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Fenella Keevil Fenalla Keevil - Geography Below is a graph to show the number of jobs in the small super output area (008E) in which Fenella Keevil Princesshay is located over time from 2003 to 2010 ( Nomis, 2008) Fenella Keevil Below is A a bar graph graph to show to the number the of jobs in the small super in output area (008E) in which to number of super jobs from 2003 Below is a graph to show show the number of jobs the small output Exeter area (008E) in which Princesshay is located over time from 2003 to in 2010 ( Nomis, 2008) Princesshay is located time from area 2003 to 2010 ( (where Nomis, 2008) Princesshay 2010 in super over output 008C is located) Number of A jobs fluctuates bar graph pre-development to show the 4800 of jobs jobs in in Exeter Exeter from 2003 A bar graph to show the number number of from 2003 to to 2010 in in super (where Princesshay is located) 2010 super output output area area 008C 008C The (where Princesshay is located) opening of Princesshay caused the number of jobs to increase 4800 4800 4400 4600 Number of jobs fluctuates pre-development 4600 Number of jobs fluctuates pre-development 4200 4400 The of of Princesshay caused the the The opening opening Princesshay caused number of jobs to increase number of jobs to increase 4600 Financial crisis takes hold and numbers slowly shrink to below pre development Financial crisis takes hold and 4400 4000 4200 4200 numbers slowly shrink to hold and Financial crisis takes below pre development numbers slowly shrink to 3800 4000 4000 3600 3800 3400 below pre development 3800 Princesshay began to be redeveloped causing a dip in the numbers 3600 Princesshay began to be redeveloped causing a dip in the numbers 3600 3400 Princesshay began to be redeveloped causing a dip in the numbers 3200 3400 3200 3000 3200 3000 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 Year 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 Year 3000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Year Despite positive claims by by the long term term the the graph graph shows a reduction in total Despite positive claims the Council, Council, in in the the long shows a reduction in total employment of which retail very difficult difficult to separate out causal the causal employment of which retail is is a a part. part. However, However, it it is is very to separate out the factors determine if this decrease decrease is is due due to or the failure of of factors and and determine if this to the the financial financial crisis crisis or the failure Princesshay to create new employment. Without Without Princesshay‟s redevelopment the number of of Princesshay to create new employment. Princesshay‟s redevelopment the number Despite positive claims by the Council, in the long term the graph shows a reduction in jobs may have dropped even more dramatically, as the area deteriorated. Looking at the jobs may have dropped even more dramatically, as the area deteriorated. Looking at the total employment which retail is redevelopment a redevelopment part. However, it is did very difficult to separate the jobs causal evidence from this graph clearly not create hundreds of new jobs evidence from of this graph the the clearly did not create hundreds of out new generally, but suggests it counteracted the effects of financial the recession by or reducing job losses, factors and determine if this decrease is due to the crisis the failure of generally, but suggests it counteracted the effects of the recession by reducing job losses, which the to old centre might have not. Without Princesshay‟s redevelopment the number of Princesshay create new employment. which the old centre might have not. jobs may have dropped even more dramatically, as the area deteriorated. Looking at the evidence from this graph the redevelopment clearly did not create hundreds of new jobs generally, but suggests it counteracted the effects of the recession by reducing job losses, which the old centre might have not. 15 15 173 15