Changing places case studies list
Germany: Migration
- Number of total refugees and asylum seekers population: 1.4 million
- Political social disputes
Stratford: regeneration
- Social problems and industrial disputes after the deindustrialisation
- Manufacturing accounted for over 30% of wealth in London in 1960-1980
o By 1990 the figure shrunk to under 11%
o 2/3 of the manufacturing jobs in London disappeared within 20 years
- 2001: People with a limiting long-term illness: 18.09% (15.5% in London)
- 2001: Unemployment rate: 7.38% (4.36% in London)
o Improvement to 1.8% in 2021 after the regeneration
- Regeneration schemes:
o London Docklands Development Corporation + London 2012 Olympic Paralympic Games
▪ Within 20 years the community who host the Olympics will have the same
socio-economic status as their neighbours across London
o 9 billion pounds investment
o Carpenter's estate
▪ Population the most deprived in all of England
• Resident paid below the London living wage and some 29% of jobs are
low paid
▪ Development pressure as it is located adjacent to the Olympic Park
o Positives:
▪ Economic impact of 28-41 billion pounds in GVA
▪ Contribute to public finance of over 5.4 billion
▪ Expensive buildings – double the local going rate- gentrification
▪ High connectivity- links to 150 underground stations
▪ Environment:
• Sustainable watering of the parklands
• 4000 trees planted in the part
• 30,000 tonnes of rubble, tyres and rubbish were cleared from the River
Lea and a network of canals
▪ Multiplier effects
▪ 25% growth in jobs by 2030
▪ West field shopping centre: 50 million visitors in the first year
• 10,000 permanent job creation
o Negatives
▪ 70% of local residents of Newham Borough relocated
• Left carpenters estate empty
, • Some residents believed that it was a form of social cleansing
▪ Polarisation
Medellin, Colombia- urban regeneration
- Associated with drugs and violence- the most dangerous city in the world
- High unemployment, crime and poverty
o More than 6000 people were murdered annually
- Population of 2.4 million
- Innovations:
o The poorest in the city, living in Chanty towns, can now access booming economic
centre courtesy of a series of outdoor escalators and a gondola system to carry people
up and down the valley
o A rapid bus transit system- Metroplus
o Extensive above ground tram system
o A city-wide ride sharing program
o Promotion of emission free transport
o Education, social programmes and the public arts and culture budgets increased to
transform the lives of the most underprivileged
- Challenges:
o Poverty rates have fallen but inequality between the rich and poor has increased
o Cultural and geographic barriers continue to limit social integration
Belfast, Northern Ireland: representations and redevelopment/ rebranding
- Suffered greatly during the 30-year period of conflict- The Troubles
- Sustained period of economic and commercial growth since the Good Friday peace agreement,
1998
- 2 representations:
o Complex political history of Belfast- the high degree of religious segregation and the
image of bombs, bullets and balaclavas- on newspaper front pages in the late 20th
century
▪ Peace walls and political parades may halt the city from moving beyond the
disputes and arguments which have shaped its past
o Large redevelopment
▪ Modern, international, outward looking
▪ The titanic quarters- one of the largest brownfield redevelopment sites in
Europe- includes 100 companies
▪ Visited by 2 million people a year
- Tourism
o 6.5 million visitors in 2020, spending 450 million pounds to the local economy
- Successful management to change its international image and visitors are attracted by the city’s
culture and vibrancy
Germany: Migration
- Number of total refugees and asylum seekers population: 1.4 million
- Political social disputes
Stratford: regeneration
- Social problems and industrial disputes after the deindustrialisation
- Manufacturing accounted for over 30% of wealth in London in 1960-1980
o By 1990 the figure shrunk to under 11%
o 2/3 of the manufacturing jobs in London disappeared within 20 years
- 2001: People with a limiting long-term illness: 18.09% (15.5% in London)
- 2001: Unemployment rate: 7.38% (4.36% in London)
o Improvement to 1.8% in 2021 after the regeneration
- Regeneration schemes:
o London Docklands Development Corporation + London 2012 Olympic Paralympic Games
▪ Within 20 years the community who host the Olympics will have the same
socio-economic status as their neighbours across London
o 9 billion pounds investment
o Carpenter's estate
▪ Population the most deprived in all of England
• Resident paid below the London living wage and some 29% of jobs are
low paid
▪ Development pressure as it is located adjacent to the Olympic Park
o Positives:
▪ Economic impact of 28-41 billion pounds in GVA
▪ Contribute to public finance of over 5.4 billion
▪ Expensive buildings – double the local going rate- gentrification
▪ High connectivity- links to 150 underground stations
▪ Environment:
• Sustainable watering of the parklands
• 4000 trees planted in the part
• 30,000 tonnes of rubble, tyres and rubbish were cleared from the River
Lea and a network of canals
▪ Multiplier effects
▪ 25% growth in jobs by 2030
▪ West field shopping centre: 50 million visitors in the first year
• 10,000 permanent job creation
o Negatives
▪ 70% of local residents of Newham Borough relocated
• Left carpenters estate empty
, • Some residents believed that it was a form of social cleansing
▪ Polarisation
Medellin, Colombia- urban regeneration
- Associated with drugs and violence- the most dangerous city in the world
- High unemployment, crime and poverty
o More than 6000 people were murdered annually
- Population of 2.4 million
- Innovations:
o The poorest in the city, living in Chanty towns, can now access booming economic
centre courtesy of a series of outdoor escalators and a gondola system to carry people
up and down the valley
o A rapid bus transit system- Metroplus
o Extensive above ground tram system
o A city-wide ride sharing program
o Promotion of emission free transport
o Education, social programmes and the public arts and culture budgets increased to
transform the lives of the most underprivileged
- Challenges:
o Poverty rates have fallen but inequality between the rich and poor has increased
o Cultural and geographic barriers continue to limit social integration
Belfast, Northern Ireland: representations and redevelopment/ rebranding
- Suffered greatly during the 30-year period of conflict- The Troubles
- Sustained period of economic and commercial growth since the Good Friday peace agreement,
1998
- 2 representations:
o Complex political history of Belfast- the high degree of religious segregation and the
image of bombs, bullets and balaclavas- on newspaper front pages in the late 20th
century
▪ Peace walls and political parades may halt the city from moving beyond the
disputes and arguments which have shaped its past
o Large redevelopment
▪ Modern, international, outward looking
▪ The titanic quarters- one of the largest brownfield redevelopment sites in
Europe- includes 100 companies
▪ Visited by 2 million people a year
- Tourism
o 6.5 million visitors in 2020, spending 450 million pounds to the local economy
- Successful management to change its international image and visitors are attracted by the city’s
culture and vibrancy
