Issues Of Living In An Urban Area- The CBD (Birmingham)

Question 1

Shopping centre and reasons

Answer 1

Bull Ring demolished in 200 and rebuilt in 2003
Cost £500 million
Massive, iconic selfridges is there now
Also mailbox- expensive shops
This is to combat out of city shopping centre popularity

Question 2

Streets

Answer 2

Street furniture
Street lights
Pedestrianised areas

Question 3

Housing

Answer 3

Student accommodation built, mostly to be privately rented and not university funded
High rise apartments, eco friendly

Question 4

General initial problem

Answer 4

Out of town shopping centres surge in popularity