2A Urban issues and challenges ,urban change in uk city creates social, economic and environmental opportunities and challenges

Question 1

describe the distribution of major cities

Answer 1

• the population distribution is very uneven

Question 2

what is the case study city in the UK

Answer 2

Sheffield

think about Sheffield united
chef - field

Question 3

describe the location of Sheffield

Answer 3

• Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire in the North of England.
• The population of the city is 575,000,
  -nfifth largest in the UK

Question 4

what is the importance of Sheffield to the uk

Answer 4

-The city enjoys a large sporting heritage with famous athletes and football clubs.
-Sheffield has a thriving community of international students.

Question 5

what is the importance of Sheffield to the world

Answer 5

-Sheffield is famous for being described as the greenest city in Europe.
-Sheffield has two major UK universities popular with young students.

Question 6

what are the reasons of national and international migration on the city

Answer 6

• refugees have arrived from Syria and Iraq. Also Sheffield has attracted thousands of students from the UK & abroad.
  -industrial revolution, people moving from rural areas

Question 7

what are the social opportunities created by urban change

Answer 7

• Sheffield has various cultural attractions such as the Crucible Theatre & museums.
• Meadowhall is very popular with shoppers.
• football teams

Question 8

what are the economic opportunities created by urban change

Answer 8

• The retail sectors contribute to thousands of jobs.
• The Universities
• advanced manufacturing adds contribute to the city’s economy.

Question 9

what are the environmental opportunities created by urban change

Answer 9

• described as being the greenest city in Europe
• close to the Peak District and has various open spaces (i.e. the Peace Garden) for residents to enjoy.

Question 10

how has urban change created social issue

Answer 10

• house prices have increased along with greater house shortages.
  -third of households live in the 10% of the most deprived wards in the UK.
  -unhealthy life style

Question 11

how has urban change created economic issues

Answer 11

• Closure of the steelworks and factories caused large scale unemployment.
  -Poor transport connections to large economic hubs such as London and Manchester.

Question 12

how has urban change created environmental issues

Answer 12

• led to increased pressure and decline of greenfield sites around the city
• waste disposal has become more in demand, due to more people, need for more recycling centres
  -more derelict land, borwn field sites, and derelect buildings are left behind when migrating leaving vandilised areas.

Question 13

what is meant by urban spraw

Answer 13

the growth of towns and cities spreading and taking over areas of the countryside.

Question 14

what is the impact of urban sprawl on the rural to urban fringe

Answer 14

• ## destroys greenfield site, open land, ecosystems

Question 15

what is the impact of the growth of commuter settlements

Answer 15

• when majority if the population leaves a town each day to work elsewhere
• businesses in the settlement may suffer, becoming bankrupt
• demand for housing prices increase

Question 16

what is the regeneration project done on Sheffield called

Answer 16

Sheffield City Centre Regeneration Projects

Question 17

what was the reasons for the Sheffield city centre regeneration project

Answer 17

Sheffield wanted to attract investment in more businesses and job opportunities.
to improve public spaces with more green urban environments.

Question 18

what are the main features of the Sheffield city centre regeneration project

Answer 18

-Brownfield sites and derelict buildings pulled down
-£50 million invested on its train station to improve connections,
- £120 million on green open spaces with the construction of the Winter Gardens and Peace Gardens,
-£430m to improve the retail quarter and attract shoppers away from Meadowhall.