Regeneration EQ3 Flashcards
(38 cards)
Name 4 different strategies you know to regenerate a place.
Infrastructure improvements e.g. transport
Introduce enterprise zones
Planning infrastructure e.g. buildings
Migration policies
Who are the key players involved in regeneration?
Local government
Local residents
TNCs
Local businesses
Environmental groups
At what scales can regeneration take place?
National
Regional
Local
Define reimaging
Making a place more attractive and desirable to invest in, live or visit
Define rebranding
The ‘marketing’ aspect of regeneration designed to attract businesses, residents and visitors
What is a flagship project?
Large scale, prestigious projects often using bold ‘signature architecture’ . The hope is to generate a positive spin in a place.
How can investment in infrastructure by the national government help to regenerate places?
It can help to improve connectivity of a place, for example by improving/introducing transport links
Why does our national government ‘secure private sector investment’?
The private sector is used to design, build, finance and/or maintain public sector assets in return for long-term payments or profit from the original revenue generated.
What was the aim of HS2 and phase 1&2 of the project?
HS2 was supposed to connect the north with the south
Phase 1 was connecting London to Birmingham
Phase 2 was connecting Birmingham to MCR and Leeds
How many minutes would HS2 save from Birmingham to London?
29 minutes
What are some cons of the HS2 project?
Clearance of 108 woodlands
Initial estimate of £37billion
When re-estimated it was £108 billion
What are some cons of the Heathrow expansion scheme?
Heathrow is already the UK’s busiest airport
Already has 2 runways
Would take 5-6 years to be constructed
Heathrow is the UK’s largest emitter of CO2
What are some pros of the Heathrow expansion scheme?
£61billion to local economy
77,000 local jobs by 2030
30% of UK’s export beyond EU happens through Heathrow airport
130 million passengers per year extra capacity
How are planning laws used as part of the regeneration process?
Planning is about deciding how land is used. Planners may regulate markets by using ‘planning gain’ whereby they allow development if there is a benefit for the local economy
What is ‘planning blight’?
Investors are unwilling to commit until a decision is made, house prices may fall and trap residents into not being able to afford to move.
Give 3 examples of planning changes by the national government
Repurposing of empty buildings
Planning laws for brownfield sites
Improving quality of social housing
What is fracking and why has it caused conflict?
The process of obtaining gas from shale rock by hydraulic fracturing. It has caused conflict for local and national climate change activists as it emits/pollutes lots of gas into the atmosphere.
What is the economic argument for increased immigration?
Increased GDP. Lower skilled people can fill skill shortages
Why do younger adults and families help the UK
It has an ageing population
What was the new energy strategy in 2022?
New nuclear power
New offshore wind
New licensed for gas/oil in the North sea
What were we predicted to have to do in terms of fracking 2020?
Import more of our gas
What is a green city?
A green city prioritizes the preservation of the natural world alongside the economic, social and physical health and wellness of the city’s inhabitants.
What is Copenhagen doing with green infrastructure 4 factors?
Using district heating instead of individual boilers
Designated cycle lanes
Reduced CO2 by 40% since 2005
New tram lines in place
What are four factors that show Cambridge business park’s development?
Many businesses are in biotech and technology
Fiber optics broadband systems in operation
Shower facilities and lit cycle tracks
Encouraged to car share, use trains and cycle there
