Case Study: Re - urbanisation in Birmingham Flashcards
Birmingham bullring shopping centre
- Renovated 2003
- Cost £530m
- 36 million shoppers in its first year
Birmingham ICC
- International Convention centre
- Several Victorian buildings had to be destroyed to build it
- Cost paid by EU and the local government
- Opened in 1991
- Cost £200m
New street station and shopping centre
- Renovated in 2015 and renamed ‘Grand Central’
- Cost £388m
National indoor arena
- Venue with maximum capacity of 15,000 used for sporting events.
- Opened in 1991
- Used for 2022 commonwealth games
- Cost £50m
Birmingham canals
- Area around canals declined in 1970s.
- Clean up litter and restore wild life
- New footpaths, bridges and signposts for tourists
- £3m spent
- Some of the new apartments and houses build were very expensive
- Restaurants in area get £13.9m from tourism per year.
Victoria square Birmingham
- Renovated and made traffic free (pedestrianised)
- Expensive improvement of landscape and public art and sculptures
- Investment value £6.7m
When was the Birmingham bullring shopping centre renovated?
2003
How much did the bullring renovation cost?
£530m
How many shoppers did the bullring have in its first year?
36 million
What had to be destroyed to build the Birmingham ICC?
Several Victoria Buildings
When did the ICC open?
1991
How much did the ICC cost?
£200m
When was Grand Central renovated?
2015
How much did the Grand central renovation cost?
£388m
What is the seating capacity of the National Indoor Arena?
15,000
When did the national outdoor arena open?
1991
How much did the National indoor arena cost?
£50m
When did the area around the Birmingham canals decline?
The 1970s
What did they do to renovate the Birmingham canals?
Clean up litter, restore wildlife, build new footpaths, bridges and signposts
How much was spent renovating the Birmingham canals?
£3m
What is an issue with the renovation of the Birmingham canals?
Some of the new apartments and houses are very expensive
How much do the restaurants in the area get from tourism each year?
£14m
What did they do to renovate Victoria square in Birmingham?
Pedestrianised it
Victoria square investment value
£7m
