London docklands

Description

A case study of urban change to illustrate social, economic and environmental planning and its sustainability.
s.ghillean
Mind Map by s.ghillean, updated more than 1 year ago
s.ghillean
Created by s.ghillean over 10 years ago
67
0

Resource summary

London docklands
  1. Success?
    1. YES
      1. Created an enterprise zone
        1. Created new jobs
          1. New developments- canary wharf, o2 arena
            1. Housing
              1. LDDC london docklands development co-orperation
              2. No
                1. Locals didn't have technical skills suited for new work
                  1. Workers that have correct skills have come in from other areas and got the jobs
                    1. Not enough services e.g schools, hospitals
                      1. Locals can't afford the housing
                    2. Background information & decline
                      1. The docklands use to be a major port and employed over 25,000 people
                        1. Larger ships could'nt reach the ports
                          1. Alternative forms of transport were created
                            1. Not enough room to store containers
                            2. Problems pre-regeneration
                              1. Brownfield site
                                1. derelict
                                  1. loss of jobs
                                    1. social problems like violence
                                    2. Regeneration effects
                                      1. social(housing)
                                        1. Housing=too expensive for locals
                                          1. council housing refurbished
                                          2. social(facilities)
                                            1. New shopping centres, colleges, parks and sports centres developed
                                            2. Economic (jobs and industry)
                                              1. Financial and high tech firms like stock exchange attracted by low rent
                                                1. Increase in buisnesses
                                                2. environmental
                                                  1. More trees planted
                                                    1. 17 conservation areas created
                                                      1. 728 hectares of derelict land reclaimed
                                                      2. economic (tranport)
                                                        1. Links with central london
                                                          1. Docklands railway connected to London underground
                                                        Show full summary Hide full summary

                                                        Similar

                                                        Geography Quiz
                                                        PatrickNoonan
                                                        Geography Coastal Zones Flashcards
                                                        Zakiya Tabassum
                                                        Using GoConqr to study geography
                                                        Sarah Egan
                                                        All the Countries of the World and their Capital Cities
                                                        PatrickNoonan
                                                        Tectonic Hazards flashcards
                                                        katiehumphrey
                                                        Volcanoes
                                                        1jdjdjd1
                                                        River Processes and Landforms
                                                        1jdjdjd1
                                                        GCSE Geography - Causes of Climate Change
                                                        Beth Coiley
                                                        The Rock Cycle
                                                        eimearkelly3
                                                        Plate Tectonics
                                                        eimearkelly3
                                                        Characteristics and Climate of a hot desert
                                                        Adam Collinge