Geography, Urban Futures, case studies, Bristol
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- Created on: 13-04-22 12:22
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- Bristol
- population and location
- Found in the south-west of england
- Near the Severn estuary and Bristol channel
- 2013 had a population of 428000 people
- 22% of Bristol are non-white
- 50% of Bristol's growth is internal and 50% is migration
- Migration to Bristol
- 17th and 18th century saw people brought to Bristol as slaves
- 1919-45 saw injured people from across the British Empire brought to the UK
- 1950s saw people in the British Empire used as a source of workers (Windrush), due to a shortage after the war
- 1980s suburbanization occurred as people moved out of the city to outside the city and commute in by car
- 1990s-2000s saw Somalian refugees come to Bristol fleeing war
- 200 saw more countries join the Eu meaning more free movement to Europeans
- in the 2011 census 22% of Bristol are non-white
- Challenges Bristol faces
- high levels of food waste
- lack of low cost housing
- low water resorces
- high carbon footprint
- expensive public transport
- Solutions and sustainability
- poo bus
- running of biofuels, so carbon neutral
- already running between Bath and Bristol
- leading the way in transport
- Bristol's Hydrogen ferry
- built locally and run on hydrogen
- but small and expensive
- it has made little difference
- Skipchen
- this restaurant uses food waste from skips and commercial bins
- they offer the food for free or a donations
- Bristol's water packs
- free water saving devices
- poo bus
- population and location
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