placemaking (5a)

Question 1

why have some urban areas decline in the last 50 years

Answer 1

• new technology, means that less manual labour is needed, also manufacture outside of the city is much more economically viable.
• counter urbanisation
• globalisation, e.g. online shopping, causing a decline in the high street shops.
• deindustrialisation of big industry, such as the car industry in Detroit.

Question 2

who could be involved in placemaking?

Answer 2

• government
• local councils
• architects
• local community groups
• TNC’s

Question 3

what attributes do urban areas have, taht may attract people back in

Answer 3

• proximity
• density
• flexibility
• walk ability

Question 4

why is placemaking needed, in order to attract FDI

Answer 4

it will increase that attraction of investment, thus allowing, for more money to be invested into an area (multiplier effect)(positive feedback loop)

Question 5

how significant are government’s in placemaking

Answer 5

• governments, have the power to pick and choose how to attract FDI, by offering land at cheaper prices etc,.
• top down placemaking
• can transform a place on an enormous scale

Question 6

how significant are planers and architects in placemaking

Answer 6

• places, like the Sydney harbour side are characterised by a single building, due to striking architecture.
• it has a large part to play, in how people view and perceive a given place.

Question 7

how significant, are community groups, in placemaking

Answer 7

• small scale, less power to make change
• tends to be bottom up place making (small scale)
• they don’t have the power to start or stop change like the government say.