Lucys Key Facts Regenerating Places Flashcards
(26 cards)
How was Detroit affected by the global shift? What has this led to now?
Lost 140,000 jobs
Now average income is only $25000 (USA avg= 60,000)
2nd highest homicide rate in the USA
What is the average income in Silicon Valley, how has this affected the cost of living?
Avg income= $170,000
Avg house price =$1 million
What shows the silicon valleys paradox of success?
Has the 3rd highest homelessness rate in the USA
What makes the Itchen valley so successful?
M3 and M25 London orbital ring road
65 minute train ride to London Waterloo
What shows Itchen valley is very successful?
High house prices —avg £900,000
Good education — Winchester college has 1/3rd of students going on to attend oxbridge
What shows that Itchen valley is experiencing a paradox of success?
Hampshire has the highest number of non specialist teachers in the uk
Why has Cornwall experienced a spiral of decline?
Decline of the primary sector
E.G. the closure of the south crofty tin mine
What is evidence of the spiral of decline in Cornwall?
Between 2011-2021 the number of over 65s in Cornwall increased by 25.1%
What programmes has Glasgow engaged with to rebrand itself? (Sport+Culture)
Scotland with style (Urban sport rebranding)
New towns scheme
1990- EU capital of culture
2007 UEFA cup final
2014- commonwealth games — contributed £740 million to the local economy
Due to hold 2026 commonwealth games
What quango was involved in the regeneration of the London docklands and what was the regenerations cost?
London docklands development corporation
Cost £1.86 billion
What did the London docklands regeneration include?
Canary Wharf financial centre (used with financial market deregulation)
The O2 arena for tourism
What was the South Downs housing estate?
Proposed housing estate by Eton college and private developers with 3000 new homes for more than 6000 people
What NIMBY opposed the South Downs development and why?
Don’t urbanise the downs
Claimed local infrastructure couldn’t support additional population (roads are all single track)
What was the Saxon gate proposal?
Housing estate proposed in 2008 yet still unfinished
NIMBY Winchester deserves better was against the plans due to “insensitive architecture”
Led to planning blight
What is the PEEL group?
Large scale private investor
Includes PEEL ports whom developed Liverpool port
PEEL profits in 2022= £200 million
What we’re the problems with the Salford quays rebranding project?
Only 24/680 jobs went to locals at the BBC media city
Only 50% of housing was sold to local people
What is Kielder an example of and how does it do this? What are the problems associated?
Leisure rebranding — water park + USP of Astro tourism attracts 345,000 visitors per year to one of the most remote villages in the UK
What is Haworth an example of and how does it attract visitors?
Culture rebranding uses USP of being inspiration for Brontë sisters literature
Brontë museum has 100,000 visitors per year
What shows the success of the Eden project?
Had 13 million visitors since 2001
What makes the Eden project environmentally friendly?
Old clay pit turned into plant filled domes
Uses ETFE inflatable pillows that are 1% the weight of glass
How did the trump menie estate create conflict with the Aberdeenshire council?
Council rejected plans due to risk to local culture etc
Why have the plans for the menie estate had less success than expected?
Trump promised 1000 jobs however only 95 have been provided
How did the menie estate plans create conflict between the Scottish national government and the local government?
Scottish nat gov approved plans on appeal due to job creation potential
