examples for changing places

• Burpham:

  ·      mean age : 38

  ·      very good health: 58%, bad health: 1.7%

  ·      Christian: 60%, Muslim: 3% 

  ·      Unemployed: 2%

  ·      White British: 83%

  ·      Population density: 24.6 people per hectare 
• Brentford, London: 

  ·      Mean age: 35

  ·      Very good health: 50%

  ·      Bad health: 4%

  ·      Christian: 51%, Muslim 12%

  ·      Unemployed: 5%

  ·      White British: 46%, Asian British, Asian 19%

  ·      Population density: 45.5 people per hectare 
• Guildford: 

  ·       Secondary decline: closure of town mills and Dapdune Warf 

  closing of Dennis manufacturing facilities now Wetherspoons and music college.

  ·       Primary decline: mining and quarrying for chalk has ceased (Foxenden quarry now a car park and playground).

  ·       Tertiary growth: tunsgate retail and silent pool distillery 
• Detroit:

  ·      In its peak Detroit had 1.8 million inhabitants (4th largest city in 1950)  now 630,000 and the 29th largest city 

  ·      3rd of Detroit in dereliction 
• management of Detroit:

  Detroit Economic Growth Corporation provides loans, investment, and incentives to boost productivity.

  ·      Detroit future city focus on employment opportunities through retraining and attracting investment. 

  ·      Creative corridor investment fund: focused on diversifying the economy. They gave grants and converted derelict buildings for offices in the tertiary sector and creative businesses.
• Detroit experienced decline due to decentralisation of the car manufacturing industry to the suburbs. this was made worse by: racial tensions, single industry reliance and lack of an effective transit system.
• how did racial tension occur in Detroit: white flight occurred due to decentralisation of the manufacturing industry. therefore the black communities in the centre experienced the effects of decline far worse and couldn't commute into the suburbs for work.
• BRIXTON

  ·      Loss of local, original businesses such as red records and replaced with others such as Michelin star, boutique restaurant naughty piglets.

  ·      West Indian/ Caribbean population (Windrush generation) brought a strong unique culture which was eroded (not lost)

  ·      Domestic property prices risen by 76% in the last 10 years (overheating)
• BRIXTON

  ·      Council raised £. 55.6 million selling off council housing.

  ·      Retail units have risen in price by up to 200% in 10 years.

  ·      53% of businesses in Brixton have been trading for over 10 years.

  Surrey research park: 
• Angel estate (council owned) was knocked down and sold to developers and rebuilt into apartments/ house/gated communities
• Surrey research park: 

  ·       Strong link to surrey university 

  ·       Proximity to transport links such as national rail and A3 connecting it to London.

  ·       Access to fast reliable WIFI.

  ·       Directly employs 4300 people but supports almost 17,500 jobs.
• Eden Project:

  ·      6 million visitors in the first 4 years who spent £900 million in the local economy.

  ·      Created 5500 jobs indirectly. 

  ·      Funded by southwest regional development agency: £50 million, lottery funding (millennium commission): £38 million and EU objective one: £26 million.

  ·      Contributes more than £1.7 million to local economy.
• Elton farm: rural diversification, clay pigeon shooting, quad bikes and Lazar tag.
• Hele Barton farm: Dairy farm diversified into holiday cottages.
• Lower exe farm: Leopalloza festival and campsite.
• the eden project has created full time stable jobs that people in Cornwall can advance in reducing dependence on seasonal employment
• CBDC: its aim was to put Cardiff on the international map as a superlative maritime city which will stand comparison to any such city in the world, thereby enhancing the image and economic well-being of Cardiff and Wales as a whole.
• Cardiff Bay:

  ·      By 1980s Cardiff Bay was derelict docks and mudflat.

  ·      CBDC set up in 1987 to regenerate 1,100 hectares of dockland.

  ·      327 hectares of land reclaimed. 
• Cardiff bay:

  ·      Loss of birds such as redshank and shelduck.

  ·      Lloyd George avenue regarded as a white elephant. 
• underpass under Cardiff bay
• £400 million budget for the CBDC
• Shere village- an example of a connected rural place

  Western Isle of Scotland- an example of an isolated rural place
• Surrey Research Park contributes an estimated annual contribution to the regional economy of between £450m and £625 million.