partnership shemes a2 level aqa geography
Partnership Schemes-1990’s
1) City Challenges- competition between cities to encourage urban development and win the “city challenge” funding, in which the Government provided £1.14 billion across UK, and £7.5 billion from outside investors.
Aim:
Initiative was designed to address some of the weaknesses of the earlier regeneration schemes.
Companies that work with the government
Better organised and much more involved
Cooperation between local authorities and private and public groups, some of which were voluntary, was prioritised.
Failures:
high long term and youth unemployment a low skills base poor level of educational attainment
Environmental deterioration and increasing areas of derelict land and growing commercial property vacancy.
Public sector housing was deteriorating in all the City Challenge areas due to a combination of poor initial design and inadequate maintenance.
People that are found in this housing have either poorer health than the average individual, high levels of personal crime or fear of crime, a high proportion of single parent families and households dependant on social security.
Sometimes expensive
Local government sometimes didn’t listen to advice of local area.
In action: The priorities of the different City Challenge areas varied.
In Liverpool, priority was given to environmental improvement.
In Wolverhampton a science park formed the centrepiece of the project.
In Hulme, Manchester, housing improvement was the main focus.
Case study-Hulme, Manchester 1991-1998 OVERALL SUCCESS
Background:
Former industrial site south-east of the city centre on the banks of the River Wensum as slum clearance.
1960's and a number of high rise flats were built- 98% owned by the council.
Over half of the dwellings were part of a deck access system, with many of the poor design features of prefabricated construction.
The area had a low level of families with children, and a disproportionate number of single person
1) City Challenges- competition between cities to encourage urban development and win the “city challenge” funding, in which the Government provided £1.14 billion across UK, and £7.5 billion from outside investors.
Aim:
Initiative was designed to address some of the weaknesses of the earlier regeneration schemes.
Companies that work with the government
Better organised and much more involved
Cooperation between local authorities and private and public groups, some of which were voluntary, was prioritised.
Failures:
high long term and youth unemployment a low skills base poor level of educational attainment
Environmental deterioration and increasing areas of derelict land and growing commercial property vacancy.
Public sector housing was deteriorating in all the City Challenge areas due to a combination of poor initial design and inadequate maintenance.
People that are found in this housing have either poorer health than the average individual, high levels of personal crime or fear of crime, a high proportion of single parent families and households dependant on social security.
Sometimes expensive
Local government sometimes didn’t listen to advice of local area.
In action: The priorities of the different City Challenge areas varied.
In Liverpool, priority was given to environmental improvement.
In Wolverhampton a science park formed the centrepiece of the project.
In Hulme, Manchester, housing improvement was the main focus.
Case study-Hulme, Manchester 1991-1998 OVERALL SUCCESS
Background:
Former industrial site south-east of the city centre on the banks of the River Wensum as slum clearance.
1960's and a number of high rise flats were built- 98% owned by the council.
Over half of the dwellings were part of a deck access system, with many of the poor design features of prefabricated construction.
The area had a low level of families with children, and a disproportionate number of single person