Newcastle- BYKER AND CASTLE
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- Created on: 16-05-16 17:18
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- Social Welfare - Newcastle
- BYKER- inner city
- terraced houses from late 19th and early 20th century
- houses were built for workers (port/ship building)
- not a lot of open space
- 58% are rented from the council
- 30% of economically active people with a full-time job (age category : 17-64)
- New housing scheme
- re-locate those in the inner-city to new council estates on the edge of the city
- high rise Byker-wall to shelter many low-rise housing areas
- won awards
- provides housing for the poor
- people who were able to afford their own houses moved out and were replaced by those in need
- vandalism
- poor living conditions
- air pollution
- health problems
- over 20% of unemployment - 2011
- CASTLE- rural/urban
- wealthy , middle-class commuter settlers
- by 2000 housing has spread right up yo the green belt
- under 10%of unemployment -2011
- gov. allowed for building on green belt
- BYKER- inner city
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