UIAC - Bristol case study

Question 1

What makes Bristol a major city?

Answer 1

• two large universities
• UK’s eighth most popular city for foreign visitors
• home to Wallace and Gromit

Question 2

Why is Bristol and important international city?

Answer 2

• ferry services to Europe
• attracts international students
• global industries like aerospace and media

Question 3

What are the opportunities in Bristol for:

1. entertainment
2. sport
3. shopping

Answer 3

1. nightclubs, bars, concerts
2. sports teams developing their stadium
3. opened Cabot Circus 2008 - cost £500 million, Harbourside Festival attracts about 300000 spectators

Question 4

How has Bristol’s industry changed?

Answer 4

• tertiary and quaternary sectors
• government grant £100 million for high-speed broadband
• advances research at university

Question 5

What are three big industries in Bristol?

Answer 5

• Defence Procurement Agency: employs over 10000, greenfield site
• aerospace industry: 14/15 main global aircraft companies
• Aardman Animations: stop-motion clay animation, an Oscar, Wallace and Gromit

Question 6

How are changes affecting Bristol’s environment?

Answer 6

• reduce Co2 emissions by 40% by 2020
• increase use of renewable energy from 2% (2012)
• Air Quality Management plan

Question 7

How has urban change created opportunities in Bristol?

Answer 7

• integrated transport system: double number of cyclists by 2020, electrification of railway to London
• urban greening: right nature reserves, 300 parks in the city

Question 8

Describe the challenge of dereliction in Bristol.

Answer 8

• riots, antisocial behaviour
• houses become derelict
• Bristol City Council got lottery grants to help improve the area

Question 9

Describe the challenge and solution of urban sprawl in Bristol.

Answer 9

• demolition of older slum dwellings

- 2006 to 2013, only 6% of new housing developments were on greenfield land

Question 10

How are they reducing the environmental impact of waste disposal in Bristol?

Answer 10

• waste treatment plant supplies nearly 25000 homes

- increasing amount to waste recycling to 50%

Question 11

What are the challenges and solutions of air pollution in Bristol?

Answer 11

• estimated 200 people die prematurely each year as a result
• Frome Gateway is a walking and cycling route to city centre
• electric vehicle programme

Question 12

Describe Filwood.

Answer 12

• many homes poorly insulated
• 2013, 36% of students got top grades at GCSE
• over half of all children live in low income homes
• life expectancy 78 years, lower than UK average

Question 13

Describe Stoke Bishop.

Answer 13

• 81% of the housing is owner-occupied
• 94% of 16yr olds got highest grades in 5 or more GCSEs
• 3% unemployed
• life expectancy 83 years old

Question 14

Describe housing developments on greenfield land in Bristol.

Answer 14

Harry Stoke:

• 3200 homes built
• loss of animal habitats
• effect on the local flood risk

Question 15

Describe housing development on brownfield land in Bristol

Answer 15

Bristol Harbourside:

• several industries closed when docks closed
• people live in centre
• costly renovation
• expensive flats

Question 16

What areas are in Bristol Temple Quarter?

Answer 16

• Avon Riverside: old buildings used for light industries
• Silverthorne Lane: remains of ironworks and gasworks, difficult access
• Temple Quay: rope works, timber yards, potteries
• Temple Meads City Gateway: cut off from area after dual carriageway built in 1970s

Question 17

How many jobs is Bristol Temple Quarter going to create?

Answer 17

17000 by 2037

Question 18

What are the key aspects to the Bristol Temple Quarter regeneration?

Answer 18

• Glass Wharf, new office development
• Temple Meads Station
• Temple Studios, new technical and digital enterprises