Regeneration - Mock

Question 1

Why are wages in some urban areas higher than others

Answer 1

• Due to competition for skilled/qualified labour so businesses have to pay more to attract the best talent
• High wages attract migrants so pressure on housing increases so hosing costs and other services are higher so employers have to pay more to encourage employees to live there

Question 2

What factors can contribute to the spiral of decline in less successful areas

Answer 2

• lower weekly wages could contribute to a spiral as workers may migrate elsewhere
• lower levels of income, education, broadband means less entrepreneurs creating jobs, so more dependence on benefits lowering local spending resulting in more vacant, loan and charity shops
• lower levels of superfast broadband discourages quaternary companies in digital industries which relocated leaving communities dependant on low paid work

Question 3

What factors contribute to a more successful region

Answer 3

• High rates of employment and inward migration with low levels of multiple deprivation
• High levels of education success may contribute towards more innovation, more patents issues, contributing to new businesses and attracting migrants from rural places or less skilled cities

Question 4

What changes in demographic may a coastal region such as Margate encounter

Answer 4

• An increase in older people as retirement migration brings former urban dwellers seeking milder climates, flat location and quieter pace of life and clean air
• There may be a disproportionate number of woman due to different life expectancies

Question 5

What other changes in demographics might regeneration regions face

Answer 5

• increase in ethnic diversity (London) as people migrate for economic and social reasons, and enclaves develop attracting further migrants to rejoin families or drawn by cultural clustering

Question 6

What are some of the controversies of regeneration

Answer 6

• Local interest groups plat a key role in decision making about regeneration and there are often conflict between those that wish to preserve and seek change
• Different urban and rural stakeholders use different criteria to judge the success of regeneration
• Longstanding residents often more resistant to change but may recognise the issues and agree change was needed
• Young residents may have less investment in the place both physically and socially so less likely to object