Tales of two cities(2): Birmingham and Dhaka

cBirmingham

• Birmingham is the UK's third largest city
• modern and progressive city, but however it has started decay in the face
• known as ' the workshop of the world', 'a city of thousand trades'
• first industrial city in the world to be created in industrial revolution that started in England in late eighteenth century
• it become the victim of global shift later on
• its industrial was removed and eroded elsewhere

Today's Birmingham

• transformed it economy
• 80% of its output is generated by tertiary sector
• major are banking,  finance and insurance
• tourism is also important ( economy)
• major facilities such as national exhibition centre, Birmingham now accounts over 40 percent of the UK conference and exhibition trade
• sporting and cultural venues attrack large number of visitors

New Face of Birmingham

• changes in the identity come about, this re-imaging from decaying, diry industrial city to a dynamic slick service centre
• credit go to the determination and vision of the city's decision makers and managers
• heavy reliance on the fincial support of compaines, huge and small
• help of the media to promote and spread the image of the 'new' face of Birmingham

Problems

• Growth has…