EQ2: Why might regeneration be needed? Typeit

The need for regeneration can be assessed through the experiences of people living in a place and their participation in elections and community activities.  This latter point is known as .  To start with people's lived experiences of places, it is important to consider the quality of education provision, which is measured in the IMD or .  Education can be measured in a number of ways but is usually linked to exam . This is important as it increases .  Education experience along with other measures on the IMD varies between places and groups of people living in the same place.  This can affect people's engagement with a place both in voting in local and national elections, and community participation.  Differences can be found between groups where there is a difference in their .  This can lead to differences in opinions about the need and priorities for regeneration between the interested parties often referred to geographically as .  These may lead to between groups as they may disagree on how and indeed whether change can be effected.  This can lead to groups becoming less involved with local communities and lower voter turnout, known as , meaning the views of those groups will not be as well .  The media can also challenge the need for regeneration or the perception of its need through supporting protests against new housing or other infrastructure building.  They may do this by either claiming it is not needed or it is the wrong type, such as luxury housing instead of affordable housing, or that it will cause increased congestion and pollution in the area.  There may also be campaigns against people not wanting new developments close to where they live or in their backyard, a concept known as .