Manchester Flashcards
How many people live in cities in the UK
84% of population
15% land area
Where are people
Near water
Global trade
How many people are in London, manny and Birmingham
Birmingham: 2.89 million
Manchester: 2.8 million
London:8.96 million
Manchester location
West of the UK. Near Birmingham and Blackpool.
Manchester basic success
2 big football teams
Musicians like Aitch
32% more diverse pop
Corenation st
Manchester importance
Ranked 5th best sports city in world
Manchester was European city of science
28th best city worldwide
£75 billion GDP
1 in UK for music
Manchester R&D
Science- heart of Industrial Revolution. Graphene invented (strongest material). Invented nuclear energy. First computer.
Media city- ITV, Channel 4, BBC, Manchester 2nd in digital design in Europe. 15k jobs.
Population growth in Manchester
19% in 10 years
Young people
Natural increase
Only 9% are retirement age.
Media city
£4 billion and lots of TNCs like Adidas
International migration
10% of Manchester is Irish
35% have Irish heritage
Curry mile
China town
World Irish heritage centre
ITS
£10mil->£30 mil
£500m as part of £1.5 bn
1000 miles of safe cycling
£7 tickets
Within 10 days 17 reports of bikes being destroyed
10% of bikes lost a month
Urban Greening
Carbon neutral by 2038
Recycling 65% of all waste by 2035
Picadilly gardens
Heston park
Set to plant 2000 trees