contemporary Urban Environment Case Study (longbrudge redeveloupment birmingham) Flashcards
1
Q
location and home to which manufacturers employing?
A
- located in birmingham
- used to be home to MG rover manufacturers at its peak employed 25,000 people
2
Q
what happened in 2000
A
sale of firm left brownfield sites
3
Q
how much was the requirement of regeneration project, and what were they going to build
A
£1 billion large part of scheme was to construct a £70 million town centre
4
Q
details of regeneration
A
- transformation of 468 acres of brownfield site
- new collage
- 350 new houses
- offices
- tech park to house 60 businesses
- town centre
- retirement home
- station
- parks
- cycle lanes
5
Q
how many jobs does the scheme hope to make
A
10,000
