4.5C Conflicts

• conflicts occur due to:

  • a lack of political engagement and representation
  • ethnic tensions
  • inequality
  • a lack of economic opportunity
• Tottenham:

  • Riots caused by a black guy being shot
  • the Tottenham task force was set up in 2011 and was tasked with overseeing the development and implications of a comprehensive regeneration strategy
• • Top-down approaches to regeneration can reduce community engagement because: 
  • The approaches can erase the local character of the area and degrade the sense of place felt by existing residents
  • Local groups might not benefit from the regeneration scheme
  • The development company might try to fit regeneration ideas from other areas into that place
• Conflicts over regeneration are caused by:

  • A lack of political engagement and representation 
  • Low-income groups are less likely to vote, so politicians direct their interest to richer groups
  • Regeneration is then imposed on locals by development companies, who have no lived experience of the place
  • Ethnic tensions
  • Social inequality
  • A lack of economic opportunity