Measures used to Assess Regeneration
- The success of economic regeneration can be evaluated using indicators of:
- Social e.g. life expectancy, demographics
- Economic e.g. income, poverty, employment
- Environmental e.g. pollution, derelict land
- Different areas can be compared by looking at variations within each measure
- This can help determine which regeneration projects have been more successful
- The economic aim of regeneration is to increase income and employment, and decrease poverty
Economic Measures of Regeneration Success
Economic indicators | How indicators show the success of regeneration |
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Poverty |
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Employment |
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- Both relative and absolute change can be used to measure a change in numerical data:
- Relative change considers by what percentage (larger or smaller) did the number change from the original number e.g. the percentage change in the amount of people employed
- Absolute change considers the difference between the original number and the new one e.g how many more people are employed in total
Exam Tip
When you’re measuring the impacts of regeneration and whether it has been successful, you need to consider:
- Timescales - it might take many years to see improvements in educational attainment
- The areas being compared - two places directly affected by the regeneration scheme or one regenerated place versus one undeveloped place
- Multiple measures - whilst economic indicators might suggest the regeneration is successful, social indicators could show that people have been negatively affected