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Question: Evaluate the extent to which urban regeneration in a city you have studied has been sustainable. [9 marks]
Mark scheme (9 marks — Level-marked):
- Level 1 (1–3): Names a scheme (e.g. Titanic Quarter, Belfast) but only describes; no sustainability framework.
- Level 2 (4–6): Applies sustainability strands (economic, social, environmental) to one named case study with some figures (£7 bn investment, 25 000 jobs created, BREEAM-rated buildings); partial evaluation.
- Level 3 (7–9): Systematic evaluation across all three sustainability pillars with quantified evidence; acknowledges trade-offs (gentrification displacing low-income residents in Sailortown, traffic congestion); references relevant frameworks (Brundtland definition 1987 — "meets the needs of the present without compromising… future generations"); reaches substantiated judgement ("Largely economically sustainable, partially environmentally sustainable, but socially questionable").
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