London Docklands
- Created by: Natalie
- Created on: 26-01-14 19:59
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- London Docklands
- Property-led regeneration
- Physical, Social and economical regeneration of inner city areas using public money to attract private money
- Success
- Physical
- 160000 trees
- Thames Barrier Park- attractive public space
- 17 conservation areas
- Social
- new housing
- 8000 local authority homes refurbished
- owner occupied houses 5% to 40%
- recreational amentities
- Indoor sports centre
- Marina for watersports
- Surrey Quays shopping centre
- 120000 new jobs and unemployment fell from 14%-7%
- new housing
- Economical
- Isle of Dogs enterprise zone
- encourage private investment
- providing financial leverages
- London City Airport built along with Docklands Light Railway
- Construstion of office blocks e.g. Canary Wharf
- Attract businesses
- encourage private investment
- Attract businesses
- Isle of Dogs enterprise zone
- Physical
- Failures
- Wasn't in touch with local residents
- esp. 1/2 of new houses were very expensive
- 75% of new jobs were from relocation of business from LDN to LDDC
- Only 20% due to LDCC policy
- Job losses due to mechanisation and computerisation
- Population living in council housing- 28%-32%
- 1996 survey
- 22% said it made life worse
- No investment in environment- no open spaces
- Population increase without increase in housing
- Wasn't in touch with local residents
- Property-led regeneration
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