Edexcel Geography regeneration

1. The key role of the UK
Government in regeneration
LO: The key role of the UK Government in regeneration

2. The key role of the UK
Government in regeneration
Government is heavily involved in many areas, some of
which are:
1. Planning Laws
2. House building and affordability
3. Permission for ‘fracking’
4. International migration
5. Deregulation of capital markets.
LO: The key role of the UK Government in regeneration

3. 1. Planning Laws
• Surbiton High Sports Centre?
LO: The key role of the UK Government in regeneration

4. 2. House building and
affordability
• Video here about Ebbsfleet HERE
LO: The key role of the UK Government in regeneration

5. 3. Permission for ‘fracking’
Video here
LO: The key role of the UK Government in regeneration

6. 4. International migration
• Official target of 100,000 by the government.
• Video here to see peak highs
LO: The key role of the UK Government in regeneration

7. 5. Deregulation of capital markets.
• This was when the
government allowed
foreign companies to
come and locate in
Britain, started in
1970’s.
• Foreign companies
could invest in
infrastructure or in
property.
LO: The key role of the UK Government in regeneration

8. Your turn!
• Today you will be split into groups to do your own
research into one of these issues.
• You will spend 30mins researching and then feed
back to the rest of the class on your issue.
• You wont need to stand up and present but you will
need to have summarised information. So make it
clear, easy to access etc.
• Use the following slides to help you …
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9. The key role of the UK
Government in regeneration
1. Planning Laws – Lucy and Emily
2. House building and affordability – Harriet and
Imogen
3. Permission for ‘fracking’ - Silke and Rachel
4. International migration – Twaisha
5. Deregulation of capital markets – Maddie and
Amy .
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10. Group1: Planning Laws
• P249 Iceberg book, ‘Planning Laws’
• Next two slides
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11. • Scan p 38
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12. • Scan p249
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13. Group 2: House building and
affordability
• Read p222 Lizard book ‘meeting the demand for
housing’
• P249 / 250 Iceberg book ‘Planning for housing
needs’
• Next slide
• Newspaper articles;
• HERE – Garden Villages
• HERE – A million new homes needed by 2020.
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14. Scan p38-9
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15. LO: The key role of the UK Government in regeneration

16. Group 3: Permission for ‘fracking’
• What is fracking? HERE
• Read p249 – Lizard, ‘planning for fracking’
• Read p222 – Iceberg ‘ The fracking debate’
• Next two slide
• Articles
• HERE about North Yorkshire fracking
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17. • Scan p 249
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19. Group 4 : International migration
• Large scale immigration to the UK from the EU,
especially since 2004, has contributed to increasing
the UK’s population from 59M (2001) to 63M
(2011).
• The ‘open door’ policy has clear economic benefits
but there is a significant demand for new homes.
• Read next slide.
• Excellent video summary HERE
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20. • Scan p251
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21. Group 5: Deregulation
• The UK is very open to foreign investment,
including foreign people and companies buying
property. In 2016 the Guardian estimated that
there were 40,000 properties owned by offshore
tax havens. These properties may not be lived in or
even rented.
• Read p223 in Lizard, ‘Deregulation – what’s that?’
• Read the next slide
• What will Brexit mean for the City of London: HERE
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22. • Scan p250
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23. Learning Review
One thing I knew
already
Two things I was
surprised about
Three new things
you learnt from
the lesson