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1
Q

What was done?

A

Bring back the docks

Derelict land reclaimed

2
Q

Who was involved?

A

The London docking
LDPC
businesses

3
Q

When did it happen?

A

1980-1990

4
Q

Where did the funding come from?

A

£7.7 billion in private sector

£11 billion on public sector investments

5
Q

What was done do improve the area?

A
5 new health care centres 
11 primary schools and two secondary schools built 
8500 jobs created 
26047 houses built 
Light railway and an airport built
6
Q

What was it like a brownfield site?

A

Derelict houses
Lacked modern amenities
50% of docklands derelict

7
Q

What were the causes of decline?

A

Docks became abandoned
Ship yards closed
Close of the docks meant that new housing was too expensive for the locals and new jobs required wrong skills for them

8
Q

What was the environmental regeneration?

A

160000 trees planted

130000 hectares of open space creates

9
Q

What was the social regeneration?

A

7900 local authority houses were refurbished
19,800 new homes have been built
£100 million spend on health care and education
New shopping centre and sports centre

10
Q

What was the economic regeneration?

A

Between 1981 and 1996 employment increase from 27000- 69975

4500 jobs created

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