Bristol's urban re-generation

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  • Created by: Adrian.A
  • Created on: 18-03-17 14:59
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  • Bristol's urban re-generation
    • Why was it done
      • It was to regenerate the inner city
      • it was to also attract new industries
        • This brought money and jobs
    • What was done
      • The Urban development corporation (UDC) bought a 900 acre site.
      • the old dockland area was redeveloped
        • Lloyds TSB relocated their headquarters there
      • private and public money was put into the scheme
        • it got a lot of funding from the national lottery
      • New buildings
        • science museum
        • Millenium square
        • IMAX theater
    • What was achieved
      • 4000 new jobs were made
      • major new road links were built
      • there were large amounts of housing developments
      • Over £500 million of investment
        • It made a commercial environment
        • a few buildings, like the watershed media centre, were restored
        • It successfully redeveloped a run down area
    • critisisms
      • the new jobs were poorly paid
      • a small amount of money went towards social and envonmental aspects
    • Failures
      • Houses are very expensive
      • The area is dependant on entertainment
        • if people's income fell, entertainment would be the first thing they would cut
      • the Milenium square doesn't improve congestion
        • It also lacks features
  • By Adrian Antonypillai

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