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Study Figures 1a and 1b.
Suggest one way the photographs show that regeneration has taken place in Lee Bank, Birmingham.
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Success of Regeneration (Edexcel A Level Geography): Exam Questions
Exam code: 9GE0
2 hours17 questions
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Study Figure 1.
Figure 1: Salford Quays regeneration
Measure | Detail |
|---|---|
New jobs created | over 23,000 |
Businesses set up | 153 |
Unemployment | nearly halved in 10 years |
Major development | £550 million MediaCityUK (BBC relocated) |
Suggest one way the data shows that this regeneration scheme has been economically successful.
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Study Figure 1.
Figure 1: Environmental improvements, London 2012 Olympic Park
Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
Site | 560 acres of contaminated brownfield land cleaned |
Trees planted | 4,000 |
Waterways cleared | 3 km |
Result | Rare species returned; new parkland open to the public |
Suggest one way regeneration has improved the living environment shown.
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Study Figure 1.
Figure 1: Salford Quays regeneration
Measure | Detail |
|---|---|
Price of a new 2-bed apartment (2020) | £325,000 |
Pay of the bottom 20% of workers | £16,894 a year |
BBC jobs going to local people | 24 out of 680 |
Salford's IMD rank for crime | 16th most deprived of 317 |
Suggest one way the data shows that a regeneration scheme has not benefited everyone.
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Study Figure 1.
Figure 1: Giant's Causeway, North Antrim coast
Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
Visitors per year | Over 1 million |
Full-time jobs at the new visitor centre | 75 |
Community not involved in the tourist industry | 65% |
Parking and visitor-centre income | Goes to the National Trust |
Suggest one reason why the local community may gain little from this tourism regeneration scheme.
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Study Figure 1.
Figure 1: Social change in Salford after regeneration
Measure | Change |
|---|---|
Health deprivation rank (IMD) | Improved from 7th to 12th most deprived |
Population | Growing, with a younger median age (35) |
Unemployment | Nearly halved in 10 years |
Suggest one way the data shows that regeneration has improved social conditions.
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Study Figure 1.
Figure 1: Salford Quays regeneration
Economic outcome | Social outcome |
|---|---|
23,000+ new jobs | A third of Salford is still in highly deprived areas |
Unemployment nearly halved | Crime deprivation remains high (16th most deprived) |
153 businesses set up | New housing is unaffordable for many locals |
Suggest one reason why economic data alone may not show whether regeneration has been successful.
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Study Figure 1.
Figure 1: Outcomes of the Salford Quays regeneration
Feature | Outcome |
|---|---|
New jobs | over 23,000 created |
New housing | mostly unaffordable for locals (2-bed flat £325,000) |
Population | younger and growing (median age 35) |
Deprivation | a third of Salford still in highly deprived areas |
Suggest one reason why different stakeholders may disagree about the success of this regeneration scheme.
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6 marks
Explain why regeneration usually improves people’s local living environment.
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6 marks
Suggest reasons why perceptions may vary in cities, such as Hull, about the success of regeneration.
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Explain why stakeholders often have different views about the success of regeneration schemes, such as Lee Bank.
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Explain the variations in the quality of the living environment within one local place you have studied.
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6 marks
Explain why regeneration usually improves people's local living environment.
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Study Figure 1.
Figure 1: Outcomes of the Salford Quays regeneration
Feature | Outcome |
|---|---|
New jobs | over 23,000 created |
New 2-bed apartment (2020) | £325,000 |
Pay of the bottom 20% of workers | £16,894 a year |
Deprivation | a third of Salford still highly deprived; crime remains high |
Suggest why this regeneration scheme may not be seen as successful by everyone.
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20 marks
Evaluate the reasons why regeneration strategies are often controversial.
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20 marks
Evaluate the view that successful regeneration always relies on changing the perceptions of an area.
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Evaluate the view that regeneration schemes are rarely successful for everyone.
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