4.6

Question 1

What statistical evidence to evaluate need for regeneration

Answer 1

• Census data to assess the need for regeneration and identify demographics that they want to attract to the area
• The Labour Force Survey to determine the average income for different jobs and the types of work carried out by local people and identify gaps in the labour market
• Index of multiple deprivation (IMD) to identify small areas that are deprived and in need of regeneration

Question 2

Why is statistical evidence useful

Answer 2

• Provides a way to measure the social, economic and environmental problems in an area
• Can be used to compare places

Question 3

Social criteria for regeneration include

Answer 3

• ethnicity
• access to education and healthcare
• educational achievement
• community facilities

Question 4

Economic criteria for regeneration include

Answer 4

• types of employment
• unemployment
• business rates
• property values

Question 5

Environmental criteria for regeneration include

Answer 5

• derelict land
• closed shops
• boarded-up buildings
• graffiti
• pollution
• lack of green space
• transport provision

Question 6

Evaluating the need for regeneration using media

Answer 6

• Using media (television dramas, blogs, films, news broadcasts, newspapers) can help develop a viewer’s sense of place

Question 7

Strengths of using media to evaluate the need for regeneration

Answer 7

• gives viewer a wider picture
• provides in depth knowledge
• can provide contrasting evidence, including different stakeholders
• question whether the chosen areas require regeneration

Question 8

Weaknesses of using media to evaluate the need for regeneration

Answer 8

• subjective so might not accurately show need for regeneration
• Some writers may portray a favourable image of a place to enhance a story
• Other places may be depicted as worse than they are to add drama, which risks stigmatising an area and its locals

Question 9

Other things that could influence perception in the need for regeneration

Answer 9

• Newspapers
• News reports
• Documentaries on TV
• YouTube video clips uploaded by individuals
• Estate agents
• Tourism and local enterprise offices
• Local authorities