Regeneration Practise exam questions

Assess the importance of economic restructuring in explaining why some areas need to be regenerated (4 main points) - Answer- - Economic restructuring describes the need to move from primary sector jobs to more tertiary sector, mainly due to global shift in industry or the increased rural-urban migration -Many cities in UK/USA have experienced deindustrilisation (e,g, Middlesborough + Detroit) leading to loss of jobs, spiral of decline, negative multiplier effect, population loss etc. - This then leads to a place having a poor image/reputation and can cause crime levels and homelessness to rise, making the area worse and even less attractive and so no new businesses set up there again/people move away - This shows that although economic restructuring is root cause of need for regeneration, it is then excacerbated by these other factors (such as no businesses/migration) Success regeneration within Local Place (Nottingham) - Answer- -has undergone deindustrilisation due to decline lace + hoseiry industry 1950s, lace buildings shut down due mechanisation, changing trends etc, 1960s-1980s population rapidly declined, suburbunisation, therefore partnership nottingham city + county council with private investors developed 5yr lace market regeneration project to help transform area into higher end shopping sector -Success?- from 1990s was significant rise in population size, reurbanisation + gentrification, projects also similar such as Nottingham Ice rink in 2001 helps attract over 100,000 visitors a year, previous derilct industrial buildings given listed status now turned in other successful projects such as the Galleries of Justice + Nottingham new college- this in particular could be said to be significant due to helping attract young population, shown in the fact 1 in 8 people are now students within the city as well as now being highly ethically diverse with 35% coming from a BAME background, showing how could be said to be success in portraying city to be attractive place study/work, generating student economy etc -Not success?- however although gentrification occurred within city many outside boroughs + population remain highly neglected, nottingham still 8th most deprived district england actually increasing from 20th in 2010, 1 in 3 children live in work-less households, + those that actually now live in the city earn lower incomes that those that work in it, showing how housing inner city not priority -also can then be seen when comparing other areas in nottingham, such as sink estate St Anns that high deprivation, compared gated communities such as Beeston Fields as within West bridgeford where significantly less deprivation (although could said social/economic characteristics also play role within the two), therefore showing how actual success highly variable, therefore perhaps not overall a success. Explain reasons why public sector funding from central government may be cut from rural areas such as Cornwall (8) - Answer- -It may be argued that Cornwall has already received significant amounts of funding and therefore should be able to rely on its own resources or a