UK's Evolving Human Landscape: Case Study Flashcards
Deindustrialisation in the NE
1971 manufacturing was 40%
2010 this fell to 10%
Tertiary Employment in the NE
employed 23% by 2013
SE Infastructure
4 international airports
72% of UK freight carried on SE roades
HS2 and Crossrail being developed
SE attractiveness
- close to London; political centre
- 19 million large market
- skilled labour from Oxbridge + London Uni
Birmingham Location
centre of canal and railway network
most major motorways have a meeting point here
Birmingham international importance
- Nec brings 3 million people annually
- ICC brings £1.5 billion annually
Immigration Birmingham
Washwood Heat has 60% + BAME population
Birmingham Slums
1950; 70% of housing deemed unfit due to no toilet
replace with high rise buildings
Birmingham transport development
1970; development of inner-ring road meant demolished factory
workers lived further
Birmingham job losses
deindustrialisation; 1961-71
50,000 jobs lost
Birmingham decentrilisation
Merry hill forced closure of city centre shops as it was better
selly oak studentification
80% of population is students so
low level crime rise and anti-social behaviour
Longbridge regeneration (5 points)
1960; MG Rover employed over 25,000 part of new £70 million town centre centre attracts 30,000 shoppers weekly air pollution increases trade taken away from Bromsgrove/ Northfield
Eastside Regeneration (4 points)
- undergoing £6-8 billion regeneration
- create 12,000 construction jobs and 8,000 jobs
- higher property price, traffic, need for large infrastructure
- more urban homes, jobs and infrastructure
Birmingham recycling
ERF capacity for 350,000 tonnes of waste and provides power to 40,000 homes
