Case Studies

Question 1

Contrasting places

Answer 1

South somerset, Bristol

Question 2

Deprivation in south somerset

Answer 2

Housing provision and deprivation in SS is the biggest type of deprivation
14 neighbourhoods which could be classified as highly deprived e.g. yeovil.

Question 3

Deprivation in Bristol

Answer 3

Least deprived of englands core cities
16% of B’s pop live in 10% most deprived areas of England
42 areas of Bristol fall into 10% most deprived category e.g. Hareclive

Question 4

National influences on Bristol

Answer 4

Bristol’s UDC (Urban development cooperation)- regenerate IC by attracting private investment to the worst areas
Purchased a 900 acre site in an area o industrial decline to improve infrastructure e.g. sufficient housing and provide an environment that would attract new industries
TIS- building of a major new road link, attracted new industries and created 4000 jobs.

Question 5

Regional influences on Bristol

Answer 5

Metro mayors- metro buses
A multi million pound public transport project-involves building bus only routes across brsitl so buses don’t get stuck in traffic

Question 6

Regional influences on South somerset

Answer 6

Predominantly rural area- receives less gov money per person than Bristol
LEP(local enterprise partnerhsip) for SW England, focuses on build back better- rebuilding economy of SS following covid, improve digital infrastructure and devloping a greener future for aviation industry-important part of SS’s economy

Question 7

How my brexit affect SS

Answer 7

Positively, as it helps protect domestic businesses to decrease dependence on other countries
E.g.gov should make protecting the UK’s ability to build its own helicopters part of its industrial strategy e.g. 3000 people currently employed at Leonardo’s helicopters

However, yeovil MP said that engineers were ‘beginning to leave in numbers’ and said that yeovil investment was being delayed

Question 8

Comparing how places have changed their characteristics ad functions overtime

Answer 8

Bristol= pop-430,000= double the amount of people employed in high tech compared to SS
X7 times higher people employed in finance than SS
Pop more YOUTHFUL than UK’s average
20% non white brisitsh

SS= pop-150,000, 22% of people employed in manufacturing (4%in Bristol) showing functional change has not taken place in he same way as Bristol
Aging pop, 7% non white

Question 9

Reasons for changing function

Answer 9

Deindustrialisation- previous low skilled manufacturing industries declined in Bristol w the movement of the docks from Bristol harbourside to avoinmouth

Tertiary/quaternary sector jobs- Bristol’s economy is aerospace and high tech engineering

Particate in globalisation- mainline to ldn being electrified to speed up journey times to ldn Nd international airports

SS- low lying, not on motorway network, manufacturing- helicopter manufacturing key employer

Question 10

Why is deprivation in rural area inaccurate

Answer 10

Rural- often areas of deprivation r so small they don’t appear on IMD (index of multiple deprivation) isolated nature of rural somerset makes them hard top reach

Question 11

How to measure deprivation

Answer 11

IMD, census data, employment trends

However, not all types of empyemnt r represented or stated
IMD gives 42 areas of Bristol within the most deprived 10% in UK

Question 12

However point for both B and SS for regional investemn

Answer 12

Bristol and SS council had their budgets cut by 20% between 2010-15
A period of austerity - national plannng has caused cuts to local gov budgets , cost Bristol £40M
Costs SS= £28M

Question 13

How has gov helped SS

Answer 13

Heart of the SW- enterprise zone to develop aerospace industry in SS

National gov- proposed to widen A303 to improve connectedness of SS

However, gov spending is sig higher per person on urban dwellers as compared to rural dwellers

Question 14

How r ur places represented

Answer 14

Bristols harbourside and Cabot’s circus shows Bristols desire to hang on to its maritime heritage- important to people’s identity
Increasingly diverse pop and events such as St. Paul’s carnival (attract 40,000) shows how Bristol is embracing multiculturalism, portrayed as a creative city

SS- rural idyll, media represents that as rural agriculture where the economy is slow to change- however, not necessarily true, agriculture is declining

Question 15

International and global influences shaped ur places

Answer 15

Bristol- TNCs e.g. Aardman animations create high skilled jobs
Vulnerable t globalisation- it is a major port and therefore in competition w other global cities
Diverse pop- reliant on immigration
It’s airport and the fact that it’s a major port also shows how international investment has been mportnat for ecomic growth in city

SS-relatively isolated - this limits its attractiveness to FDI, Westland’s helicopters has been purchased by Leonardo’s and Italian company, puts thousands of jobs in SS in the hands of foreign owners
Globalisation poises a real risk to economic growth in the area as does brexit

Question 16

How have changes shaped identity in SS

Answer 16

Portrayed as rural idyll w an ideity shaped by agricultural past, influx of low skilled Eastern European farm workers ad middle class families from urban areas threatens this identity

Potential widening of A303 could open up the area to investment and boost the Economy but could also change peoples identity 6th.

Question 17

Regeneration in Tottenham ,North ldn

Answer 17

Highest unemployment rates in UK, w many families living in cramped flats and being charged very high rents by private landlords
Regeneration including of Tottenham hotspurs new stadium- 10,000 new homes, redevelopment of peacock industrial estate- £28M spent

Question 18

Problems of regeneration in Tottenham

Answer 18

Not pop amongst residents- expansion of stadium led to 71 small businesses being lost

Local people feel they will not be able to get jobs in new businesses and new services don’t represent them

Good connections between central ldn and Tottenham, area will become gentrified and the 10,000 new homes will be unaffordable

Large African Caribbean community feeling that regeneration will not reflect their diverse community

Pressure groups= to put pressure on local councils to scrap plans for large scale property development in favor of small scale community regeneration. To improve parks and support for local businesses/residents