Glasgow urban regeneration 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyUrban environmentsGCSEOCR Created by: Tom HoultonCreated on: 31-03-15 11:49 Q. What is 'urban regeneration'? A. Improving areas in towns and cities 1 of 21 Q. What does 'residential' mean? A. An area of housing 2 of 21 Q. Why did manufacturing decline in Glasgow? A. Other countries could mine raw materials and manufacture more cheaply 3 of 21 Q. What industries USED to be important in Glasgow? A. Iron, steel, textiles and ship building 4 of 21 Q. Name an area of old tenement housing A. Gorbals 5 of 21 Q. How many new flats were built in Glasgow Harbour area? A. 2,500 6 of 21 Q. How much office space was built in Glasgow Harbour area? A. 200,000 square metres 7 of 21 Q. How much retail and leisure facilities were built in Glasgow Harbour area? A. 50,000 square metres 8 of 21 Q. Q. What new transport scheme linked the harbour with the city centre? A. A light tramway 9 of 21 Q. What % of the land is public space A. 40% 10 of 21 Q. How much is the Glasgow harbour scheme expected to cost? A. £500 million 11 of 21 Q. What companies set up in the Pacific Quay media village? A. BBC Scotland, Glasgow Herald newspaper and XFM radio 12 of 21 Q. What leisure developments were set up in Pacific Quay? A. Glasgow science centre, IMAX cinema and Millenium Tower 13 of 21 Q. How many houses were built in Pacific Quay? A. 300 14 of 21 Q. What was built to link Pacific Quay with the north side of the river? A. Finnieston Bridge 15 of 21 Q. What POSITIVE social impacts did the regeneration have? A. Nicer public spaces, more facilities for families 16 of 21 Q. What NEGATIVE social impacts did the regeneration have? A. More benefit to tourists than locals, houses too expensive for locals 17 of 21 Q. What POSITIVE economic impacts did the regeneration have? A. Created short term jobs in construction, and long term in the new facilities, attracted tourists 18 of 21 Q. What NEGATIVE economic impacts did the regeneration have? A. Many jobs not long term, apartments too expensive for locals 19 of 21 Q. What POSITIVE environmental impacts did the regeneration have? A. Much more attractive area with green spaces 20 of 21 Q. What NEGATIVE environmetal impacts did the regeneration have? A. New buildings didn't take the environment into consideration 21 of 21
Comments
No comments have yet been made