London Docklands (urban Regeneration) CS

Question 1

What were the 3 stages of the dock?

Answer 1

1950s- busy port
1981- run down, gov bought the land
1998- building project was finished

Question 2

What did the uk gov set up in the aim to regenerate inner city areas with large amounts of derelict and un-used land ?

Answer 2

Urban development corporations (UDCs)

Question 3

Why did the London docks go into decline?

Answer 3

• dock was too small (an increase in ship size meant that big boats couldn’t fit in the port)
• the dock mostly had factories used for manufacturing (these were moved abroad e.g. china as things are easier to be mass produced at a lower cost
• younger population leaving as they went to get jobs elsewhere, where there was more opportunities
• transport links were poor to central London (people couldn’t come in and out easily so money wasn’t spent e.g. businesses)

Question 4

What were the dock lands like before they declined?

Answer 4

• were busy, ad lots of workers, successful
• used as a port for shipping boats

Question 5

What is urban regeneration?

Answer 5

The improvement of an area, usually with money invested by government and businesses

Question 6

what does “LDDC” stand for?

Answer 6

London dockland development cooperation

Question 7

What year did it get established by the government?

Answer 7

1981

Question 8

What sort of things increased after the regeneration?

Answer 8

Population
Investment
Companies
Homes
Transport

Question 9

What are the type of jobs in the dockland?

Answer 9

Tertiary sector jobs

Question 10

What businesses/jobs have been created to serve the office workers?

Answer 10

Retailing jobs e.g. food, drinks, clothes, shoes, magazines

Question 11

What has been done to the old factories?

Answer 11

Converted to freehold properties

Question 12

Say one positive and negative thing about transport the LDDC has done:

Answer 12

Positive - new roads built
Negative - failed to develop/ improve transport links

Question 13

Why did the area keep improving after the project ended?

Answer 13

Because of the upward spiral of growth, positive multiplier effect
E.g. new economic activity —> attracts workers —> increased local market —> increased services —> attracts more investment

Question 14

What are 3 environmental changes to the dock lands between 1981 and 1998?

Answer 14

• pedestrian and cycle routes through the area with access to the river and dock edge through waterside walkways
• Londons first bird sanctuary (one of 17 conservation areas set up)
• planting of 200,000 trees

Question 15

What are 3 social changes to Londons docklands?

Answer 15

• a total of 22,000 new homes built
• major new roads linking to nearby motorways
• new health clinics and schools

Question 16

What are 3 economic changes to Londons docklands?

Answer 16

• 2700 new businesses set up
• unemployment dropped by 7%
• financial and high tech firms