•Urban Case Studies Flashcards
Teesdale Stockton
Teeside urban development corporation
Cleared and decontaminated and put in infrastructure
Passed on land to companies to build on
Tees barrage to stop contamination and to make stable water levels which encouraged regeneration as people wanted to build over a nice looking place- visually pleasing
Mixed used development area- university campus, college, offices (tertiary), residential
Infinity bridge
Creates amenities- recreational activities
Long term benefits don’t benefit those in area who suffered de-industrialisation
Dharavi, Mumbai
Sells local goods
Rapid development
Mega city
16 major languages
Poverty & inequality
Doubling population since 1991
Kensington London
Global financial centre
Higher education
High number of languages
Cosmopolitan city
Large diversity
Most visited place
Hosted Olympics
Teesside
Incineration- 29.2 megawatts by burning 390,000 tonnes of household and commercial waste a year
Waste to energy plant from large areas
Non hazardous
Cowpen Bewley and Teesside landfill site
Non hazardous waste disposal
2,000,000 cubic metres of waste to teesport
2,500,000 cubic metres of waste to cowpen
UN conference
Since the United Nations conference on environment and development in 1992, population growth and increases in consumption in many parts of the world have increased humanity’s ecological burden on the planet
Middlesbrough Dock
Before
Close to working class housing who work in the industry
Relied on railway- over the border- cuts off from rest of Middlesbrough- isolated and dirty. Alienated
Disuse in 1960 as the ships got bigger so they built a bigger dock (Teesport)
After (1986)
Cleaned up and then put in roads, decontaminated and encouraged building
In 2000, MFC built stadium was only thing there for 15 years
2005 development of office building. 19 years later encourage tertiary
Middlesbrough college & the cube (wanted a 2nd but no one wanted to buy the flats so never went ahead)
Tenamos sculpture which was hoped to bring tourists
Dry ski slope being constructed- 2018
Bow Quarter, East London
Fortress Development
Tokyo Japan
Largest mega city
35.7 million population
London
Global city
Flights to 89% of Europe global cities at least 3 times a week
Known as a historic capital
Known for its technology
New York
Majority of worlds top banks for investments
Global city
Tourism
Rio
Favellas
Darlington (sub-urb)
Near industrial estate Growing towards main road New housing on outskirts Cul-de-sac Easy access by A1 and A68 More space available on the northwestern edge
Heighington
Built up in west side between 1968 and 2004
More road networks so people have more access to the area
Road doesn’t go straight through the area
Modern Art Museum, River Tyne, Gateshead
Modernism
Art Deco
Boxy
Right angles
Burj Al Arab, Dubai
Post modernism
Iconic
Stylish
7*
Gherkin, London
Post modernism Office space Modern Iconic Stylish Symmetry Reflective
U.S department of Heath and Human Services, Washington DC
Modernism Concrete Bland Dull Grey
Darlington town hall
Modernism
Concrete
Boxy
Symmetry
Newcastle Quayside
Tyne Bridge- Transport.
Links Newcastle and Gateshead
Well known
The Baltic- Converted Mill
Post modernism
The Sage- Steel roof concert venue
Post modernism
Are is mainly modernism with a few post modernism. Not much vegetation. Clean.
Ouseburn Newcastle upon Tyne
36 lime street Studio where a flax mill used to be
Music venue called the cluny
Was derelict but now area of cultural regeneration
Seven stories is a national centre for children’s books
Milton Keynes
SUDS
New Town 1960s
Willen land- balancing lake (artificial)
Managed outflow- stopped and opened accordingly to control flooding
Has reed beds to reduce pollution and filer water
Amenity for locals
Good for wildlife
Acklam and Kader
Inner suburbs Owner-occupied (over 90%) Semi-detached No indication of deprivation Medium to high proportions of professional workers Low unskilled workers High car ownership High age structure (retired) Few non-whites
Ayresome, Gresham and University
Few 0-15 and retired 40% non-white High private renting Low car ownership Low professional jobs Victorian terraced housing Students
Nunthorpe, Marton and Ingleby Barwick
Middle-class detached housing High 0-15 Low non-whites High owner occupied Low unemployment levels High car ownership Low sick and disabled Affluent
Backfield, Pallister, Parkend and Thorntree
63% council housing in Thorntree Lowest proportion of out of EU (conflict) High unemployment Low car ownership High sick/ disabled High unskilled and unprofessional
São Paulo, Brazil
Contrast between rich and poor
Overcrowded shanty town v luxury resort
Interesting architecture v makeshift housing
Clean and safe v rough and dirty
Well designed vs hectic and unprepared
Teesside steelworks
de-industrialisation
Iron-ore ran out
Workers were trained in secondary industry
Lack of skilled labour force for new tertiary industry
