Barangaroo and Pyrmont Excursion

Question 1

what makes sydney appealing to live in (economic, social ,environment)

Answer 1

Economic: Job opportunities in the service based economy e.g. lawyers, investment bankers, insurance & superannuation
Social: Multicultural diversity—great for the hospitality industry e.g. variety or restaurants
Environmental: National parks relatively close to the CBD, harbour, relatively clean and safe when compared to others cities around the globe.

Question 2

what factors contributed to the expansion of sydney’s urban fringe?

Answer 2

Affordable housing releases, larger residential blocks vs small apartments
in the city, creation of new business hubs—proximity to
employment for industries not situated in city centre

Question 3

what are the consequences for sydney’s growing populaton?

Answer 3

• Infrastructure challenges - access to amenities
  (housing, transport, road, schools, hospitals,
  education etc)
• Increased traffic
• Higher resource and energy usage - pressure on natural resources and increases dependency on non-
  renewable sources.
• Reduced social cohesion due to equity challenges between better serviced, higher income areas in the city centre and lower income areas on the fringe.

Question 4

geographical limitations of urban sprawl of sydney

Answer 4

Sydney is bordered by water to the east, the Blue Mountains to the west, the Hawkesbury River to the north and Royal National Park south, providing topographical restrictions to development.

Question 5

define urban decay

Answer 5

Urban decay is the process where a previously functioning city, or part of a city, gradually
runs down and falls into disrepair.

Question 6

define urban renewal

Answer 6

Urban renewal involves the upgrading of parts of a city through redevelopment—a strategy to
increase population density

Question 7

define gentrification

Answer 7

Gentrification is the process whereby run down inner urban properties are purchased and refurbished by mid to high income earners. Whilst this improves property values, it often displaces lower-income families and small businesses.

Question 8

what is urban consolidation

Answer 8

Urban consolidation is the process that increases population densities in older inner-city areas where the existing infrastructure is
under utilised. This policy is designed to slow urban sprawl.

Question 9

what economic benefits is the barangaroo development providing to Sydney?

Answer 9

The development has revitalised a disused area of Sydney, incorporating hospitality, tourism, corporate, residential and recreational areas.
It has created jobs in the service based economy and the construction industry.
Crown Casino will generate revenue for the state government through a gambling tax.

Question 10

the sydney area has been changing since:

Answer 10

1788

Question 11

cities can be represented by:

Answer 11

circles. the expansion of the circle shows the outward growth of the city.

Question 12

the growth of sydney started from

Answer 12

the cbd

Question 13

what are the levels of sydney’s expansion?

Answer 13

*cbd
*factories zone
*housing and factories zone
*zone of newer housing
*even newer housing
*urban fringe

Question 14

what was barangaroo prior to the 2000s

Answer 14

barangaroo was a busy hub for maritime trade

Question 15

what are different things barangaroo provided before the 2000s

Answer 15

*mid-1800s to mid-1900s : sydney gas lighting
*1909, long wharves
*1960’s, concrete apron for shipping containers

Question 16

what influences barangaroo’s decline?

Answer 16

the rise of port botany, in which all trading moved from barangaroo to port botany

Question 17

what is the process occuring in barangaroo right now?

Answer 17

urban renewal

Question 18

from 2012 to 2014 to 2018, what is a general description of an aerial photograph of barangaroo @ these times

Answer 18

2012 - started construction, harsh edged coast line
2014 - more development and active construction sites
2018, finished development in places such as the green spaces

Question 19

what are the two other processs involved in barangaroo’s development?

Answer 19

urban consolidation (offices and luxury apartments) and gentrification as a part of it’s broad urban renewal

Question 20

what is the demographic of barangaroo?

Answer 20

SINKS and dinks
(single income(young, wealthy professions) and double income couples)

Question 21

explain gentrification in barangaroo

Answer 21

The influx of high-end commercial and residential projects has led to an increase in property values, pushing out lower-income residents and businesses. Barangaroo is now associated with wealth, luxury, and exclusivity, showcasing gentrification at its peak.

Question 22

what is a topic sentence for change that occured in barangaroo

Answer 22

As barangaroo was affected by urban decay, it’s process of urban renewal through gentrification, redevelopment and urban consolidation are the key markers of it’s change.

Question 23

how is barangaroo sustainable?

Answer 23

“climate positive” by
* adding energy back to the grid procued on site
*having centralised plant and infrastructure to reduce energy consumption
*six green star office and hotel design
“water positive” by
*recycling all grey water and supplying it to surrounding suburbs
*installing 90,000 L rainwater tanks in each office tower

Question 24

what are two things that contributed to the expansion of sydney’s urban fringe?

Answer 24

*population growth
*cheaper properties on the fringe

Question 25

why did pyrmont fall into urban decay?

Answer 25

the area was once used for industrial and maritime purposes, such as exports, imports and factories. It historically pulled the population there as a result of the job opportunities, but as port facilities shifted to port botany, large areas of the harbour foreshore were abandoned and fell into urban decay. the bulk of the population drifted away.

Question 26

what are some specific urban changes that occured in pyrmont?

Answer 26

urban consolidation and gentrification.
1. the boiler room turned into hospitality and residential housing apartments (G & UC).
This is because of the proximity to water/city and the boiler room was no longer needed.
2. cooperage (making barrels) into commercial and office space. rum was no longer needed in large production.
3. distillery (making rum) turned into residential housing (UC) which happened bcs rum was no longer produced so largely, and the buildings had lovely views, and there was proximity to city and CBD

Question 27

give a general statement about the change of barangaroo through 1950s to 2015.

Answer 27

lack of roads and empty land was apparent, with industrialisation seen through warehousings and shipping. most buildings began to be removed and underwent gentrification, however some evidence of heritage buildings are clear through those that weren’t gentrified. in the end, lots of gentrification, more recreational boats and green soace.

Question 28

what happened in pyrmont in the 1900s.

Answer 28

In the 1990s, urban renewal initiatives, led by the New South Wales government, targeted Pyrmont as a prime location for redevelopment. The area was rezoned for residential and commercial use, and the government worked with private developers to revitalize it.

Question 29

what is the demographic of pyrmont now?

Answer 29

instead of the working class it’s now sinks and dinks, and expensive properties.

Question 30

who lived in barangaroo and pyrmont before it underwent decay and urban renewal?

Answer 30

the working class

Question 31

what is in barangaroo and pyrmont now?

Answer 31

pyrmont - residential
barangaroo - commercialised, retail, tourist attractions and business. extension of cbd.