human regeneration

kidbrooke

• was previously a RAF base and primarily countryside, this changed as london began to grow

• Ferrier estate, had a bag reputation on a national level, demolished in the early 2010s and late 2000s

• replaced by kidbrooke village, a £1 billion project build with help from the berkley group

• many previous residents of the ferrier estate can no longer afford to live here, displacement of communities

• a one bedroom flat costs £400k+ to buy

• 20 mins away roughly from central london

blackheath

• originally a commuter town, now has begun to be seen as more upper middle class, some homes cost more than £1 mil.

• blackheath society has a very strong influence locally, prevented the A2 from being expanded into the area

• blackheath sunday market

• 16 mins away from central

• span houses built as an affordable way for families to live, these have nearly doubled in price

brixton pound

• launched after 2008 financial crash as a way to support local businesses.

• covid changed its use

• used as trade tokens, that could be used locally

transition towns

• community led initatives aimed at reducing reliance on fossil fuels and economic instability

• totnes in the UK was the first to do this, focusing on reducing food miles by growing food locally, re-skilling the workforce and strengthening the economy through bottom up initatives

stratford olympic park

• more than 33k homes built with 5 new neighbourhoods

• new acadmey has been built from nursery to sixth form

• introduction of buses, new jobs in constrcution and torusim have created a multiplier effect

• many previous residents can no longer affrod to live in the area, the diversity has diminsihed due to schools and homes being demolished to make way for the olympci park

• 100k new jobs, the area is built on sustainbility althought bulidng cost 3.3 million tonnes of co2, wildlife relocated and parts for bulidng shipped overseas

• the area needed regeneration after the closing of the docks which had led to high levels of unemployment. protests from locals as land had to bought from them

• many areas that were built specifically for the olympic games in 2012 are now used by schools - locals have to pay etc. generated £9 billion

detroit

• following rapid industrilisation, globalisation led to many companies no longer replying on the west and instead using the east as it is cheaper

• this led to a massive spiral of decline, including high crime rates etc

• due to the spiral of decline, many people could not afford to move out - bankruptcy. over 1 million moved out of the area

• decline was worsened by severe racial tensions an riots + “white flight” to the suburbs.

• attempting to move to a “rust belt of resilience” - focus on sustainable development and urban renewal

red car

• town in the north east of england, heavily affected by the closing of the mines

canary wharf

the gorbels