Lesson 12-Cultural/Heritage Quarters and Town Mixed Developments

Question 1

How have city centres changed in the recent years?

Answer 1

• Some CBD’s in UK have experienced a decline due to out-of-town residential parks and decentralisation-both pulled people away from CBD

Question 2

Why have city centres changed in the recent years?

Answer 2

• High parking costs, congestion and perceptions of the city centre as dirty and unsafe- were all disincentives
• Competition from internet shopping

Question 3

Town Centre Mixed Developments

Answer 3

Any urban development that blends residential, commercial, cultural, institutional or entertainment uses where these functions are physically intergrated so there is provided pedestrian connections

Question 4

CASE STUDY TOWN CENTRE MIXED DEVELOPMENT-Sheffield, UK

Answer 4

• Kelham Island, residential spaces
• Winter Gardens and the Peace Gardens provide open green spaces
• Night clubs- The leadmill and Corporation inhibits features of old industry

Question 5

What is homogenus?

Answer 5

Cities are so similar to one another
-very little difference between the city centres of Sheffield,Leeds and Manchester
* Sheffield doesnt feel distinctive>lacks place and identity

Question 6

Cultural Quarters

Answer 6

Part of a city which has the presence of cultural activity, should include cultural production
-making objects, goods, products and providing services

Question 7

Heritage Quarters

Answer 7

Focuses more upon the historical uniqueness of areas based around small scale industries

Question 8

Cultural/Heritage Quarters purpose?

Answer 8

• Used to atttract tourists into a place
• Helps areas to develop a unique sense of place
• Sometimes can be both like Kelham Island

Question 9

Positives of cultural and heritage quarters

Answer 9

• Allows for the preservation of historically important areas
• Improve the sense of identity and individuality of a city
• Can be used as a tool to further regeneration and investement in a city

Question 10

Negatives of cultural and heritage quarters

Answer 10

• Rental price increase (both housing and buisiness estates) changing the type of people that can afford to stay oin the area
• The designation of these quarters is subjective and not an exact science
• Not all towns and cities need cultural quarters as geography, landmarks and accents are enough

Question 11

1) CASE STUDY CULTURAL/HERITAGE QUARTERS-Kelham Island, Sheffield

Answer 11

• History-former place of industry turned into bars and museums
• Cultural significance- known as “valley of beer”
  -Flem artwork across the city
• Contemporary land use-Kelham Island Museum and pubs like The Fatcat
• Uniquness-reputation of world-class beer with an abundance of independant buisinesses

Question 12

2)CASE STUDY OF CULTURAL/HERITAGE QUARTERS-Sheffield Antiques Centre

Answer 12

• History-independant stores that sell antiques relevant to the area
• Contemporary land use-The Emporium, Mr Pickle Deli
  -sells Sheffield produced condiments
• Uniquness-very specific to Sheffield as you cant find stores that sell the same thing anywhere