Stratford

• What was the enquiry question?

  How has the regeneration of Stratford changed the local area?
• How did we choose our sites?

  They were chosen due to their regeneration status. Stratford New town (not regenerated), East Village (regenerated), QEOP (regenerated), Hackney Wick (in process of being regenerated)
• Why did we use stratified sampling?

  Same as rivers. We could end up with two areas in the same regions or with sites that have only been regenerated
• Which secondary data did we use?

  
  

  • census map
  • IMD map
• Explain a quantitive method of data collection to measure land use function.

  Land use mapping using RICEPOTS. This helped us to see how developed the area is and what the functions of the areas are
• Explain a qualitative method of data collection to record the quality of the urban environment

  Panoramic photography. We took a panoramic photo of QEOP and compared it to pictures from before the Olympics.
• An advantage of a method of data representation (Bar chart- consisting of the mean total EQS scores)

  it's easy to compare the areas
• A disadvantage of a method of data representation (Bar chart- consisting of the mean total EQS scores)

  It's the total score so it doesn't show how the score was made up
• Why might our conclusions be unreliable?

  • Different people rated the areas differently, so the EQS is subjective
  • Land use mapping was difficult to categories, like a shop which had flats on top
  • On the service tally you could easily miss a service
  • The census data was from 2011 so the updates census doesn't match yet
  • Imd map: we don't know how the score was made up, like health deprivation or housing deprivation
• Stratford results:


  • The regenerated areas seem to have improved the Quality of life with factors of health, education and services
  • On the Questionnaires everyone answered yes
  • Stratford New Town hasn't really benefited much from the regeneration
  • Views are mixed
  • There is an inequality between deprivation
• The late 20th Century was a period of severe economic decline linked to deindustrialisation, however, regeneration and rebranding associated with the London 2012 Olympics attempted to change this.  Hence the regeneration and rebranding of Stratford was a sports-led, large government project.
• Regeneration 


  means the long-term upgrading of existing places.
• Rebranding


  changing the identity of a place.
• Secondary data sources 


  • Every ten years, the census gives the Office for National Statistics (ONS) a complete picture of the nation
• The first map

  • The first map shows that the % of people with very bad health is generally average or below average in Stratford.
  • However, there is a pocket of well above average people with very bad health in Stratford New Town.
• The second map

  • The second map shows that the % of people (aged 16+) gaining 5 or more GCSEs grade A* to C varies considerably across Stratford. 
  • For example, in some areas the figure is above average, yet in New Town’s streets the figure is often well below average.  Therefore, these results suggest that both health and educational outcomes are worse in New Town than in other parts of Stratford.
• The Index of Multiple Deprivation results show that more change is needed in Stratford.  For instance, both East Village and New Town are in the 30% most deprived category. Moreover, other parts of Stratford are in the 20% most deprived category.
• Quantitive fieldwork method 


  An environmental quality survey was conducted to measure how environmental quality varies within Stratford.
• Stratford


  An urban area in East London in the borough of Newham
• Regeneration


  The long-term upgrading of existing places
• Rebranding


  Changing the identity of a place
• The late 20th Century was a period of severe economic decline linked to deindustrialisation, however, regeneration and rebranding associated with the London 2012 Olympics attempted to change this
• The regeneration and rebranding of Stratford has brought both positive and negative changes
• Sites were chosen due to their different regeneration status. Stratford New Town has not been regenerated whereas both East Village and the QEOP have been regenerated; Hackney Wick is in the process of being regenerated
• Census


  Every ten years, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) collects a complete picture of the nation
• The % of people with very bad health is generally average or below average in Stratford, however, there is a pocket of well above average people with very bad health in Stratford New Town
• The % of people (aged 16+) gaining 5 or more GCSEs grade A* to C varies considerably across Stratford, with some areas above average but New Town's streets often well below average
• The Index of Multiple Deprivation results show that more change is needed in Stratford, with both East Village and New Town in the 30% most deprived category and other parts in the 20% most deprived category
• Environmental quality survey


  Quantitative fieldwork method to measure how environmental quality varies within Stratford
• Service tally


  Quantitative fieldwork method to count low, mid and high order services at each site
• Land use mapping


  Quantitative fieldwork method to record the main land uses at each site
• Panoramic rephotography


  Qualitative fieldwork method to compare a panoramic digital photograph of the regenerated QEOP to older photographs
• Questionnaires


  Fieldwork method to question people in East Village
• The environmental quality results show surprisingly little difference between East Village/QEOP and Stratford New Town, with both scoring a mean total of 15 out of 25, and Stratford New Town scoring 14 out of 25
• East Village scored particularly highly for gardens/open spaces, whereas Stratford New Town received the highest score for traffic
• Hackney Wick scored just above average for each criterion, and this area received the highest mean total score
• The service tally showed that East Village had many mid order services such as pubs and restaurants, suggesting high consumer spending and a multiplier effect
• Land use mapping revealed that East Village and the QEOP have a wider mix of land uses compared to the mainly residential Stratford New Town
• The questionnaire results showed that almost all respondents believed there was a need for regeneration before the Olympics and that regeneration since the Olympics has improved Stratford
• The panoramic digital photography demonstrated that the environmental quality of Stratford's QEOP has changed positively since the Olympics