Geography- Regeneration (case studies)

What’s an example of sports led regeneration?

2012 Olympic Games in London- Stratford basically

Why was regeneration needs in East London

It was a heavily contaminated area with deprivation and unemployment and derelict land.

What was the strategy to regenerate east London

By hosting the Olympic Games in that area by building the stadium there and having transport improvement and housing + business investment.

How big was the Olympic park made?

2.5km²

Facts about Olympic Park?

Had 10,000 houses built

Costed £9 billion in investment.

Why was Olympic Park regeneration seen as a bad thing?

Gentrification and local residents felt excluded from the benefits of the park.

What is gentrification?

Having richer individuals invest and live there so housing costs go up.

What’s an example of rural diversification?

Form shops and diversification in Devon and Yorkshire

Why did Devon and Yorkshire need rural diversification?

Supermarkets caused farms to fail as agriculture became decreasingly profitable.

What was the strategy to rural diversification?

Farmers diversify to have shops, cafes, glamping sites, holiday accommodation

Facts about rural diversification?

Farm diversification contributed to an annual £740 million to the UK agricultural economy.

65% of UK farms have some form of diversification (around that percent)

What is the POTENTIAL issue with rural diversification?

Increases house prices

More seasonal jobs instead of permanent

Traffic increase

What’s an example of tourism-led regeneration?

Plymouth

Why was tourism-led regeneration needed?

Dockyard employment in the town had declined as industry was restructured after the 1980s caused an economic decline and higher unemployment.

What strategies were used for tourism-led regeneration?

Waterfront regeneration

Marina development

Heritage tourism

Retail Redevelopment

Facts about tourism-led regeneration in Plymouth?

Unemployment in 2014- 7% (above UK average)

Plymouth GVA (gross value added) in 2013- £5.17 billion

26.2% of residents were among England’s most deprived

Major regeneration included Royal William Yard and Barbican Waterfront Redevelopment.

Example of culture-led regeneration?

Glasgow

Why was culture-led regeneration needed?

Deindustrialisation and collapse of shipbuilding in 1970s - 1980s

Strategies for culture-led regeneration?

Art investment

Museum events

cultural city rebrand

Facts about culture-led regeneration?

European city of 1990

Tourism increased during 90s

Glasgow went from “declining industrial city” to cultural centre

What is an example of conservation led regeneration?

Kielder Water & Forest Park

Why was conservation led regeneration needed?

The area was remote & rural so suffered from limited economic opportunities and outward migration

Strategies for conservation led regeneration?

Dark Sky Park designation

ecotourism

environmental conservation

Facts about the conservation led regeneration?

- Became Europe’s largest protected Dark Sky Park in 2013

- Covers over 572 square miles

-Tourism linked to stargazing increased visitor numbers significantly