Cardiff - Case Study Flashcards
Why was 1794 and 1841 important in Cardiff?
1794 - Canal built, linking Merthyr and Cardiff and Cardiff docks were born. Iron and steal transported down the valley initially by canal
1841 - Taff Vale Railways built
Give a physical factor for Cardiff growth:
1) Docks built - fully exploited energy boom
2) Wide, sheltered lagoon of Birtol channel (trading around the globe)
3) Quality and quantity of coal
4) Construction of Bute and Alexandrea docks
Give a human factor for Cardiff growth:
1) Growing demand for coal for steam ships travelling around the world.
2) Cardiff is 10km soth of Rhondda Valley
Why did Cardiff population increase so rapidly?
Migration - people moved to Cardiff to work in the docks.
Why did Cardiff’s population decrease in the 1980s?
People moved out of Cardiff to villages and small towns in the surrounding area.
A lot of these people came from the inner city area.
When did the population of Cardiff start to increase again? Why?
1990s
Re-development of Cardiff Bay
Give a positive impact of re-urbanisation in Cardiff:
Increased diversity
Increase in business
Barrage delivers electricity
Which part of Cardiff is most diverse?
North-west is least diverse
South-east is the most diverse
Why is the impact of migration not even across Cardiff?
Migrants often join existing communities in the city.
Give 2 ways that the quality of live in being improved in Cardiff:
Equality and Inclusion strategy
Well Being Plan 2023-2028 (CIAGPTGU/O, SPOOP, OPC)
Race Equulity Taskforce
Greener Grangetown
What were the causes of deindustrialisation in Cardiff?
Coal exports declined from the 1920s due to falling demand following the discovery of North Sea oil.
The decline of the coal and steel industries in South Wales had a big impact on the docks which people worked at.
What were the impacts of deindustrialisation in Cardiff?
Tiger Bay became a neglected wasteland of derelict docks and mudflats with a quarter of buildings empty.
The population faced social, economic and environmental problems due to the coal and steel industries decline.
