EQ4 Flashcards
(20 cards)
5 Criteria for success for local government?
Increased tax revenue
Improved image
Number of residents increased
Increased investment income
Increased number of visitors
2 criteria for success of local businesses?
To be still in operation
Being profitable
4 criteria of success for residents?
Problems resolved
Improvement in infrastructure and image of houses
Affordable houses
More jobs
2 criteria for success for national government?
Increased tax
Improved image in media
Legacy?
The longer-term effects of a regeneration scheme.
It is judged on the reuse of any landmark building built for an event, amount of government support needed, the level of private investment and whether local people benefit long term
What is social progress?
Related to how an individual and community improve their relative status in society over time
2 aims of regeneration?
Increase income and employment
Decrease poverty
Area based initiatives?
They aims to improve selected people or places within a specific location
including: educational attainment, enhancing crime prevention and reducing unemployment
Baseline data?
Information used to compare present day characteristics with past land use maps, photographs and statistics, for example.
Catalyst?
The method used or event that starts a regeneration scheme e.g. building a new shopping centre, leisure facility or holding an event
Poverty (regeneration)?
Lack of resources or opportunities that regeneration projects aim to reduce
What is important to remember about the success of a region project?
they are not intended to be quick fixes, therefore the assessments of regeneration success shouldn’t be attempted before the project has had time to reveal its strengths and weaknesses e.g. a time lapse over years
Balance between investment and outcome. We want a positive ratio
4 perceptions of success?
personal perceptions, media coverage, ethnicity, age
a viewpoint and a role of national governments as a stakeholder in regen projects?
often keen on public service projects with long term national goals tasking priority
funded by central government to oversee these developments e.g. HS2
a viewpoint and a role of local councils as a stakeholder in regen projects?
make local planning decisions
‘soft management’ helping regeneration projects after e.g. after 2012 olympics
a viewpoint and a role of developers as stakeholders in a regen project?
support projects that lead to benefits for the company e.g. profit
funding of schemes
a viewpoint and a role of local businesses as stakeholders in a regen project?
will expect an increase in customer base e.g. businesses in olympic park 2012
compensation to allow new development
a viewpoint and a role of local communities as stakeholders in a regen project?
majority are affected by these projects
vote for political parties/form pressure groups
