Case Study Of Two Contrasting Place Profiles Flashcards
Toxteth:
Where is it?
Liverpool
Toxteth:
What is the key natural characteristic?
The river Mersey
Toxteth:
What was Toxteth originally?
Toxteth Park
Only for rich people; hunting
Toxteth:
When were Victorian terraces built?
1905
Rapid industrialisation
Toxteth:
How was their wealth built?
Slave trade
Docks
Toxteth:
What was the Victorian housing like?
Back to back
No garden
Toxteth:
What is the largest age group?
16-64
75.5%
Toxteth:
What is the population density?
87.8
Toxteth:
What are the two largest ethnic groups?
White 78.6%
Black African 6.9%
Toxteth:
What are the three most popular beliefs?
Christianity
No belief
Muslim
Toxteth:
What did a 2015 survey reveal was the biggest problem for businesses and why?
Recruitment
Applicants lack technical or role specific skills
Toxteth:
Which sector do people struggle to access for employment?
Knowledge
Toxteth:
What was set up in 1994?
Granby Toxteth Development Trust
Toxteth:
What was the Granby Toxteth Development Trust aim?
To improve social and economic well-being of residents and businesses
Toxteth:
What had average housing asking prices risen by in 2020
20%
Toxteth:
The land is the second cheapest in the city, what could this lead to?
Gentrification
Developers invest in devalued land
Toxteth:
What electorate is is part of?
Liverpool Riverside Parliamentary
Riverside Ward
30 wards in Liverpool
Toxteth:
What is the role of Riverside Ward
3 counsellors responsible for education, children’s services, regeneration, housing and sustainability
Toxteth:
Who was the MP
Kim Johnson
Labour
Toxteth:
What did the area vote in Brexit?
Remain
Toxteth:
Why was there a loss of dock/manufacturing jobs? The effect?
Containerisation and migration of docks further North
Recession and poverty
Toxteth:
What caused the 1981 Toxteth riots?
Long standing tensions between police and the black community
Toxteth:
When was an attempted regeneration of the docks? By who?
1980s
Merseyside Development Corporation