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1
Q

Northampton:

Market square, carnival, waterfront, town centre, North Gate bus station

A
  1. Bring more people into area, increase eco activity e.g. ice ring
  2. Ballon festival, more money
  3. Near town centre, Uni = bring more people into town
  4. 24 hour restaurants
  5. Opinions now poorer, famous due to worst building in UK, £7mil
2
Q

Docklands

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LDDC - London Docklands Development Cooperation
Area poor due to no work in pots = bigger ships, planes and ports, more competition
Redeveloped + aimed at business and more wealthier people
Poorer people had to move = expensive
Green space + new investments e.g. banks

3
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London Olympics 2012 legacy

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Legacy
Involved locals, govt and olympics committee
create heritage in area
improved east london / brownfield site
new jobs - but companies from other areas
buildings + houses destroyed as area was built on it
atheletes park now houses + west ham stadium

4
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Liverpool

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Top-down and bottom-up
used culture as catalyst for rebranding Liverpool
named EU capital of culture 2008
looked to re-image city
new housing, cruise-inner terminal, £900 mil Paradise street campaign
flagship - Pier head + Albert Dock = world heritage site = waterfront

5
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Birmingham

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flagship
bull-ring = new shopping market
looked to regenerate city through culture and art

6
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Gateshead

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Millennium bridge built = looked to make Gateshead modern city
aid industrial areas regenerated
used arts + music in way to attract more people to city = Sage Music Centre

7
Q

Greenwich Millenium Village

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South-east london
sustainable living
bike + bus paths
water cycles and sun panels
services nearby = people dont have to travel far to get there
8
Q

Boscombe

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deprived area
council agreed with oversea company to make surf reef; £11mil development of area
did not work and failed
2014 - council redeveloped whole coastal area to coastal activity park e.g. interview = not known, failure?

9
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Lyme Regis

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food town + world heritage site
river cottage - gave village identity of foodtown = mainly local food shops e.g. land use
world heritage sites - Jurassic coast - fossils can be fund = festival
led to increase in visitors

10
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Objective one

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cornwall deprived area in eu
eu donated money for govt to improve area
£350 mil

11
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Eden project

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cornwall economy declining - low wages, young peeps moving + lack of service
2001 eden project opened = regenerate area, eco-theme park, generate tourism 1mil each year
created cycle = more peope - money - local buisness - jobs
traffic problems, pollution + public money

12
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Farm diversification

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trekking llamas

irchester country park - added area to walk tree level + cafes

13
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Salcey forest

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full tie rangers
new and extended
new car park
new walking path

14
Q

Toe wrestling

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Ashbourne, derbyshire
provides benefits for locals
attracts many visitors

15
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Stratford

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east london
not well developed
now changed though
area doing well due to olympics 
still rebranding area
london stadium = west ham
westfield shopping centre = new jobs
16
Q

Art

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Gateshead
angle of north - steep sculpture
regenerated site of disuse mine = attract investors and visitors

17
Q

Rural heritage

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production of whiskey in scots = attract tourists
tours
spend money on accommodation and leisure activities

18
Q

Cultural heritage

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lake district - poet William Wordsworth

poems about area

19
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Historical heritage

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world heritage site between newcastle and carlisle

Hadrians wall / Roman wall