quiz 7 Flashcards
queen elizabeth olympic park
large park built for the 2012 olympics. Features huge community buildings that were fully in use after the olympics
london legacy development corporation
The London Legacy Development Corporation is responsible for the regeneration legacy from the London 2012 Games including overall responsibility for the Park, ownership of the permanent venues and development powers.
Stratford
Best known as the location for the 2012 London Olympics, Stratford is still proving a popular place for tourists to visit, even though the games are now over. The Olympic Park and new shopping centre
Frederick Olmstead
famous architect and supporter of green space. realized the importance of green space in urban centers. designed central park in NY and other famous parks
Central park
biggest park in ney york that offered an escape to city residents. designed by olmsted
regional park systems
plans that extended regional park planning to transform sensitive areas to build on into parks and parkways
energy infrastructure
the infrastructure system that allows energy to flow from generation plants to our homes
patrick abercrombie
in charge of rebuilding the city after ww2
urban renessance
The urban renaissance of the United Kingdom is the recent period of repopulation and regeneration of many British cities
deindustrialization
A global shift in manufacturing to EDCs - they have cheaper wages, longer working hours and often no trade union. Mechanisation - machines take over the work of humans.
new urbanism
Urban heat islands” occur when cities replace natural land cover with dense concentrations of pavement, buildings, and other surfaces that absorb and retain heat
meanwhile use
e short-term utilisation of temporarily empty buildings such as retail units or offices until they can be brought back into commercial use.
