4.12A Restructuring and contested decision

Cards (5)

  • rural regeneration can also be contested through other stakeholder like farmers or the local council
  • rural regeneration and rebranding strategies generate more conflict within local communities than others, such as:
    • Renewable energy 
    • Housing developments
    • Local residents often oppose housing developments
    • Derelict land
    • Conservation
  • Regeneration North Antrim Coast - Giant’s causeway visitor centre:
    • Provides 75 full-time jobs 
    • Challenges for local communities: 
    • Overtourism (too many visitors)
    • The money spent on parking etc goes to the National Trust, not the local community
    • Community access to the site is now limited by the National Trust, despite having had access to it for thousands of year
    • 65% of the community were not involved in the tourist industry, so make little monetary gain or contribute to tourism development
  • Regeneration Along the North Antrim Coast - Criteria of success for different stakeholders:
    • National Trust - increased visitor numbers, increased revenue
    • Moyle District Council - more employment, higher tax revenues 
    • Local community - less disruption due to tourist numbers
    • Translink (public transport network) - increased demand for services, more profits 
    • Local businesses (e.g. cafes, craft shops, hotel) - more customers, more profit
  • Regeneration Along the North Antrim Coast - Conflict created via proposed golf course:
    • Development plans to create the Bushmills Dunes Golf Resort and Spa at Runkerry
    • Runkerry is 500 metres away from the Giant’s Causeway - a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which led to objections from environmentalists (e.g. the National Trust, UNESCO)
    • Due to strong opposition and inadequate finances, the golf course did not go ahead