Case Study - Dockland Changes

Question 1

What were the environmental changes made?

Answer 1

• Network of pedestrian and cycle routes through the area with access to the river and dock edge through waterside walkways
• Creation of pedestrian bridges

Question 2

What were the economic changes made?

Answer 2

• Unemployment had fallen from 14% to 7.4 with a doubling in employment and numbers of businesses
• £7.7 billion in private sector investment

Question 3

What were the social changes?

Answer 3

• £10 million spent on improvement council and housing association homes
• A total 22,000 new homes built

Question 4

These environmental and economic ‘changes’ were what?

Answer 4

• Regeneration

Question 5

How successful was the London Docklands redevelopment? (Success)

Answer 5

• More trade for local shoppers
• Cheaper rents for large companies yet still the benefit of only being 20 minutes from central London
• Greatly improved accessibility in and out of docklands

Question 6

How successful was the London Docklands redevelopment? (Criticisms)

Answer 6

• That despite the improvements many of these didn’t benefit the original ‘eastenders’
• Many locals were unable to afford the high costs of new expensive houses

Question 7

So why did it need regenerating?

Answer 7

• Docks were closed in 1981 as ships had got too big to come up the thames
• The docks were badly bombed during WW2
• 20,000 jobs were lost to the docks
• In 1981 60% of land was derelict