Birmingham Flashcards
Name some impacts of deindustrialisation
Factories closed, workers were made redundant, some factories relocated to suburbs or other cities, large scale unemployment, left many brownfield sites
What was their main industry in the 18th and 19th century
Jewellery, guns and buttons and brass
What happened in the 18th and 19th century
Urbanisation
What happened in the 1920s and 1930s
Suburbanisation
Why was their suburbanisation
Birmingham had to expand
What happened in the 1970s and onwards
Counter urbanisation
What was the reason for the counter urbanisation
Birmingham started to redevelop the inner cities causing factories to have to close or move
What happened after 1990
Re-urbanisation
What was the reason for the re urbanisation
More people wanted to live closer to the new amenities the city centre offered such as new apartments
What were some reasons for the de industrialisation
Globalisation, de centralisation, technological advancements and transport development
How is Birmingham trying to improve housing and health
- Council plan to improve insulation and new windows to make houses more efficient
- Residents monthly bills will be lowered and city’s carbon dioxide emissions reduces
- City is working with healthy villages to improve the health and well-being of its residents by improving access to services
How is Birmingham improving employment and education
- Council has introduced the youth promise pledge that aims to provide employment, education and training for those aged 14-24
- City council works closely with schools and universities through the Birmingham education partnership to recruit and retain teachers
How has the city addressed the decline in CBD
City council has supported redevelopment projects including the bullring and grand central shopping centres
Why have shops in CBD declined
Rise of internet shopping
Impacts of migration
- Younger population
- multiculturalism
- ethnic communities
- increased housing demand
- increased pressure on services
