London Docklands
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- Created on: 03-02-14 18:04
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- The London Docklands development
- Aims of London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC)
- to improve social conditions by creating new housing and improving shopping facilities
- to improve economic conditions by creating new jobs and improving the transport system
- to improve environmental conditions by reclaiming derelict land, planting trees and creating areas of open space
- Causes of Decline
- by 1981 larger ships could no longer reach the port of London
- by 1981 the area had very few jobs, the docks had closed, over half the land derelict, and a lack of basic services and open space
- the docklands were difficult to get to due to poor transport
- Social Regeneration (housing)
- over 19,800 new homes built
- 7,900 council houses were refurbished
- proportion of owner occupied houses increased from 5% to 40%
- Environmental Regeneration
- 728 hectares of derelict land reclaimed
- 160,00 new trees planted
- 17 conservation areas created
- 130,00 hectares of open space created
- Social Regeneration (facilities)
- new shopping centers developed together with a technical college, a national indoor sports centre and several new parks
- almost £100 million has been spent on health and education
- Economic Regeneration (jobs and industry)
- number of businesses has doubled between 19181 and 1996
- between 1981 and 1996 employment increased from 27,000 to 69,00
- unemployment has fallen from 14.2% to 9.5%
- Economic Regeneration (transport)
- improved transport links means that London can now be reached within 10 minutes
- The Docklands light railway is connected to the underground system and carries 320,00 passengers a week
- Success or Failure?
- new houses were too expensive for local people
- more money spent on offices and houses than hospitals and care for the elderly
- most new jobs went to the people living outside the area
- Aims of London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC)
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