Manchester Flashcards
Importance of Manchester in the uk?
Economic (10% employment , 7% financial service outputs)
Education - major unis (Manchester and Manchester metropolitan)
Culture - music and arenas and sports history - textiles and Industrial Revolution, railway
Transport - Metrolink, airport (largest outside of London)
Worldwide importance of Manchester?
Economic - banks headquarters (Barclays)
Culture – bbc and itv
Environment - carbon zero by 2038
Historical - industrial revolution
How has the population changed?
Grew early 21st century due to investments in service sectors - faster period of stagnation
Impacts of migration (international)
Languages (200) - multi ethnic population - Chinatown - events like Chinese new year
Caribbean carnival annually
Skilled workers (65% nhs)
Curry mile
Reduced availability of affordable housing - urban sprawl
National migration?
Education and universities
High tech industry growth
Young population
Also increase in older people due to green space and access to the city
Social opportunities
Diverse population
Festivals and events
Venues (Etihad and ritz ao arena)
Football
Museums and galleries
Trafford centre and Arndale
Economic opportunities
Business destination - retail trade - motor vehicles- education
Foreign investment
Environmental opportunities
Mayfield depot park- next to Piccadilly station
Castlefield viaduct - national trust park temporarily
Integrated transport?
Hop on hop off bus links all main stations, free bus scheme in city centre
Metrolink - trams 99 stops over 64 miles
Bsuses through bee network x under local control - one ticket to use across the system
Oxford road, Victoria Piccadilly
Problems in Manchester
Inequalities in housing, affordable housing problems (house price increases) north south divide - mostly rented - only 28% owned or mortgaged
Education - divide - high fsm
Health - pollution - heart disease, stroke, lung cancer
6th most deprived place in the north west
Environmental problems in Manchester
Dereliction due to end of industrial revolution and factories - mills to houses
Brownfield- expensive to regenerate - Trafford
27 brownfield for affordable homes (projects 500 - 10000 houses)
Greenfield - conflict - tied ribbons around trees
Waste disposal - keep Manchester tidy - renew shops (3)
Urban growth
Urban sprawl due to leach of affordable housing and population growth- transport allows commuting
Impact - environmentalists worried about loss of rural landscapes - traffic and noise pollution (especially hs2) - road pollution (most in country) - clean air zone protects health and environment
Commuter settlements - Altrincham- urban fringe - commuter - increased pricing - increases congestion
Main features of redevelopment of Salford quays?
Waterfront for new commercial, residential and leisure spaces - road and metrolink
The Lowry and imperial war museum
Media city (itv and bbc)
Green spaces and parks - water features
How successful has Salford quays been?
Boosted economy - investment
Cultural destination
Residential areas - improved lifestyle
(Problems with costs of housing and displacement of existing communities)
