- loss of independent businesses - antisocial=crime=scares away visitors - neglected/unattractive - needs investment from govt./council - places close by with better facilities (Jesmond)

- built between 1969-1982 - ethnically diverse - good transport links - houses approx. 9,500 people - striking structure/multi-coloured - strong community spirit

Changing Places Flashcards by Millie Thornton

Facts about Killingworth New Town

former mining community
intended for 20,000 people
castle style
lake built in 1964

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Define place making

the deliberate shaping of an environment

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Define place

a location with meaning

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Define placelesness

a particular landscape which could be anywhere

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Define heterogenous

diverse in character/content

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Define homogenisation

the process of making things uniform or similar

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Give 3 factors facilitating homogenisation

ICT developments
increased international migration
spread of ideas/culture

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What is the primary sector?

farming

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What is the secondary sector?

manufacturing

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What is the tertiary industry?

seervices

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What is the quarternary industry?

high-tech

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Define perception of place

the way in which a place is viewed/regarded

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Define location

where the place is

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Define locale

a place where something happens/has an event associated with it

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Define sense of place

the subjective/emotional attachment people have to a place

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Endogenous facilities in Killingworth

-schools
-young people’s clubs
-white swan/lakeside centre
-football pitches
-St. John’s church hall
Palmersville metro station
Rising Sun country park

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How many times has Shield’s Road been voted the worst highstreet in Britain?

twice

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-ve’s of Byker

loss of independent businesses
antisocial=crime=scares away visitors
neglected/unattractive
needs investment from govt./council
places close by with better facilities (Jesmond)

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Media in Byker

TV series ‘Byker Grove’

some liked it but some thought it gave a negative representation of the north east

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Killingworth/Byker census data comparison

Population: higher in Byker
Age: both working age
Religion: both highest Christian, lowest Jewish
% very good health: 7% higher in Killingworth
Unemployment: over 2x higher in Byker

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culture/media in Kilingworth

1973 sitcom ‘whatever happened to the likely lads?’

- ep. of doctor who filmed there

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regeneration comparison of Killingworth/Byker

Killingworth improved:

lakeside, 2007
White swan centre
good transport network

Byker in decline:
-loss of independent businesses
-Jesmond=better facilities
but-good transport links

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Byker wall facts

built between 1969-1982
ethnically diverse
good transport links
houses approx. 9,500 people
striking structure/multi-coloured
strong community spirit

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White swan centre facts

contains 10,000ft^2 office space
employs 600
houses doctors surgery, library, small gym

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Killingworth mean age 2001-2011

31-40

Killingworth religion 2001-2011

70% Christian-65% Christian

Killingworth housing owned outright 2002-2011

20%-27%

Facts about the Killingworth towers

- 3 tier housing estate built in early 1970s - started to look/feel like a prison - vandalism - never widely popular, demolished in 1987

Regeneration in Killingworth

- originally 1960s planned new town - early 1980s Morrison's was built - white swan centre built - lakeside centre completed in 2007

Vicar's opinion of Byker

- unique/ multi-cultural | - child poverty, anti-social behaviour

What % Byker houses were owned by the council in 2011?

48%

what is the average age in Byker?

36years

Byker ethnicity 2001-2011

most white/British with small Asian population 2001 and 2011

Byker general health 2001-2011

improved: 1/2 fair health (2001), 1/5 fair health, most good health (2011)

Byker economic activity 2001-2011

321 unemployed (2001), 8% unemployed (2011)

Reimaging Amsterdam facts

- 'I Amsterdam' slogan - photographed 8,000 times a day=increased tourism - 1 of top 5 European cities for cultural assets and brand strength

how many people are on the council waiting list and how many second homes are there in Farron?

3,500 on waiting list and almost 4,000 second homes

which city is known as being heterogenous?

Los Angeles

name 3 different cities in LA

- skid row - gated community - china town

why is LA so diverse?

immigration from Mexico/Asia

give an environmental reason against the development at great park

red squirrel presence- and endangered species

where is there space to develop new homes instead of at Great Park?

Byker/Benwell- space for 20,000 new homes

give 2 arguments for the development at great park

- 4500 new homes | - close to A1 and integrated transport routes

why could they build on the greenbelt at great park?

labour govt. relaxed the rules/ ncl city councill adopted it

where is our suburbanisation example?

great park, gosforth, NE

give an economic reason against the development at great park

prices from £188,000 = not affordable

what did the govt. introduce in the 1990s and why?

greenbelt- areas of open space and low-density land use around urban areas with controlled development

where successfully stopped costa?

Totnes, Devon

what % of homes in the Lake District are said to be unoccupied all year round, in one village?

70%

what is causing conflict in the Lake District?

second hoome ownership

what are the second homes leading to a decline in?

schools, doctors, post offices

how many people in Totnes signed the petition to stop costa?

6,000 of the 8,500 residents

how many coffee shops does Totnes already have?

what does the 1895 OS map of Killingworth show?

- many fields | - very small village

what does the 2019 OS map of Killingworth show?

- lots of services/things to do - main road= good connections and road networks expanded - lake/leisure centre - industrial estate - post office

when did riots occur in inner city areas of newcastle?

1991/1992

where is our example of gentrification?

Notting Hill

what happened to the employment in Vicker's factory from 1940-1970?

fell from around 20,000 to 3,000

what is Notting Hill famous for?

Notting Hill carnival and Portobello road markets

why was Notting Hill in decline?

tiny terraced houses to rent for poor | 1950s referred to as an urban slum and riots occurred (racism)

how much money was spent on the regeneration of the quayside?

£430mil of govt. money and they attracted £1114mil private sector money

how many local people got jobs as a result of the regeneration of the quayside?

2,000

give an example of redevelopment along the Quayside and how much did it cost?

Sage built on derelict wasteland. over £70million

what was renewed along the quayside and what is it now?

Baltic flour mill closed in 1981. Now a centre for contemporary art

give a -ve of the regeneration of the quayside

focussed on the service sector/managerial posts rather than manufacturing and most housing is expensive

what were the problems of the gentrification in Notting Hill?

conflict/relocation

what does UDC stand for and why were they set up?

Urban development corporations- to regenerate selected inner city areas with large amounts of derelict/vacant land

when did the shipyard start to decline in Newcastle?

1970-1990

what were the benefits of the gentrification in Notting Hill?

increased property prices/ less vacant buildings

what is the area of Notting Hill known as?

one of the most desirable places in London for famlies

Changing Places Flashcards

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