RURAL: CORNWALL

cornwall jobs?

* 22% pop dont have high qualifications
* 4hrs from core - burgess model
* low GDP
* brain drain - deindustrialization - negative multiplier effect = spiral of decline
* eco stagnation
* capped at primary sector jobs

cornwall poverty?

* high dep
* 80% struggle to afford homes due to holiday homes
* wage 25% lower than average
* low imd

cornwall demographic

* high dependency ratio
* brain drain - centrifugal force
* 20 % pop is over age of 50 increased by 51% since 1990s
* reduced economically active population

pros of eden project

* re branding
* hired 400 people 75% were unemployed - egan wheel sustainability
* attract tourism - PME
* 600m spent by tourists
* £130 spend daily
* 80% of businesses near eden project have said they’ve benefited from it
* inc income - reduces pov - pme - better quality of life

cons of eden project

* temporary solution
* 80% visitors come in easter and summer
* eco decline in winter due to lack of tourism - unsustainable
* env impacts - inc pollution due to congestions
* high carbon footprint

describe newquay aerohub

* rebrading
* business park
* attract business start ups
* inc diversity and eco potential - centripetal force - inc tourism
* doesn solely rely on tourism - sustainable
* provides jobs
* only 400 new jobs created
* most jobs were old but privatised
* eg Bristow helicopters took over Coast guard