topic 4 EQ2 Cornwall case study

Question 1

why did Grampound start a community shop

Answer 1

• shopping day to day necessities here helps relive high travel costs
• old people live here

Question 2

why does engagement vary in grampound

Answer 2

due to:
age (older devote more time)
gender (women engage more)
ethnicity & length of residence (engagement is unlikely to develop in a short period)

Question 3

who funded the community shop in grampound

Answer 3

• an energy company
• the prince’s countryside fund
• grants from the parish council

Question 4

what was the wider significance of building the shop

Answer 4

• grampound is a working village thus a good aid.

- grampound shows that certain factors determine how engaged people are

Question 5

why do regeneration projects cause conflict

Answer 5

• regen brings change
• process is top down
• most schemes are based on economic motives
• some people believe regen only suits the rich, leads to gentrification
• inequality- people feel only people with a high income will benefit form regen

Question 6

local regeneration scheme?

Answer 6

locally in 2008. the idea to build 69 new houses was supported- residents thought the extra population would help with services

Question 7

national regeneration scheme?-cornwall grampound

Answer 7

grampounds residents were persuaded by an offer of £15000 annually from the energy company for community projects

Question 8

regional regeneration scheme- grampound cornwall

Answer 8

protests caused by regional plans for a waste incinerator-it was still built and only created 7 jobs