Case Study Examples

Question 1

Give an example of deindustrialisation

Answer 1

Sheffield, UK

Question 2

Give an example of decentralisation

Answer 2

Detroit, USA

Question 3

Give an example of Urban Regenerative Policy

Answer 3

Hulme City Challenge

Question 4

Give an example of an Urban Development Corporation

Answer 4

London Docklands

Question 5

Give an example of a place showing spatial patterns of land use and social patterns

Answer 5

Birmingham, UK

Question 6

Give an example of a fortress development

Answer 6

US Embassy, London

Question 7

Give an example of gentrification

Answer 7

Notting Hill, London

Question 8

Give an example of a Cultural Quarter

Answer 8

Cardiff Bay

Question 9

Give an example of pollution reduction measures

Answer 9

UK Clean Air Act 1956

Question 10

What was the main industry of the de-industrialised city?

When did this decline?

Answer 10

Steel

1960s

Question 11

What sector are most of the jobs in the de-industrialised city now in?

Answer 11

Providing services

Question 12

What are some features of the Fortress Development?

Answer 12

Blast-proof glass
Surrounding trenches and terraces
Moat
Faraday Cage (prevents electronic eavesdropping)
US Marine barracks

Question 13

Give a major social pattern in the spatial pattern example

Answer 13

White British mainly around the outskirts of the city
Indian and Bangladeshi populations to the West of the centre
Pakistani populations to the South East of the centre

Question 14

Why is it that the cultural quarter has been so named?

Answer 14

The Wales Millennium Center
Roald Dahl Plaza
Dr Who Experience
Historic multi-ethnic community

Question 15

By how much have house prices in the gentrified area increased?

Answer 15

From less than £1,000 to over £2 million

200 times more expensive

Question 16

What issue has the gentrification caused?

Answer 16

Major economic disparity
Some of the country’s top earners live at the South end of the road while those at the North end are in the lowest 5% in terms of earnings

Question 17

Why did decentralisation occur in this particular city?

Answer 17

Federal Highway act of 1956
Increased car ownership
Availability of cheap, larger housing in the suburbs

Question 18

What does the pollution reduction measure enforce?

Answer 18

Introduced smoke control areas
Shifted heat sources away from coal
Relocating power stations away from city centres
Increasing chimney heights