The Eden Project
- Created by: Kaaatiefrost
- Created on: 15-02-18 12:46
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- Eden Project
- Positives
- Food served is sourced locally by farmer
- Un employment has decreased by 6%
- It brings 75000 people annually
- It brings 75000 people annually
- 400 jobs have been created in the area
- It was built on a brownfield site
- Negatives
- Built up traffic has caused pollution
- Traffic has greatly increased
- The value of houses have decreased due to an increase in traffic
- Most people employed are over 50 so there is less opportunity for young people
- Before the project
- Employment was seasonal (July-Aug) 40% of visitors visit at this time
- Farm sizes are well below national average
- Cornwall has second lowest GDP
- Building the project
- 70m deep and 500m wide holes had to be drained and sculpted
- Car parks had to be created and necessary roads
- plant species had to be imported from all over the world
- Future
- More than £75 million will be needed to complete stage 2 - a third biome
- Its predicted that over the next decade it is predicted that it will contribute additional revenue to the Cornish economy amounting to £2 billion
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