Inner City Issues: Eastside

Question 1

How has Eastside rebranded Learning and Technology

Answer 1

• Birmingham City University
• Ashton University
• Mathew Bolton College

Question 2

How has Eastside rebranded Cultural and Leisure Activities

Answer 2

• more museums and galleries
• Thinktank, family science museum
• Millennium Point (cinemas and cafés and museums)
• Canal area and parks refurbished

Question 3

How has Eastside changed Housing

Answer 3

-Eastside Locks, proposed scheme

Includes building houses for students

Question 4

How has Eastside improved the Environment?

Answer 4

• Eastside City Park, opened in 2012, 2.73 hectares of green space in front of Millennium Point. First major new park in B’ham in over 130 years. Includes water features, plantings
• Removed wasteland, old factories, rundown houses

Question 5

How has Eastside encouraged new business?

Answer 5

Development of Eastside Locks and Millennium Point will allow new smaller business to develop
More people = more need for business cafès, restaurants, food places

Question 6

5 categorise to rebrand a city

Answer 6

1) learning and technology
2) cultural and leisure
3) refurbishing and building houses
4) improving environment
5) encouraging new business