Case studies Flashcards
Section 1
Birminghams population quadrupled between 17000-1750 because of explosive industrial growth
Section 2
population - 1100000
population density is 10 times that of england
Christian - 46%
Muslim - 22%
No religion - 19%
Full time workers get paid £488 per week compared to £530 of the rest of england
37% of children live below the poverty line
Section 4
modern shopping centre - £150 million cost
£600 million redevelopment of the new street station
66 new shops
1000 new permanent jobs
50 million visitors expected per year
roof made from recycled plastics
“wrap the original station with a gigantic sheet of kitchen foil” unbiased quote from guardian
Lake district
perceptions - legacy of wordsworth and potter.
- natural beauty and scenery
- rural and peaceful - might be boring
only 2% of visitors are from an ethnic minority
why ? patriotism - may feel like outsiders
- often move to cities are not at one with rural side
Second homes - ghost towns
schools close
local shops
house prices go up
loss of sense of place
milton keynes
was concrete and roundabouts
grid system very effective -little congestion
amount of jobs created in the area at 18%
1600 new houses have been built every year since 1998
every house has 10/10 efficiency rate
46% of people living in mk are under 30
Main shopping centre attracts 31 million a year
recycling rates of 56% in 2012 with target of 70% by 2024
Youngstown
1000 of empty homes left behind
since 1945 60% loss of population - 168000 to 65000
steel mills closed in 1970s 40000 jobs lost
40% of residents live below poverty line
used to be a middle class town
economic policies
Bham -a net increase of 100000 private sector jobs by 2020 a net increase of £8.25 bn gva by 2020 a decrease in unemployment to reach the national average Environ Chi - increase green space in the city green roofs program waste to profit network 2008 climate action act
Governmental policies - toyota
government invested 6.3 million to help them create more modelaas
3800 jobs
will encourage other mncs to come
rise in sales has encouraged further investment
gentrification - portland
10000 out of 38000 afro americans have been forced out of the city centre
significant wage gaps in some areas 35000 in others 50000
house prices also different 175000 compared to 300000
crime rates decreased by 84%
Section 6
Big City Plan:
Aims to expand the city centre by 25% and improve transport links - HS2
Contributes £2.1 billion each year
Offices in snow hill district
Development projects eg library and grand central
Community help by investing into sport and drama groups to try and lower crime
Gentrification has caused young people to move in whilst the elderly are often forced out
Positive impact mainly on families who are already wealthy
South Shropshire
ludlow - one of englands finest towns
- popular for people to stay weekend break
- three michelin starred restaurants gastronomic centre
- over 150 local, small food producers showcase and sell their famous ‘sausage trail’ in recent years over 20000 people have visited
- local to ludlow - tradition of high quality food
negative is more congestion
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Bishops castle
700000 pounds for the town hall transformed to a multi use resource
church stretton
town holds a walking festival
Cornwall
positives home owners eden project 750000 visitors in the first year created jobs Super fast brodaband boarsd masters Negatives renters Environmentalists
Section 5
Labour supply of 712,000 - 69% economically active - lower than UK average
Shift of employment structure away from secondary - 80% now in tertiary sector and 18% in secondary
Strategies to help economic growth are - stimulate innovation, increase skills and reduce unemployment
Improved infrastructure to create environment for businesses to start
Expansion in retail and entertainment - examples are Grand Central and the new library - which receives >2 million visitors a year
Section 6
Big City Plan:
Aims to expand the city centre by 25% and improve transport links - HS2
Contributes £2.1 billion each year
Offices in snow hill district
Development projects eg library and grand central
