Changing Cities-Birmingham-Context and Structure
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- Changing cities - Birmingham - Context and structure
- Site - located on Birmingham plateau in a prime part of the midlands region; began as a small village, built on a dry point site, south-facing sandstone ridge.
- Situation - located centrally in England, Birmingham has excellent road links to the north and south.
- Connectivity - a range of transport networks connecting the city at different scales: Birmingham International Airport, Birmingham New Street railway station, easy access to M5, M6, M6 toll and M42, providing national links to the West Midlands.
- Cultural - a multicultural city with an estimated 22% of the population born outside the UK. In the 2011 census, 13.5% defined themselves as Pakistani and 6% as Indian.
- Environmental - Birmingham was one of the leading cities for parks, with an estimated 571 parks covering 3500 hectares. In 2010, the city was ranked 15th for sustainable cities in the UK.
- The CBD or Central Business District in Birmingham is the main financial centre of the city, with the local government offices also situated here. The land use is a combination of offices, shops, restaurants, apartments and hotels.
- Birmingham has recently undergone redevelopment with new shopping centres, like the Bullring and Grand Central. The CBD is the most accessible part of the city, with key transport links to it, like the M6 motorway to the rest of the West Midlands.
- City Structure
- CBD - Main hub of city with offices, shops, theatres and hotels. Redevelopment has introduced new buildings recently, e.g. Bullring Shopping Centre.
- Inner city - redeveloped in 1970s. Tightly packed terraces and blocks of flats.
- Suburbs - Built during the 1930s, 1950s and 1960s. Building density is much lower, mainly semi-detached housing.
- Urban-rural fringe - Fewer, larger, more recently built detached houses. Out of town shopping centres and industrial units also sited here.
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