Rural Urban Fringe - Science Park

Question 1

Where is CSP located?

Answer 1

The North-Eastern edge of the City of Cambridge on land owned by Trinity College

Question 2

How many companies are located at the CSP?

Answer 2

90 companies including Napps Pharmaceuticals and Philips
5000 workers
Covers 152 acres
Direct access onto the A14 and subsequently the A10, on which the Park is based, can be achieved from bout the M11 and A1

Question 3

CSP’s amenities?

Answer 3

Nursery - Bright Horizons

Fitness centre run by Revolution Health and Fitness

Question 4

Transport and Sustainability of CSP

Answer 4

Supports sustainability with many environmentally friendly transport options
22% of commuters cycle to work, every building has cycle racks
11% of commuters car share using Camshare, Cambridgeshire’s online car sharing database
Cambridge North Station is a 12 minute walk - the railway is very accessible with fast, direct rail link to London.
Many road links such as the M11 or the A14 to London that allow goods to be transported easily
It is close to many airports such as Stansted and Luton - has good air connections and easy to transport goods such as medicines from Napps Pharmaceuticals

Question 5

Research and development of CSP

Answer 5

Cambridge University has a long history of scientific achievements
Industries can draw on the research and scientific knowledge of many experts
Multiplier Effect: Cambridge is a centre for large numbers of hi tech (quaternary) industries, generates more commerce

Question 6

Parque tecnológico da UFRJ

Answer 6

Opened in 2003
Park has connections to the University (UFRJ)
14 large companies
9 small to medium companies
23 start up business
Around 1600 people work in the park

Question 7

Where is parque tecnológico?

Answer 7

Fundão Island, close to Rio de Janeiro’s international airport
The area was previously a deteriorated swampy are
Infrastructure works were difficult as the area is susceptible to flooding and difficult to drain

Question 8

Businesses in parque tecnológico?

Answer 8

L’Oréal - beauty product development
Siemens - IT engineering and research into sustainable technologies
GigTech - Global institute for Green Technology, resapearching and developing sustainable technologies

Question 9

Why was parque tecnológico built on the rural-urban fringe?

Answer 9

Close to Rio’s Internal Airport (12 minutes by car)
Easy access to 101 highway and Via Expressa Pres routes in and out of Rio.
Fundão Island provided cheap, degraded land.
Located near the UFRJ campus – close links to university.