Opportunities and Challenges created by Urban Change in Liverpool Flashcards
What is urban change?
Urban change can be a city growing, but is more about how the features of a city change so that it has a different character.
What is the keyword for how the features of a city change so that it has a different character.
Urban change can be a city growing, but is more about how the features of a city change so that it has a different character.
Name [] factors that cause urban change.
Some factors that cause urban change are de-industrialisation, urban sprawls, and regeneration.
What is urban sprawl?
Urban sprawl is a city growing in size due to not being able to house all the people migrating and the increase of population due to natural increase.
What is the main cause of Liverpool’s growth in population?
National and international migration is the main cause of Liverpool’s growth.
What has Liverpool experiencing deindustrialisation caused?
Liverpool experiencing deindustrialisation has caused some parts in the centre to go into decline (the port and manufacturing businesses).
What has Liverpool experiencing regeneration caused?
Liverpool experiencing opportunities due to regeneration of some parts is creating lots of opportunities. The city is turning into a modern tourist destination and a centre for creative industries.
What is an example of a regenerated area in Liverpool?
The football team Everton has decided to change its stadium.
What large shopping centre was created in Liverpool, and what large recreational area did it have?
Liverpool One is connected to Chavasse park, a large recreational area.
What is a brownfield site?
A brownfield site is an area that has been previously built on?
Give some examples of brownfield sites.
Factories, car parks and schools could be brownfield sites.
What is a greenfield site?
An area that has not been previously built on?
Give some examples of greenfield sites.
Forests and fields could be greenfield sites.
What are two advantages of brownfield sites?
Brownfield sites usually have links to transport, and is already linked to electric lines and sewers.
What is one advantage of greenfield sites?
Cheaper - no obligation to remove any materials.
What are two disadvantages of brownfield sites?
Brownfield sites that house factories may have chemical waste and infrastructure may be unstable or unreliable.
What are two disadvantages to greenfield sites?
Building on greenfield sites would involve the destroying of natural environments and there are no connections to water or electricity.
How much money will the new Everton football stadium earn for the local economy?
The new Everton football stadium will be the new home of Everton football club, and is estimated that it will generate £1.3 billion each year to the city.
What does the new Everton football stadium for the local economy, apart from the money it generates?
The new home of Everton football club creates thousands of jobs and attracts 1.4 million tourists each year to the city.
Until the Everton football stadium is completed, what should the statistics about it be considered as?
Until this development is complete these benefits should be considered purely speculative and treated with caution.
Access to a season ticket at Everton is reliant on what?
Access to a season ticket at Everton is reliant on a relatively high income, which means that the opportunity would not benefit everyone equally.
What is the social opportunity in Liverpool?
The social opportunity in Liverpool is Chavasse Park, which provides a space for recreation and exercise for local residents, which can be vital for local wellbeing.
What is the economic opportunity in Liverpool?
The economic opportunity in Liverpool is Bramley Dock being the new home of Everton Football Club, and it is estimated it will generate £1.3 billion for the local economy, create thousands of jobs and attract 1.4 million tourists each year to the city.
What is the opportunity that involves cultural mix in Liverpool?
The opportunity in Liverpool involving cultural mixes is the China Town in Liverpool, the oldest in Northern Europe that showcases the varied food, customs and traditions of the British-Chinese community.
What is the opportunity involving recreation, specifically entertainment, in Liverpool?
The opportunity in Liverpool involving entertainment is the range of recreation and entertainment facilities in the shopping centre, such as ODEON, and FLIGHT CLUB.
What is the opportunity involving employment in Liverpool?
The opportunity in Liverpool involving employment is the Liverpool ONE shopping centre, providing 5,000 jobs annually for Liverpudlians.
What is the opportunity involving integrated transport systems in Liverpool?
Liverpool ONE in Liverpool is connected to the Merseytravel by train and bus. Merseytravel is the integrated transport system in Liverpool.
What is the opportunity involving urban greening in Liverpool?
The opportunity in Liverpool involving urban greening is Chavasse park, a five-acre green open space in the middle of Liverpool ONE shopping centre. Within the pack itself, a 27m ‘green wall’ was unveiled in 2022.
What is a particular example of urban decay in Liverpool?
A particular example of urban decay occurred on Rockfield Road, Anfield where rows of terraced houses were left abandoned.
What is the effect of the rows of terraced houses being left abandoned in Anfield?
Apart from potential safety concerns around empty buildings in Anfield, neglected land and buildings can deter investment and are especially damaging to community pride and individual mental wellbeing.
What is urban deprivation?
Urban deprivation is a standard of living below that of the majority in a particular society, that involves hardships and lack of access to resources. Places suffering form urban deprivation have visible differences in housing and economic opportunities, with the rich living alongside poor people.
Name some differences between Anfield in Liverpool and the rest of the country?
Anfield has worse average GCSE grades, higher young unemployment and lower life expectancy.
Compare the average GCSE grades in Liverpool to the rest of the country.
With the local council lacking the funds to invest into schools, children in the area leave school with worse qualifications. The average GCSE grade in Liverpool is 4.1 compared to 4.5 across England as a whole.
Compare the young unemployment rates in Liverpool compared to the rest of the country.
Young unemployment in Liverpool is 8.5% in the area, compared to a national average of just 2.8%, changing the social fabric.
Compare the life expectancy in Anfield to the close area of Wavertree.
Life expectancies in Anfield are ust 76.4 years compared to the 83 years in Wavertree, a richer part of the city that is very close.
Why is the life expectancy in Liverpool’s Anfield compared to Wavertree?
Many people in deprived areas like Anfield are less healthy because habits like drinking, smoking and poor diets are more common than in richer parts of the city.
Before the Bramley Dock redevelopment began, what had to be removed?
Before the Bramley Dock redevelopment began, the sediment which had built up over time was removed to enable water to be restored, an expensive and time-consuming process.
What is the urban deprivation challenge in Liverpool?
People in the less advantaged areas like Anfield often perform worse in school, have a lower life expectancy (7 years lower than the national average) and are more likely to become unemployed in the future.
What is the challenge with inequalities in housing in Liverpool?
Parts of Liverpool like Croxteth and Anfield are dominated by council housing and low income residents. There is great inequality between people living in these areas and those living in brand new developments in the new Beetham Tower.
What is the challenge with dereliction in Liverpool?
Newsham Park Asylum and the Liverpool Fruit Exchange are now derelict, unused buildings. However, these buildings are also opportunities for redevelopment.
What is the challenge with waste disposal in Liverpool?
In 2014, a local newspaper report claimed that Liverpool did not have enough capacity to recycle all the relevant materials, so lots of things that could be recycled were put in landfill sites instead.
