Urban Flashcards
Whats the city structure
CBD, Inner city and suburbs
What would you find at CBD
Bus station
Train station
Tourist information
Museum
Cathedrals and abbeys
Narrow unplanned roads
Ring road
No open space
High density buildings
What would u find at Inner city
Large buildings/high density
Canals and railroads
Warehouses, breweries
Near CBD
Tenement flats
Little open space
Football stadium
Churches
Straight streets
Grid-iron street pattern
Gap sites
What would you find at the suburbs
Modern houses
Lots of open space
Parks
Schools
Gardens and garages
Cheaper land
On the edge of the city
Crescent street pattern
Whats the advantages to building a shopping centre in the Suburbs
No travel into CBD
less traffic
Reduces congestion in CBD
Cheap land
Easy to expand
Massive car parks
Free parking
Nice environment
Whats the disadvantages to building a shopping centre in the suburbs
Uses up greenbelt land
Takes customers away from CBD so shops might close down
Takes congestion to suburbs
How does the CBD counter shopping centres in the suburbs
Seasonal markets
Improving local environment
Pedestrianised areas
Host events
Causes for traffic congestion
Growing number of owned cars
Old CBD roads are narrow and lorries can take it up
Traffic lights
Pedestrian crossings
Road works
Cyclists on roads
Solutions to traffic congestion
Building a ring road to take people away from CBD for example the M8.
Use of gap sites to build multi story car parks.
Traffic meters and wardens
Bus lanes for faster bus travel
Improved busses to carry more people
Improving rail service like new queen street station
Park and ride
One way streets
Pedestrian areas
Problems in inner city housing
Dirty environment
Poorly built
Overcrowding
Outside toilet
Crime
Unemployment
Poverty
Solutions to inner city housing
Landscaping
Renovate, modernise or demolish tenements
Expand rooms
Inside toilet
Secure entry
Create jobs and attract businesses
Whats the changes in the inner city
Improved housing
Forge shopping centre which creates employment
Attractions like glasgow science centre, SSE Hydro and IMAX cinema
New hotels
Modern flats to attract young professionals into the city
