bristol Flashcards

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4 reasons why bristol is so advanced

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• water transport services
• m4 to london and m25 (dover), gives access to airports and europe
attracts industries
• 2 universities, young population get job opportunities
• aardman animations (wallace and gromit)

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4 urban changes in bristol that are creating economic opportunities

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• young population, higher employment rates & educated
• urban regeneration eg temple quarter
• become green city, attractive to work
• superfast broadband

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3
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2 facts of high tech success

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430 high tech businesses
named uks most productive tech cluster in 2020

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4
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3 ways bristol proposes to be eco friendly

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carbon neutral by 2030
ITS, efficient transport
£11.4 million to build cycle network, cycling benefits

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5
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2 statistics about bristols congestion

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20 000 commute by car daily,
53% of adult population

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2 facts about green spaces in bristol

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•1/3 bristol is green
• 90% of pop live within 350m of green

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3 advantages of building on brownfield sites

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protects green belt
reduces urban sprawl
improves attractiveness of area

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advantages of building on brownfield sites

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protects green belt
reduces urban sprawl
improves attractiveness of area

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9
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2 disadvantages of building on brownfield site

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more expensive
may be contaminated from previous construction

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10
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3 positives of the temple quarter regeneration scheme

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• 10 000 homes and 22 000 jobs
• brownfield site
• £1.7 million to brunels engine shed, a company that proposes:
next generation of wifi
home to 44 high tech companies

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3 negatives to temple quarter regeneration scheme

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• gentrification rather than regeneration
• bristol remains one of the most congested
• expensive housing - maybe real purpose was to cheapen

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what is gentrification

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renovating and improving an area to meet middle class taste to appear better, rather than supporting lower classes

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