Titanic Quarter Case Study

Question 1

What does Titanic Quarter aim to regenerate and improve ?

Answer 1

housing
employment
transport
environment

Question 2

Fact and Figure for housing

Answer 2

474 apartments in the ARC Building

Question 3

Evaluate Sustainability of Housing in Titanic Quarter

Answer 3

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Close to CBD
Less CBD
Reduced Carbon Emissions

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too expensive for locals

Environmentally sustainable
economically unsustainable

Question 4

Facts and Figures of employment

Answer 4

100 companies
18000 employed
Belfast Met,Citi bank, SSE arena

Question 5

Evaluate Sustainability of Employment

Answer 5

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Highly skilled and well paid jobs

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locals skills doesn’t match jobs available

Economically sustainable
Socially unsustainable

Question 6

Facts and Figures for Transport

Answer 6

Gilder routes in Belfast(every 6 mins)
cycle and bike routes

Question 7

Evaluate Sustainability for Transport in Titanic Quarter

Answer 7

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Glider reduces congestion from bus lanes

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roads are too narrow for traffic

not environmentally sustainable yet

Question 8

Facts and Figures Environment

Answer 8

used brownfield sites and put in renewable sources

Question 9

Evaluate Environment for Titanic Quarter

Answer 9

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Cleaned up soil from chemical
Citi bank won gold award for their environmental design of the environment

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slow to develop green spaces

environmentally sustainable