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1
Q

Rural area which has conflict?

A

Giants Causeway

2
Q

Why is Giants Causeway a contested space?

A

Its an area where the needs of visitors and other stakeholders may conflict with on another and with the needs of conservation

3
Q

What regeneration has taken place at Giant’s Causeway?

A

In 2013 a new £18 million Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre opened and the access road was upgraded to turn it into a bus route

4
Q

What is the result of Giant’s Causeway being more accessible?

A

Tourist perceive the area to be safe

5
Q

Why are people opposed to installing safety equipment at Giant’s Causeway?

A

safety equipment subtly degrades the quality of the scenery

6
Q

What are the concerns of locals with reagrds to tourism at Giant’s Causeway?

A

tourists dominate and are ruining the neighboutliness because they only stay seasonally

7
Q

What are the results of regeneration of Giant’s Causeway?

A

Increased traffic pollutes the air and the new buildings degrade the scenery

8
Q

What were the causes of the 2011 London riots?

A
  1. petty criminality
  2. urban deprivation
  3. allienated and dissaffected youth
  4. unemployment
  5. cuts to EMA
  6. Warm summer
  7. banker bonuses
  8. racisim and police tactics
9
Q

Where in London has the highest unemployment?

A

Haringey

10
Q

How much was invested by Mayor of London into regeneration of Tottenham?

A

£28 million

11
Q

How many new jobs will the rebuilding of Peacock industrial Estate create?

A

5000

12
Q

What have been the negatives of the rebuilding of the Peacock Industrial Estate?

A

permenant closure of small buisnesses

13
Q

What is Arup and what have they done?

A

A design consultancy which has been engaged by Haringey council to build 10,000 houses