Newham and Stratford (regeneration)

• Behavioural geography


  Prefers to the way in which millions of pieces of information about places are perceived by people through their senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste
• topophilia


  Bond between people and place

  Arguing that it is through human perception and experience that we get to know places
• Why was Newham and Stratford used for the 2012 Olympic Games?


  Stratford is the best connected area in London
• Successes of the regeneration, who are the stakeholders?

  A voice was given to the local people-> localism bill

  Julian chain-> representative for the people

  Clays Lane-> Communal living area
• Problems with affordable housing

  Chobhan Manor-> 50% was meant to be affordable though only 28% was

  When people moved into new ‘affordable’ housing, they increased rent
• Positive impacts of the regeneration

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  • Lots of green spaces
  • 9000 new homes
  • New sport venues around London
  • ’ largest urban park in Europe for 150 years’
  • Better image for East London?
  • 3000 new jobs
  • Half 1 billion tourism spending
  • Increase participation in sport in young people
• Negative impacts of the regeneration

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  • People lost housing allotments
  • Cost of living increased
  • Made the area super busy
  • Charity/lottery fund paid for park (£10 million)
  • Construction disrupted communities
  • 380 businesses had to relocate
  • 9000 jobs lost
  • Gentrification