Bristol Flashcards
Location of Bristol
South west of the UK in Engalnd. West of London
How urban change has created social opportunititys
Lot’s of entertainment like theatres (Bristol old vic, hippodromes)
The retail park at cribs causeway affected the outdated Broadmeat shopping centre at city centre so carbot circus was developed
Opened in 2008 at a cost of £500 million
Shops and leisure take up 2/3 its floor space
Colston Hall is a venue for concerts and enteratinment
How has urban change created economic opportunities?
Major development in teritary (services) and quaternary (high-tech) industries have been attracted to Bristol because of a goverment grant of £100 million to become a super-connected city with high-tech speed broadband
How has urban change created environmental opportunities
Urban-greening hore than 1/3 of Bristol is open space. There are 300 parks in the city
An intrgrated transport system The rapid transit Networkand electrification of the railway line to London.
How has urban change created environmental challenegs
Bristol produces 1/2 million tonnes of waste per year and it is amoung the worst cities on the country in terms of the amount of food waste it produces
Atmospheric pollution from vehicle emissions.
An estimated 200 people die prematurely each year in Bristol as a result of air pollution
How has urban change created social challenges?
Deceliction
An inner city area with housing once built for Industrial workers e.g Stokes Croft, Easton
Urban sprwal
Bristol needs new housing because of a rapidly growing population and demolition of older slum dwellings.
Why was Temple Quarter Regeneration needed?
The area was very rin down
It gave bad impression to visitors driving in from south or south-east, or arriving at temple meads railway station
