Urban Glasgow+ Mumbai Flashcards
8 Changes in the CBD
•Tall buildings
•new shopping malls +parking
•pedestrianised streets
•one way streets
•new shops and restaurants
•public transport
•multi-storey car parks
•boutique hotels
Inner city- 4 changes in the gorbals + example
•new homes eg newgorbals
•social help schemes eg. GWRA
•leisure facilities eg. Newgorbals leisure centre
•landscaping eg. Gorbals new park
Inner city- 3 changes in pacific quay + example
•new industry eg. BBC
•new homes eg. Finnie quay
•new tourist attractions eg. Ovo hydro
Inner suburbs features 3
•curvilinear streets
•more greenery and open space
•large detached homes for factory owners
4 Changes on the edge of city (urban fringe) + examples
•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
Problems in urban sprawl x4
•farmers land destroyed
•animal habitats lost
•developments =pollution
•residents don’t want noise
Solutions for problems in urban sprawl x3
•only allow important development eg. Hospitals
•encourage developments in inner city
•make green belt around city
6 problems in shanty towns
•scrap material houses
•poor water supply
•illegal squatters
•no rubbish collection
•lack of electricity
•small houses 9m2
6 solutions to problems in shanty towns
Dharavi redevelopment project
•high rise flats •proper roads
Self help schemes
•building materials •cooperatives among residents
Navi Mumbai- new plot
•water pipes and sewage