Bristol Flashcards
Where is Bristol located?
Bristol is in the South West of England,
on the Bristol Channel.
Name 3 reasons why Bristol is a major UK city
- Wallace & Gromit
- M4 Transport Link
- Container Port
- 2nd largest silicon manufacturing industry in the world
How many cars are imported to Bristol each year?
700,000 cars
What percentage of Bristol’s population are non-white ethnicity?
16%
Name 3 impacts of migration in Bristol
- Migrants fill skills gaps & employment gaps
- Increase cultural diversity, especially in food
- St Paul’s Carnival
Name a development in Bristol, and give reasons for and against it
- Urban Greening
👍 Green spaces are important for minimising urban sprawl and air pollution, which improves locals’ quality of life
👎 The cost of upkeep - Cabot Circus Shopping Centre:
👍 Shopping centres use up derelict land and can reduce crime in areas, since gangs don’t hang about the unused land
👎 Shopping centres attract shoppers away from the city centre, which will impact the high street.
Name three problems with Bristol’s growing city
- Dereliction
- Waste & pollution
- Housing Shortages
How is the government solving dereliction?
Dereliction - government gives grants to businesses to renovate derelict buildings
How is the government solving waste & pollution?
Waste & pollution: 50% of waste is recycled, areas of the city centre are pedestrianised, 40 charging points for electric cars
How is the government solving housing shortages?
Developing brownfield apartments and constructing larger greenfield houses.
Name an area of most and least deprivation in Bristol
Least Deprived: Stoke Bishop
Most Deprived: Filwood
State a fact to show the inequality between Filwood and Stoke Bishop
56% of adults are overweight in Filwood, whereas only 37% are overweight in Stoke Bishop
FIlwood
Percentage of Houses Owned
45%
Stoke Bishop
Percentage of Houses Owned
75%
Number of Immigrants from Poland
6600
Number of Immigrants from Somalia
5000
Number of Immigrants from Ireland
2900
What is the most successful job sector in Bristol
Tech
South West Digital Cluster (Bristol and Bath): Annual Turnover
£8.1bn
How many people are employed in the South West Digital Cluster
35,000
Average Internet Speed in Bristol
80 Mbps
A sports team in Bristol
- Bristol Rover
- Bristol City
- Bristol Bears
Name a shopping mall in Bristol
Cabbot Circus
How much was invested in the broadband of Bristol
£100m
What does ITS stand for
Intergrated Transport System
Name a major employer in Bristol
Huawei and Aardman Animation
Name part of the ITS
Park & Ride, Bus and Trian
How mant parks are there in Bristol
300
What Festival is held each year in Bristol in June
Habourside Festival
Commuter Settlements
A place where people live but they work elsewhere
Urban Sprawl
The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas
Brownfield Sites
Land that has been used, abandoned and now awaits some new use. Commonly found across urban areas, particularly in the inner city.
Greenfield Sites
A plot of land, often in a rural or on the edge of an urban area that has not yet been subject to any building development.
Dereliction
Abandoned buildings and wasteland
Deprivation
Lack of something such as jobs or investment
What are the 4ds of Urban Decline
- Deindustrialization
- Depopulation
- Dereliction
- Deprivation
Deindustrialization
Process by which companies move industrial jobs to other regions that have cheaper labour
Depopulation
People leaving an area due to lack of jobs
