CSMP 1 Flashcards
LYMPSOTONE
key facts
- mostly detached houses
- 15km south of exceter
- east of Devon
LYMPSOTONE
natural characteristics
- Along the River Exe ( estuary )
the lower course = shallowe, slow
lots of deposition - Shingle beach= tourism
Climate
highs of 17
lows of 5
LYMPSOTONE
History
1200 - small port
1800 - larger port due to ship manufacturing meaning cod fishing and whaling occoured in the atlantic
1840’s - rich Victorian famils holiday ‘by the sea’ expanding on built environtment = guest houses
1860s- railway built = wider shelfish market ( time space compression - places feel closer due to quicker transport)
1900s - lympostone became a dormatory settlement for exceter
-people lived there and worked in the city
TOXTETH
key facts
-1.5km from liverpool city centre
-made up mostly from terrased houses
TOXTETH
natural characteristics
along the river mersey ( estuary )
which was wide and deep
climate = high 17, low 5 = similar to lympstone
rainfall similar to lympstone
TOXTETH
history
1200s - king john made the area a royal hunting forest
1600s - made use of the natural characteristicsby using water power
1750s - industrial revolution = major port ( scandinavian timber )
lareg villas built on rural urban fringe for middle class as they didnt wanna live in the polluted city
1800s- growing demands for industry = very cheap and poorly built terrased houses for workers
- middle class people relocating to greenfield sites
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
lympstone
- driveways and well maintained
- cottages and detached houses
- owned houses = insentive to look after
- closely packed and homely
- pub and chirch
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
toxteth
-overgrown concrete gardens
- poorly built, terrased housing, villas for middle class
- crowded and close together= collerah
- mosque = adopted by migrant cultures
mainstreem supermarkets = large population
DEMOGRAPHICS
Lympstone
-aging population = quieter and less. polluted
-99% white = most ethnic minorities are poorer
DEMOGRAPHICS
toxteth
- youthful population due to more jobs
- 79% whit , more multicultural
SOCIO ECONOMIC
lympstone
- 66% people buying houses outright, againge pop = living and saving for longer
- only 25% dont have a car
SOCIO ECONOMIC
toxteth
-27% have no qualifications = lack of teachers and cultural deprivation as poor education is the norm
- many people renting as they cant afford a morgage as they cant get a loan
CULTURAL
lympstone
-homogonous white population
CULTURAL
toxteth
- muslim religious festivals eg: eid and ramadan
- different styles of christianity
POLITICAL
lympstone
CONSERVATIVE
- parish council = voulinteers
- devon county councill
- David reed represents Emouth and East Exceter
- JOB = lighting, equipping facilities eg; village hall
POLITICAL
toxteth
LABOUR
- liverpool city council
- MP = kim johnson
- JOB= education, regeneration, housing
PAST PRESENT CONNECTIONS
TOXTETH
regional
National
International
Reg - riverside ward port of Liverpool city council
Nat - Kim Johnson MP in Westminster
Int - EU capital of culture
International
Trade
Muslim festival
PAST AND PRESENT CONNECTIONS
LYMPSONE
Regional
National
International
Reg - tourism in early 20th centuary
Nat - tram allowing fish trade, met office relocation, dormitory settlement
International - Christian calendar
SHIFTING FLOWS
TOXTETH
- flows of people
- Rural urban migrants drawn to toxteth in the Industrial Revolution
- increased population
- increased workers at docks
- densely populated city’s
- cheap terraced houses to accommodate
SHIFTING FLOWS
TOXTETH
- flows of resources
Deindustrialisation = loss of employment
- margret thatcher wanted to move away from factories = went overseas ( global shift ) wanted better educated people
- mass unemployment, no qualifications = no jobs
SHIFTING FLOWS
TOXTETH
- flows of investment
Tate modern opened + European city of culture in 2008
- improved cultural experience
- poor area = tourism important
- economic multiplier
SHIFTING FLOWS
LYMPSTONE
- flows of people
SHIFTING FLOWS OF PEOPLE
Wealthy Victorian’s visiting/ holidaying
- guest houses built and ice cream parlours
- tourists spending money = economic multiplier effect
SHIFTING FLOWS
LYMPSTONE
- flows of investment
Met office relocating to exceter in 2003
- met office workers moving, bringing highly qualified people
- increased population, dormitory settlement as train directly to Exeter
SHIFTING FLOWS
LYMPSTONE
- flows of resources
- growing population in Exeter = increased education, uni, hospitals
- Russell group uni, people migrating from all over the world
- major hospitals requiring doctors overseas
- more people economic multiplier affect
- uni = better qualified people
