Changing Places Mini Case Studies

• What is the name of the town who didn't want Costa?

  Totnes
• Where is Totnes located?

  In Dorset between Plymouth and Torquay
• What happened in Totnes?

  Costa had applied for planning permission to have a store on the local high street but the locals did not want this. They protested against this to the council and, although the planning permission was still accepted, Costa never actually built the store in Totnes.
• List some places that have a sense of placelessness

  Airports, motorways, services, IKEA, retail parks, new build housing estates
• List a place that can shape someone's identity

  Football Stadiums
• What does NIMBY mean?

  Not In My Backyard - Used when people support the project, but do not want it anywhere near them
• How did government policies affect China, and how was they did difference to France?

  The One-Child Policy was implemented in order to decrease the population growth, but led to people leaving "unwanted" children abandoned.

  France introduced policies in order to increase the birth rate (better maternity leave conditions etc.)

  Both schemes were successful at changing the demographic
• How has a government policy affected the culture of a place?

  In the 1930s, Germany invited a lot of Turkish people to immigrate to Germany. Many of these people stayed long turn, and as a result, aspects of Turkish culture has been implemented into Germany. Turkish is the second most spoken language in Germany and Islam is widely practised.
• When was the Eden Project initially thought of and when did it first open its doors?

  Originally thought of in 1995, opened its doors in 2000
• How much money has the Eden Project contribued to the Cornish economy over the years?

  £1.9 billion
• Why did Cornwall need the Eden project? List a few not all

  - The decline in rural services

  - Villages without shops or services

  - The seasonal economy and seasonal unemployment

  - Tourism is a volatile industry

  - Traditional Industries facing challenges (livestock farming, fishing, china clay, tin mining)

  - Indicators of deprivation in Cornwall (old cars etc)

  - Largely an elderly population

  - A brain drain effect caused by lack of transportation to and from London leading to less job opportunities.

  - Lower wages - 25% less than average in 2005

  - Lack of services like buses and village shops, causing people to either leave the area or not move there in the first place

  - Deindustrialisation caused by a decline in architecture
• How much money was spent on the Eden Project?

  £140 million
• Where did the money come from?

  Direct funding, third parties, the millennium commission, the EU, Southwest Regional Development Agency, crowdfunding, reinvestments
• How many jobs has the Eden project created?

  Over 1000
• How has the Eden project benefited Cornwall?


  It has bought consistent tourism into the area, local jobs have been created, it has given a lot of money back to the economy
• What are the issues with the Eden Project?

  Some people claim that it has become too commercial

  Most people travel by car making traffic, parking and air pollution a well known problem in the area, public transport alternatives have been suggested but cannot realistically be implemented given the current public transport infrastructure in Cornwall
• What is the Eden Project built on?

  An Old China Clay Pit