EQ3 Regeneration

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What is a cost benefit analysis?

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A process by which the financial, social and environmental costs are weighed up against the benefits of a proposal.

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What is fracking?

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The process of drilling down into horizontal layers of shale deep underground and then injecting a mixture of water, sand and chemicals at high pressure to release the gas trapped in the rock.

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Who does not gain from the HS2 route?

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The people in communities between the lines (as there will not be any intermediate stations)

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How many houses do we need to build each year to keep up with increasing demand and fill in the backlog?

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345000

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Why do we also need more affordable housing than ever before?

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since the 1980s, a lot of social rented housing stock has been lost through the Right to Buy Scheme

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How did deregulation transform the UK's economy?

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Banking, finance and business services now account for 30% of the UK's GDP.

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What is the post-production countryside?

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When rural areas are less productive than they were before.

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What is destination tourism?

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The decision to visit an area for a short period, based on a single attraction (e.g. a wish to visit a particular restaurant or attraction).

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What types of strategies are often used to regenerate urban areas? Arts and culture, Sport and tourism, Residential development and Media headquarters, Farm diversification

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Residential development and Media headquarters