Management of regeneration 3

Inrfrastructure projects- gov

• By investing in infrastructure, such as high-speed rail and airport developments, the UK government can maintain economic growth and improve accessibility to promote regeneration of regions

  • As relatively remote places become more accessible, they become more attractive to businesses and investments, which generates jobs and can lead to the positive multiplier effect

HS2- CONNECT LONDON TO BIRMINGHAM, create 22,000 jobs

Expansion of heathrow airport

• Building a third runway to increase flight capacity by 260,000 flights per year

• Terminals 1 and 3 would be demolished, and terminals 2 and 5 would be expanded over 30 years

• It is expected to cost just under £20 billion, which would be privately funded

• Business leaders are in favour of the expansion, which could boost the wider economy by £61 billion and create an additional 77,000 jobs

UK planning laws

• planning is deciding how land is used to create places that people want to work, live and invest in

Fracking

• Onshore shale gas fracking began in the UK in 2008

• The government saw fracking as a national priority for securing energy supplies and increasing economic stability

• Fracking is helpful for local economies as it generates jobs at the shale gas companies

• Other sectors then benefit, such as construction, hospitality, engineering

Reasons for the shortage of affordable housing

• more people live alone

• people live longer

• levels of immigratio

net migration in 2022

The difference between the number of people arriving and leaving

• 606,000

• the highests ever figure

Main economic arguments for immigration

• Increased gross domestic product (GDP) 

• Extra taxes and production 

• Both well-qualified and lower-skilled immigrants can fill skills shortages

how high migration impacts reeneration

• Increased pressure on services and housing availability in certain areas

• Social issues caused by asylum seekers being housed in hard-to-let properties in already deprived areas, such as estates in Middlesbrough
  

local gov aim in development

compete to create attractive business environments, such as science and technology parks, which attract:

• Domestic investors from within the UK

• Foreign investors from overseas

• Highly skilled workers

enterprise zones

48 designated enterprise zones across the UK 

• The local government in each area can decide what incentives they give to businesses in an enterprise zone, such as:

  • Discount on business rates for premises

  • Tax relief

  • More relaxed planning regulations

  • Superfast broadband

  • Government support for start-up costs

Science parks

• Science parks are designated areas created to promote innovation and act as hubs for advances in high technology e.g. pharmaceuticals, cyber-engineering

• They are intended to:

  • Support regeneration in economically depressed regions and cities of the UK by attracting new businesses and start-ups, which promotes economic growth 

  • Encourage the start-up and development of innovation-led, high-growth knowledge-based business

• Over 100 parks- generating 75,000 jobs for people

London olympic games

• High levels of deprivation and poverty

• Large amounts of industrial wasteland

• Higher than average unemployment than the rest of London

• The Olympic Park was mainly built on 560 acres of neglected and unused brownfield land

  • 2.3 million cubic metres of contaminated soil from past industries had to be cleaned

• Investment in the London Olympic Games boosted the UK’s economy by £9.9 billion

Urban and rural led regeneration strategies

• Retail-led plans - create business and job opportunities

• Tourism - brings money into the area and provides a flow of culture and positive media attention

• Leisure and sport - allows for community integration and social wellbeing 

• Public/private rural diversification - to allow new or different businesses to flourish in more remote areas and boost income

Importance of reimaging

Reimaging is about improving the reptation of a place to outsiders by marketing it as more attractive

• if people’s view of the area change then it will attract more visitors and investment

• importance to Glasgow used re-imaging in 2004, under the slogan “Glasgow: Scotland with Style '' to encourage visitors and business conferences

rural rebranding strategies

• Farm diversification (e.g. Campsites) and specialised products (e.g. cheese products)

• Outdoor pursuits and adventure in inaccessible and remote areas e.g. paintballing, climbing, whitewater rafting 

• Heritage and literary associations e.g. Brontë country

Aim of rural rebranding strategies

• Increase the amount of national and international tourists

• Improve services and transport links for locals

• Provide a wider source of income other than the traditional employment sectors of agriculture and forestry