EQ3 Flashcards
(46 cards)
What and where is farm diversification (Agriculture-based)?
Branching out from making original farm products such as milk and eggs, and finding new ways to make revenue through specialised product or experiences. e.g., Spring Farm in Sussex breeds alpacas which can be bought as pets or taken on walks by visitors.
What and where is farm diversification (non-agriculture based)?
Branching out from selling farm produce and using the land to form experiences nothing to do with farming. E.g., Tulley’s Farm In West Sussex, doing ‘Shocktober Fest’ which attracts 5000 visitors a night.
What and where it heritage rebranding?
Using the cultural heritage of a place (art, literature, etc.) To attract visitors. Fowey in Cornwall offers walking tours of the places Daphne Du Maurier wrote in. it also holds an annual literary festival.
What and where is destination tourism?
Using a big, single attraction to attract visitors, and provide other activities after arrival. E.g., The Eden Project is an attraction in Cornwall consisting of two giant ‘biomes’. This attracted 13 million visitors in its first year.
Outdoor pursuits
Adventure tourism destinations allow for attraction of rural tourists to an area they may not have considered before due to the activities they provide. E.g., Watergate Bay in Newquay, Cornwall offers activities like rock-climbing, surfing, and water skiing.
Countryside Stewardship schemes
UK farmers can apply to the government to receive money to start schemes to protect wildlife and the local environment. Farms on the Norfolk Estate in West Sussex are implementing schemes to protect the grey partridge. This is attracting more tourists to the area.
Enterprise Zones
These are initiatives focused in small areas which aims to attract investments for companies and businesses. E.g., the Aero hub in Newquay, Cornwall. this has been used to attract business.
What are the strategies of urban regeneration?
Infrastructure-led regeneration
Tourism-led
retail led
marketing heritage
sports-led
art and culture -led
themed events
What are the key strategies of rural regeneration?
- Farm diversification (Non-agricultural)
- Farm diversification (Agricultural)
- Countryside Stewardship schemes
- Enterprise zones
- outdoor pursuits
- destination tourism
- heritage rebranding
What are the needs of house building?
- People need more housing due to more divorce and increasing population.
- Horsham now has a target for house building of 1000 homes a year.
What are the affects of airport expansion?
- Heathrow nearly had an expansion which would’ve cost £18 billion. This was overturned due to climate concerns from activist groups, and UK government policy stating that the UK is aiming to reach NET Zero by 2030.
What are the affects of fracking?
- Local opposition due to NIMBYism, and concerns over water wastage, and the impacts on the local landscape.
What was the labour approach to regeneration in 1997 - 2010?
- focus on regeneration specific community areas and deprived neighbourhoods.
- focus on community engagement
- ‘pathfinder programme’ which focused on demolishing and rebuilding social housing (It was controversial)
What was the Coalition government’s approach to regeneration in 2000 - 2010?
Austerity policy with less funding for regeneration projects unless they could prove they provided economic gain.
What was the conservative approach to regeneration in 2015 - present?
City Deals promotes growth in areas of favour, not necessarily in areas of deprivaton.
- New, ‘Levelling Up’ policy started to reduce the disparity in growth between areas.
What are the pros of funding HS2?
Fast transport sustains a competitive economy.
Freeing up space for local railway connections.
Created 50,000 direct jobs.
Encourages regeneration in Northern cities, which creates more jobs.
What are the cons for funding HS2?
Expensive rail travel means only the rich benefit.
environmental damage of building and running high-speed railway lines.
Economic benefits are overstated.
How does the SWF impact regeneration?
The Sovereign Wealth Fund impacts regeneration through the global investments of state-owned investment funds into regeneration projects. An example of this would be the Qatari government owning The Shard.
What are the impacts of deregulation?
- 2008 Financial Crisis
- government did not have enough responsibility of power to restore order to the economy.
- job losses that occurred in the 1980’s.
- stabilised and boosted the economy from the economic mess the country was in after the aftermath of the war.
Who were the real losers in the 2008 financial crisis?
People lost homes, jobs, and suffered with terrible debt because of the financial crisis. The real losers were the younger generation, who had to function in a crashing economy with no money.
Unemployment rose to 8.4%, which was the highest it had been since the 1990’s.
Who were the real losers in the 2008 financial crisis?
People lost homes, jobs, and suffered with terrible debt because of the financial crisis. The real losers were the younger generation, who had to function in a crashing economy with no money.
Unemployment rose to 8.4%, which was the highest it had been since the 1990’s.
How has migration policy affected regeneration?
- More housing requirements due to larger population under more relaxed policy.
- Less community engagement from different places due to English not being a first language, or the attitude that someone does not have a cultural identity within the UK.
What have been the impacts of Brexit so far?
70% of normal ships are crossing the Channel. Many of them are empty as the sellers do not wish to deal with the bureaucracy.
Extra VAT is being put on shopping purchases made in the EU.
Many fruit and veg goods are rotting in their containers due to shipping denial over to the UK from Calais.
What is a Local Enterprise Zone?
They are areas in Britain which have tax breaks applied in order to attract businesses. They also provide other benefits such as a guarantee on infrastructure permission for business endeavours. Or, a 100% business rate discount for 5 years.
