Southampton - rural urban frindge Flashcards

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Southampton

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is a city with 200,000 people

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Why was the growth of the city held back

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due to the green belt where urban development was prohibited

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What happened in the post war years?

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The city prospered economically due to its deep-water port

This economic growth attracted families to move to the Southampton area

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What was the problem

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There was no more room for houses to be built due to the green belt

So commuter settlements were built on the other side of the green belt like Totton and West End

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Why do these commuter settlements have such good accessibility

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Due to motorways running through the green belt like M3, M27 and M271

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What did good accessibility cause

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Pressure from developers, the green belt restrictions were relaxed

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What sites were created on the green belt

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Hedge End Retail park

Southampton Science park

Nursling Industrial park

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Southampton Urban regeneration sites

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Ocena village

WestQuay shopping centre

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Ocean village

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Large, mixed-use marina, residential, business and leisure development

Undergoing a £70 million re-development project

Opened a 776 vehicle car park

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West Quay shopping centre

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£295 million development

100 retailers - John Lewis, M&S, 50 fashion stores, 21 places to eat

Situated on the main high street

2 million people catchment (60 mins away)

4,000 parking spaces

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Adavntages of Southampton’s industrial areas

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Deep-water port - import and export industry

Companies like Pirelli, British American tobacco and Ford use the deep water port

there is flat land available for expansion

General motors opened a factory on reclaimed land by the Itchen in 1938

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What are the renovated tourist attractions

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SeaCity museum - in the West Wing of the Civic cente

Easy access from the train station and city centre parking

Capital cost of £15 million for the first phase

First two years generated £468,000 with 240,000 visitors

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