Additional Urban Environment Information

Example of a UDC

Example of UDC

The London Docklands Development Corporation occurred over 17 years and had £1.9 billion in public sector investment and £7.7 billion in private sector investment
431ha of land sold for development and 762ha of derelict land reclaimed
144km of new and improved roads
24,046 new homes built
11 new primary schools, 2 secondary schools, 3 post-16 colleges, and 9 vocational training centre received funding
85,000 people now work in London Docklands

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Hulme in Manchester was regenerated in the 1990s
Through City Challenge, Hulme received £37.5 million
Crescents that were built in the 1960s were demolished, but some old buildings were retained
Homes were designed to conserve water, and be energy efficient and pleasant
There was a return to a traditional layout - Stretford Road was rebuilt after demolition of crescents
Local schools and a new park have been built and the view of local people was taken into account

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Example of Sustainable Communities

The initiative began in 2003 and affected an area of east Manchester, formally known as Cardroom and now renamed as New Islington Millennium Village
66 houses, 200 ground-floor apartments, 500 two and three storey apartments, and 600 1 and 2-bed apartments were built
12 bridges and 3,000 metres of canalside was created
10 new shops, 2 pubs, 2 restaurants were developed
300 new trees were planted, 2 garden islands, an orchard, a beach, play areas and climbing rocks were created
A primary school and play areas, a health centre with 8 GPs were put in place
Recycling collection pointed were created that allowed occupants to recycle 50% of domestic waste

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