Bristol Flashcards
What makes Bristol a major UK city
Education
Tourism
Industry - Largest conc. of silicon chip manufacturers outside of California
Culture and entertainment - Wallace and Gromit
Why is Bristol importance internationally
Good transport links
2 major docks
Attracts international students
What is the impact of migration
Opportunities:
Hard working workforce
Enriching culture
Balance ageing population
Challenges:
Taking money outside of the economy
Teaching children whose first language isn’t English
Housing - very expensive as it hasn’t kept pace with the population
Social opportunities in Bristol
Entertainment - Colston Hall
Sport - Bristol City and Gloucestershire cricket
Shopping - Cribbs Causeway and Cabot Circus (opened in 2008 for £500 mil)
Bristol Harbourside (attracts around 300 k visitors)
How has Bristol’s industry changed
The closure of the port has meant that developments have come in the tertiary and quaternary sectors
High tech businesses have been drawn to Bristol because of:
the highly skilled workforce
the government grant of £100 mil to become a super-connected city
a clean and non-polluted environment
Industries in Bristol
The Defence Procurement Agency:
Employs over 10k people
Greenfield site
Created a demand for housing which contributed to urban sprawl
Aerospace:
14/15 of the main global aircraft companies are found in Bristol
How are changes affecting Bristol’s environment
In 2015 Bristol became the first UK city to be awarded the status of European Green Capital
It is going to increase the use of brownfield sites
Reduce water pollution
Increase the use of renewable energy from 2% (2012)
How has urban change created opportunities in Bristol
ITS:
Electrification of the railway line to London
Aims to double the number of cyclists by 2020
Urban greening:
More than 1/3 of Bristol is open space
300 parks
e.g Queen Square was once a dual carriageway but is now an open space with cycle routes
Environmental challenges in Bristol
Stokes Croft - graffiti and dereliction - the council obtained lottery grants to help improve the area with art and renovation
Urban sprawl:
Bristol needs new housing but are choosing to develop brownfield sites
Between 2006 and 2013 only 6% of new housing developments were on greenfield land
How is Bristol reducing the environmental impact of waste disposal
Bristol produced 23% less waste per head than the UK average
Reducing landfill
Non-recyclable waste is used to generate electricity - supplies 25k homes
What is Bristol doing about atmospheric pollution
An estimate 200 people die per year prematurely because of air pollution
To improve:
EV programme
Frome Gateway, a walking and cycling route to the city centre
Filwood v Stoke Bishop
Filwood:
Life expectancy - 78
Death rates from cancer are above the UK average
Only 36% of student got top grades at GCSE
1/3 of people aged 16-24 are unemployed
Stoke Bishop:
Life expectancy - 83
Death rates are better than both the Bristol and UK average
94% of 16-year-olds got he highest grades in 5 or more GCSEs
Only 3% of people are unemployed
Housing developments in Bristol
Harry Stoke- 1200 homes have been built and 2000 more planned for 2017
Bristol Harbourside - abandoned buildings were regenerated
Pros and cons of developing Brownfield sites
Pros:
Reduces dereliction
Con:
Expensive
Sites may be contaminated
Why did the Temple Quarter need regeneration
The area was very run down
Gave a bad impression to visitors driving in from the South or South-East
