Bristol case study Flashcards
Why is Bristol a regionally important city?
- on the M4, good rail links
- two universities
- range of culture such as Bristol Old Vic theatre and Wallace and Gromit
- two cathedrals
Why is Bristol an internationally important city?
- 8th most popular city for foreign visitors
- attracts students from all over the world
- good airport links
- high level of investment in finance and high tech businesses
What are the challenges facing Bristol?
SOCIAL - rising house prices, driving out local low earning residents
ECONOMIC - most congested city in the UK
ENVIRONMENTAL - half a million tonnes of waste per year, one of the worst cities in producing food waste
What are the solutions to the challenges?
- bus runs on human waste, 300km on one tank of gas which is from 5 people
- recycling, landfill numbers decrease
- 1200 homes planned to be built on Harry Stoke
Why is Bristol becoming so popular?
- transport connections makes the city accessible
- ethnically diverse
- more 16 years olds than pensioners
- reduced train journey time to London to 70 mins
- over 2 million live within 50km of city centre
What are the social opportunities in Bristol?
- new stadiums
- improved shopping facilities
- more efficient and quicker transport
- regenerating Harbourside created bars, clubs and cultural festivals attracting 300,000 people
What are the economic opportunities in Bristol?
- employment at new shopping centres
- changed to higher paid tertiary and quaternary sectors
What are the environmental opportunities in Bristol?
- Urban Greening
- first to be awarded European green capital in 2015
- jobs in low carbon industries will increase from 9000 to 17000 by 2030
- reduce energy use by 30% and CO2 emissions by 40% by 2020
What are the social benefits that the regeneration of Temple Quarter will bring?
- new arena brings high profile sporting events
- high speed train link to London
- arena has 12000 seats, theatre has 400 seats
- new cycle routes
- $200 mill for citywide metro bus scheme
What are the economic benefits that the regeneration of Temple Quarter will bring?
- 62 companies moved in
- $11 to provide superfast broadband allowing businesses to contact around the world
- 4000 new jobs created by 2020, over 17000 by 2037
What are the environmental benefits that the regeneration of Temple Quarter will bring?
- old brownfield sites cleaned so industrial and dangerous chemicals removed
- new buildings have to meet standards such as solar panels and eco-friendly design materials
