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Case Study - Stratford upon Avon Flashcards

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1
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What are the infrastructural endogenous characteristics of Stratford-upon-Avon?

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Bridging point
Served by Midlands and Chiltern trains
27 miles from Birmingham airport
On A422

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What are the physical endogenous characteristics of Stratford-upon-Avon?

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Floodplain of River Avon

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What are the demographic endogenous characteristics of Stratford-upon-Avon?

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70.3% Christian
Average age of 44
97.5% speak English

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What are the environmental endogenous characteristics of Stratford-upon-Avon?

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Medieval buildings

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What are the locational endogenous characteristics of Stratford-upon-Avon?

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35m above sea level

101 miles from London

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What are the economic endogenous characteristics of Stratford-upon-Avon?

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Tertiary services

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What are the land use endogenous characteristics of Stratford-upon-Avon?

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Urban environment

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What is a tourist place?

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Where flows of people and investment have shaped the character of the place

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What does tourism produce?

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A distinctive set of interconnections between places becsuse of its different relationship between producers and consumers

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The product sold at tourist sites it…

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…intangible

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What are the flows of people?

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Day trippers from Birmingham to Europeans eg French school groups to global visitors from USA and Japan

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What are the flows of investment?

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Locally based family business to national monies eg from UK Arts, M&S to Global investment from HSBC, McDonalds

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What is the relationship between producers and consumers?

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Direct, through shops, hotels, boat trips, Shakespeare tours

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What is the intangible product sold?

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Experience boat rides, Shakespeare tours, theatre visits, ghost walks

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How is income generated?

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Through flows of products, images, information and experiences

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What does the experimental nature of the product shape?

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The material and socio-cultural characteistics of the place itself, eg some traditional building, some very modern, new developments eg Premier Inn, Bell Court, has cosmopolitan feel

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Key local people

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. John de Coutances
. Shakespeare
. Edward Flower
. Bird Family

18
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John de Coutances

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. Bishop of Worcester
. Created the town
. Tenants could trade freely
. Weekly market

19
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Shakespeare

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. Given Stratford a tourist focus

20
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Edward Flower

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. Co founded Flowers Brewery in 1833
. Became town’s biggest employer - 300 people

21
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Bird family

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. Developed scrap metal business
. By 1978 it was Europe’s largest privately owned reclamation business
. By 1985 they had 30 scrap metal processing plants in the UK
. Created Maybird Centre

22
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The Stratford-Upon-Avon canal

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. Constructed to link to the national waterways network in the 18th and 19th centuries
. Trade was mainly coal
. Used by business like the Flower’s Brewery
. Unsuccessful due to Avon flooding

23
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Great Western Railway

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. There were 2 passenger stations later only 1

24
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Redevelopment of the RSC cost

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£100 million

25
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Redevelopment of the RSC completion date

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2010

26
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Redevelopment of the RSC funded by (3)

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. Arts Council England lottery fund (£50 million)
. Advantage West Midlands (£20 million)
. Public fundraising campaign and individual donations (£30 million).

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The Bell Court retail and leisure development cost and location

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. £30 million
. Town Square

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The Bell Court retail and leisure developer

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‘UK and European Investments’ – a property development and investment company based in London

29
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The Bell Court retail and leisure units made

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26 new units including: shops, cafes, restaurants and leisure facilities

30
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Maybird Shopping Centre

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. Park is open 7 days a week
. Over 850 free car parking spaces
. On site amenities like toilets
. Famous Stores like Next

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