, conserve water, better save the gas, electricity, and water bills are lower

Question 19

How many jobs were created?

Answer 19

53,000

Question 20

How many new businesses were established?

Answer 20

3000

Question 21

How successful was the project?

Answer 21

The local area was improved and the population increased, but there are still people in poverty and the locals were prized out of the area

Question 22

In the 1930s how many people lived thee?

Answer 22

130,000

Question 23

What was it like in the 1930s?

Answer 23

• Traditional WC area
• very poor housing, inc back to back

Question 24

What happened in the 1950s?

Answer 24

Slum clearance

Question 25

Hat happened in the 1960s

Answer 25

Redeveloped for 12,000 people - deck-access flats and pedestrian segregation

Question 26

What were the major problems with Hulme?

Answer 26

- Infestation - Poor heating - Unemployment (39%)

Question 27

What scheme was used for development?

Answer 27

City Challenge Partnership

Question 28

City Challenge Partnerships

Answer 28

- Designed by local authorities to gain funding - Addresses weaknesses of early regeneration - More organised - Equal important to buildings, people and values

Question 29

What was the focus of the partnership in Hulme?

Answer 29

Housing

Question 30

Before redevelopment, how many were claiming benefits?

Answer 30

Over 60%

Question 31

What % were residents more likley to be mugged before redevelopment?

Answer 31

30%

Question 32

Before redevelopment, how many times more likley were people stressed?

Answer 32

3x

Question 33

Before redevelopment, what was the unemployment rate?

Answer 33

Nearly 40%

Question 34

Before redevlopment what was Hulme isolated from?

Answer 34

Manchester City centre

Question 35

Before redevelopment, what did flats suffer from? (3)

Answer 35

- Pest infestations - Pooor heating - Poor child safety

Question 36

Before redevelopment,what did the flats symbolise?

Answer 36

Symbol of 1960s system built housing failures

Question 37

What was the budget for city challenge in Hulme?

Answer 37

£35m budget

Question 38

Who did the city challenge partner with?

Answer 38

- AMEC Regeneration - Hulme regeneration Limited

Question 39

What did Hulme propose to do?

Answer 39

- Redevelop as an ordinary mixed neighbourhood - Reopen the area to traffic - Create sites for employment

Question 40

How much money was received in public and private investment?

Answer 40

£400 million

Question 41

How much money came from the government as a part of the City Challenge Partnership?

Answer 41

£34 million

Question 42

What was done to improve community?

Answer 42

Zion Centre - a flag ship arts and community centre

Question 43

How many new homes were built?

Answer 43

2000+

Question 44

What did the redevelopment do to the infrastructure? (5)

Answer 44

- Deck access flats were demolished - Construction of the Hulme Arch Bridge - New road infrastructure - Birley Fields - new business park - New parks

Question 45

Hulme achievement (3)

Answer 45

- High quality design of housing - Environmental improvements ] - Integration along with the rest of the city

Question 46

What have unemployment levels declined top after redevelopment?

Answer 46

7%

Question 47

After redevelopment what was deprivation like?

Answer 47

Level of deprivation has improved compared to the rest of the city

Question 48

WHat did the redevlopment attract?

Answer 48

New high tech industries

Question 49

What % of housing are still socially rented?

Answer 49

64%

Question 50

After redevelopment, how has population changed compared to the rest of the city?

Answer 50

Has increased by 3% (re-urbanisation) compared with 0.2% increase for those whole city

Question 51

How has housing changed through the redevelopment?

Answer 51

- Dramatic diversification of housing stock - New, improved housing whether socially rented or privately etc proved popular - Socially rented homes have remained affordable

Question 52

What was the issue with house prices after the redevelopment?

Answer 52

Private home prices have risen faster than city average forcing locals out

Question 53

After redevelopment, what % do young professional;s make up and what is the impact of this?

Answer 53

Young professionals make up 30% increasing house price

Question 54

What have not appeared on the expected scale?

Answer 54

Small retailers and entertainment services

Question 55

Why has unemployment failed after redevelopment?

Answer 55

Still higher than national average

Question 56

What was housing stock like after city challenge?

Answer 56

Dramatic diversification

Question 57

What new housing association homes remain after redevelopment?

Answer 57

Affordable

Question 58

What did the area become after city challenge?

Answer 58

More attractive to live in

Question 59

What does competitive bidding in the scheme encourage?

Answer 59

New thinking and imagining ideas

Question 60

What attracted private investors to city challenge?

Answer 60

the competitive nature of the building

Question 61

Across city challenge how many houses we’re improved?

Answer 61

40,000

Question 62

Across city challenge how many jobs were created?

Answer 62

53,000

Question 63

Across city challenge how many businesses were established?

Answer 63

3,200

Question 64

Why is the bidding pro0cess unfair in city challenge?

Answer 64

Money was allocated based on the strength of the bid

Question 65

What are the issues with city challenge?

Answer 65

- Pitched neighbouring areas against each others when they could have worked together - All successful bids received the same sum of money despite the fact areas were more deprived than others