Regeneration EQ2 Flashcards
why might regeneration be needed? (47 cards)
what is a social reason as to why Sydney is so successful?
- has low levels of multiple deprivation
- employment levels are high
- employers are footloose = not tied to raw materials
- national government have focused inward migration on well qualified professionals
what is a economic reason as to why Sydney is so successful?
- overseas -owned banks and TNCs
- were over 450,000 businesses based in Sydney
- has a young economically active work force
- national government have deregulated banking and finance allowing any overseas bank to operate
What is a environmental reason as to why Sydney is so successful?
- Sydney attracts business partly because of its beaches, harbour environment and climate
- time zone allows businesses to trade in the USA and Europe which is essential for investment
What’s one problem with Sydney’s success?
- remote rural areas are declining and losing young people and their skills
- High wages = very expensive to live there
- ranks 10th in quality of life
Name a successful place?
Sydney - Australia
Name a non successful area ( needs regeneration )
Rudy Belt Cities USA
What are the 3 mains reasons for the decline in the rust belt?
- oversea companies = produce cheaper coal and steel
- cut costs = mining companies = job losses
- lower wage costs = relocation of steel and car industries
What are the rust belt cities?
The largest coke manufacturing facility
What industries have declined in the rust belt cities?
Coal mining, steel manufacturing, engineering
What are two rust belt cities?
Detroit - Michigan, buffalo - New York
What industries have declined in Detroit?
Auto companies
Where has the population of Detroit moved to and by how much?
Moved to neighbouring places
From 1.85 million to 701,00
Name 2 reasons as to why people moved out of Detroit?
- desegregation policies were signed
- race rout made resident flee the city
- 3 bit auto companies moved productions out of Detroit
- less labouring jobs needed
- taxes rising
What is the social deprivation like in Detroit??
- most dangerous city in the USA
- started closing schools
- graduation rate is low
- life expectancy is low
- poverty rate is high
- common to own housing
What industries have declined in buffalo?
Manufacturing sector, industrial, technology
Where has the population moved to and by how much?
Moved to warmer states closer by losing 55% of its population
Name 2 reasons as to why people moved out of buffalo?
- shift in transport technology
- improvements in technology elsewhere
- really bad winter weather
- drop in labour demand
- attracted poor people due to cheap housing
- high taxes
- bad local policies
What is the social deprivation like in buffalo?
- most of the population is white
- small population
- 30% of residents are poor
- crime rate is very high
What are the 2 social segregation places and the 2 residential sorting places?
Sink estates
Gated communities
Commuter village
Deprivation in remote areas
What is a sink estate?
Housing estates characterised by high levels of economic and social deprivation
(High crime rates, domestic violence, drugs and gang warfare)
Why were sink estates built?
To improve living conditions for poorer residents of inner cities
What has sunk estates resulted in?
Segregating low income groups needing social assistance
Give a named example of a sink estate..
North London
What is a gated community?
Landscapes of surveillance with cctv and security guards found in rural settlements
