CSMP - Aberfan CS Flashcards
When was the landslide in Aberfan?
1966
How many students died in Aberfan?
215
What was destroyed in the disaster?
- Pantglas junior school destroyed -> memorial site
- Windows and walls back of the school breached
- Canal bank breached -> flood
- Row terraced houses - Moy Road
How did peoples sense of place change?
- Parents of victims -> deaths, depressing
- Community closer
- Survivors guilt
- mass funeral affected whole community
Where is Aberfan?
A former coal mining village the Valleys, south of the town Merthyr Tydfil
Where is most of the built environment situated?
- Bases of the mountain on the valley floor - steep
What is the geology like of the Valleys?
- Steep
- Hilly
- Springs + streams in mountains
What are the house prices in Aberfan like?
Average: £84,000
How many sales have there been in the past 10 years?
8
What is the political status of Aberfan?
Labour
What motorway connect Aberfan to London?
M4
What is the demographic of Aberfan?
- Aging pop (55-64)
- Males > females
- Born in Wales -> not diverse
- No higher education
- No registered religion
What are the majority of jobs like?
- Low income
- Skilled trades/machine operations
- Elementary occupation
When were the terraced house built?
During rise of coal mining industry -> little spatial variation
What are some actions that have been taken in Aberfan which have shaped place identity? Present connections
- Retained closeness from tragedy
- Trinity children + family centre -> summer carnivals-> tackless deprivation
- Leave EU vote - funding ineffective
- New road allow travel from east to west
- Sense of place shifts from community grief to community joy
