Changes in UK cities Case Study - Liverpool
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- Change in UK cities Case Study "Liverpool"
- Facts
- Is a port city
- Located in North-West England
- Has thriving manufacturing industries
- Opportunities
- Social and Economic
- Cultural Mix
- ethnic diversity has brought a range of food, festivals and cultural experiences
- Attracts lots of people
- Example: Liverpool's Chinatown
- Thriving Chinese community
- Popular tourist destination
- ethnic diversity has brought a range of food, festivals and cultural experiences
- Recreation and entertainment
- Albert Dock has been restored
- Many shops
- Restaurants
- Museums
- Echo Arena (sport and concert venue)
- built on brownfield site at Kings Dock
- Liverpool ONE shopping centre and leisure complex
- £1 billion spent on it
- Albert Dock has been restored
- Employment
- Tourism offers jobs
- Service sectors e.g.health
- Liverpool Science park
- "Baltic Triangle Industries"
- converts derelicts warehouses and factories into creative industries
- Art
- Film Making
- Digital Design
- Car Manufacturing and Container ports opening in 2016
- Integrated Transport System
- MerseyTravel is a company that operates the city's bus, train and ferry networks
- A prepaid card can be used across all different networks
- Makes Transfers easier
- Cultural Mix
- Environment
- Urban Greening
- Increase preserve open spaces
- Public Parks
- Gardens
- Wasteland is being converted into usable parks
- Increase preserve open spaces
- Liverpool ONE has a five acre park
- Chavasse Park is in the middle of the city centre
- Liverpool ONE shopping centre and leisure complex
- £1 billion spent on it
- More cycle and pedestrian routes are being created
- Urban Greening
- Social and Economic
- Challenges
- Social And Economic
- Industrial Decline left Liverpool's inner city very deprived
- Regeneration has lead to increased inequality
- People in wealthier areas have better access
- Housing
- Education
- Employment
- Healthcare
- People in wealthier areas have better access
- Inner city areas have been redeveloped
- Existing house has been cleared and replaced with modern housing
- New housing too expensive
- Former residents forced out
- Many children leave school without basic qualifications
- High amount of people are not employed
- 9% of adults in Anfield are jobless
- Leads to low incomes
- High amount of people are not employed
- Unhealthy lifestyles
- Drinking
- Smoking
- Poor diets
- Life expectancy in Toxteth is ten years lower than it is in wealthier parts of the city
- Enviornment
- People left inner city areas leaving buildings empty
- Buildings were target for graffiti and vandalism
- Areas became run down
- Movement of people to the suburbs caused pressure to build on greenfield sites
- Destroyed natural habitats
- Population grows causing problems with waste disposal
- Solution : New waste and recycling centre being built
- People left inner city areas leaving buildings empty
- Social And Economic
- Facts
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