Liverpool Case Study Flashcards
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Endogenous factors: land use
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- Liverpool Uni and John Moore’s Uni
- Liverpool Central Station -> people commute, transport goods
- Royal Liverpool Uni hospital
- Princess Docks
- Lots of housing and apartment buildings (uni students) -> highly skilled workforce, people can easily work in the city
- Commercial zone -> multiplier effect, attracts people, develops economy
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Endogenous factors: economic characteristics
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- Approx 50% of population are economically active, majority being full time students or full time employment
- Highest occupation group is managerial or professional jobs (29%)
- Majority of people working in tertiary or quaternary industry
- Only around 20% in primary or secondary industry
- Migration mainly for work, working age population is 93% -> develops diversity so more culture, fills more jobs
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Endogenous factors: location
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- Ward boundaries follow the River Mersey and several different streets
- Contains the majority of the city centre - more tourism
- Located in north west England
- Lies on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary adjacent to the Irish Sea -> allows for easy access of transportation
- 9km north from Garston at the bottom of Liverpool
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Endogenous factors: built environment
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- 19th century characterised by warehouses and merchant houses for the shipping industry
- Since 1990s, the area has undergone redevelopment to improve Liverpool’s nightlife economy
- Redevelopment led to areas of mixed land use: retail, leisure, business -> allows for industry and more goods to be imported and exported
- Hospital- allows for jobs and people can access healthcare
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Endogenous factors: physical geography
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- River Mersey and Mersey Estuary
- Built on sandstone hills (whole of Liverpool)
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Endogenous factors: topography
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- 70m above sea level
- Flat land in most areas
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Endogenous factors: infrastructure
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- Green infrastructure strategy for sustainable management
- International rail links between Liverpool and Manchester rail line
- 19th century docks allow for worldwide trade -> docks are now used for social leisure like restaurants and bars
- 2 airports within a 45 minute drive
- 2 hour train journey to London
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Endogenous factors: demographic characteristics
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- In the 2021 census, there was a population of 25,000
- 50.9% male, 49.1% female
- 93% are 18-64
- 70% of residents are born in the UK, 8.5% from the EU
- 53% have no religion, 35% are Christians -> diff religions= more diversity so more education on cultures
- 2006 pop = 15,000
- 25,000 students at Liverpool uni
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Exogenous factors: proximity to other places
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- 34 minute train from Liverpool to Manchester Victoria
- Next to the Irish Sea
- Ferry across to Ireland and the Isle of Man
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Exogenous factors: inward investment
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- B&M -> shoppers
- Jacob’s crackers -> employs around 500 staff and first ever Jacob’s factory in England
- Unilever - home care and personal care research
- Typhoo tea factory -16,000 tonnes every year
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Exogenous factors: tourism
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- The Beatles Museum -> attracts lots of fans, hotels used = economic opportunities
- Docks -> good night life, bars, pubs restaurants
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Exogenous factors: migration
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- 15.5% from Middle East and Asia in central ward
- 8.5% from EU
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Shifting flows: flows of people
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- Between 2009 to 2015, 143,000 people moved into Liverpool from England and Wales and 154,000 people moved out
- Between the last 2 censuses (2011 and 202) population in Liverpool has increased by 4.2%
- In the centre there has been a 17% population increase
- 7.4% increase in tourism
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Shifting flows: flows of ideas and resources
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- Albert Dock regeneration in 1980s -> by 2000s, it’s home to cultural giants such as Tate Liverpool and the Beatles Story, bars and restaurants
- European Capital of Culture in 2008
- Footballing culture
- Hosted Eurovision 2023
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Shifting flows: flows of money and investment
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- In 2007, 60% of employment in the city was in public administration, education and health insurance
- 3 unis creates a highly skilled workforce
- Getting increasingly expensive to live in Liverpool
- TNCs such as Unilever, Amazon and Tesco
- Amazon warehouse jobs are low skilled