london olympic park
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- Created on: 05-06-19 14:09
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- london olymipic park: rebranding
- background info
- location: newham, east london, the lower lea valley
- london won olympic bid in 2005 for the 2012 games
- £8.77 billion spent on games
- players/stakeholders:
- The International Olympic Committee
- national and local government
- london legacy development corporation
- before the redevelopment
- WW2 blitz damaged - 'wasteland', old bombs still found
- industrial revolution area was flourishing due to the docks
- global shift changed this - containerisation meant docks were too small
- lead to economic decline, poverty and deprivation
- global shift changed this - containerisation meant docks were too small
- lower lea valley one of most deprived areas in the country - lowest house prices in the city at tower hamlets
- changes made for the olympics
- new stratford station made for transport links
- building of olympic stadium, velodrome, aquatics, residential village
- cancellation of proposed stratford city shopping and leisure centre
- new bridges across rivers
- 450 housing association flats demolished
- relocation of businesses
- felling of 500 trees
- buildings of around 50 stations in london's east end
- changes made after the olympics
- buildings of 2181 homes, half of which are affordable
- 5 new neighbourhoods, 50% of which are affordable
- primary, secondary and nursery schools built
- rise in house prices of the area
- media centre used for commentators during games is now europe's largest data storage space
- use of sports facilities for public and events
- where the olympics worth the issues caused?
- yes
- publicity and tourism received lead to more money in the area in the long run
- BBC poll in 2013 found 74% saying they'd like the games in Britain again
- improved/promoted healthy living
- 24% rise in 16-24 year olds exercising more frequently
- britain made £1 bn profit
- new schools help alleviate pressure off older ones
- promotes social cohesion in one of the most ethnically diverse areas in the country
- 12,000 jobs made in area
- urban wasteland cleared - no toxicity
- no
- much needed social housing was 29% rather than 30% promised
- britain's largest church demolished
- noise pollution from construction and whilst games took place
- 87 garden allotments for locals lost
- house prices increased
- road closures under construction
- ecological importance - habitats lost
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