EQ3

Question 1

Infrastructure?

Answer 1

the basic services and systems needed for a place to work effectively e.g. rod networks, water and sewage facilities

Question 2

What does the government believe is the key to successful regeneration?

Answer 2

Improving accessibility e.g. HS2,

Question 3

4 factors affecting regeneration?

Answer 3

Politics of the local area

Quality of the bid to government or private investor

Urban or rural

Legacy of past regeneration policies

Question 4

3 ways that government domestic policies can help stimulate regeneration?

Answer 4

relaxing planning laws on Greenfield sites

providing incentives to encourage the building of affordable houses

allowing fracking (extracting oil and gas) hoping it might help regain in rural areas e.g. jobs, investment, tax

Question 5

2 international policies that governments can implement to help regeneration?

Answer 5

deregulating capital markets (removing/relaxing government controls on the movement of money) to encourage overseas investment in regeneration schemes

immigration - there is tension between the job-generating focus of regeneration and the availability of immigrant workers

Question 6

4 examples of good regeneration strategies?

Answer 6

sustainable communities with an environmental focus

use of infrastructure to drive economic growth e.g. HS2, Heathrow expansion

themed events e.g. xmas markets, music festivals

use of sport, art and culture to attract investment e.g. olympic park

Question 7

what do local governments hope for when creating a regeneration scheme?

Answer 7

local support, however not everyone will be happy and accept, e.g. HS2