Urban Glasgow+ Mumbai Flashcards

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8 Changes in the CBD

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•Tall buildings
•new shopping malls +parking
•pedestrianised streets
•one way streets
•new shops and restaurants
•public transport
•multi-storey car parks
•boutique hotels

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Inner city- 4 changes in the gorbals + example

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•new homes eg newgorbals
•social help schemes eg. GWRA
•leisure facilities eg. Newgorbals leisure centre
•landscaping eg. Gorbals new park

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Inner city- 3 changes in pacific quay + example

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•new industry eg. BBC
•new homes eg. Finnie quay
•new tourist attractions eg. Ovo hydro

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Inner suburbs features 3

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•curvilinear streets
•more greenery and open space
•large detached homes for factory owners

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4 Changes on the edge of city (urban fringe) + examples

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•edge of city shopping eg. Glasgow fort
• edge of city council estates eg. Orumchapel
•modern suburbs (culdesacs) eg. Newton mearns
•new industry eg. Hillingdon industrial estate

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Problems in urban sprawl x4

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•farmers land destroyed
•animal habitats lost
•developments =pollution
•residents don’t want noise

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Solutions for problems in urban sprawl x3

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•only allow important development eg. Hospitals
•encourage developments in inner city
•make green belt around city

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6 problems in shanty towns

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•scrap material houses
•poor water supply
•illegal squatters
•no rubbish collection
•lack of electricity
•small houses 9m2

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6 solutions to problems in shanty towns

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Dharavi redevelopment project
•high rise flats •proper roads
Self help schemes
•building materials •cooperatives among residents

Navi Mumbai- new plot

•water pipes and sewage

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