Docklands

Question 1

Where are the docklands

Answer 1

Souteast England, along the Thames, formerly port of London

Question 2

When was the peak year, and how many tons of cargo was handled

Answer 2

1961, 60 million

Question 3

How many people were employed in 1961

Answer 3

100,00 people

Question 4

What lead to the decline of the Docklands ( 2 )

Answer 4

1/ Containerisation meant the docks couldn’t be manage the size of the cargo loads.
2/ Good could be traveled faster by air travel

Question 5

What were the results of the decline ( 4 )

Answer 5

1/ 20,000 jobs lost
2/ In 1981, 60% of the land was derelict, vacant or under-used
3/ The population of the docklands fell by 20% between 1971 and 1981
4/ The unemployment rate of Docklands in 1981 was 17.8%

Question 6

Who wee the stake holders in the London docklands regeneration ( 5 )

Answer 6

1/  the LDDC (london dockland development corporation)
2/ National government
3/ Property developers
4/ Conservation ground
5/ Dock workers

Question 7

What have the national government done to regenerate the docklands

Answer 7

Created the isle of dogs enterprise zone in 1982 - offering incentives such as grants, reduced rates to encourages business to locate here

Question 8

What have property managers done to regenerate the docklands

Answer 8

Responsible for building large office blocks

Question 9

What are the LDDCs 4 aims

Answer 9

1/ Ensure housing is available to all
2/ Attract business and investment and encourage the development of industry
3/ Bring land and business back into use
4/ Create an attractive environment

Question 10

What are the social improvements ( 2 )

Answer 10

1/ Housing

2/ Services

Question 11

What are the economic improvements ( 2 )

Answer 11

1/ Employment

2/ Transport

Question 12

What are the environmental improvements ( 3 specific )

Answer 12

1/ 750 hectares of derelict land reclaimed
2/ 200000 trees planted
3/ 130 hectares of open space created

Question 13

What housing improvements have been made ( 2 )

Answer 13

1/ 22000 new homes created (mainly old warehouses now luxury flats)
2/ 10000 refurbished former terraced houses

Question 14

What service improvements have been made ( 3 )

Answer 14

1/ Several new huge shopping malls opened
2/ part - 16 college and campus for new university
3/ Leisure facilities: water-sports marina, indoor sports centre

Question 15

What are the employment improvements ( 2 )

Answer 15

1/ number of jobs increased from 2700 in 1981, to 90000 in 2000
2/ May new firms and financial institutes located here

Question 16

What are the transport improvements ( 4 )

Answer 16

1/ Docklands light railway links with central London
2/ jubilee line underground extension
3/ City airport
4/ Many new roads including M11 link

Question 17

Explain why local people didn’t benefit ( 6 )

Answer 17

1/ jobs went to people living outside the area as they had more suited skills than them
2/ A lot of the new housing is too expensive for the locals
3/ More money spent on infrastructure than services for existing people
4/ Noise pollution and air pollution
5/ Prices in the area raised
6/ Newcomers did not mix with locals, creating tension

Question 18

What is the process that occurred as a result of the regeneration

Answer 18

gentrification