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Changing Urban Environments
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Mind Map on Changing Urban Environments, created by Brutal Butt Slaps on 08/04/2014.
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Changing Urban Environments
MEDC's
mainly located north of Iquater
gradual growth
more developed
more orginised
much more money
larger cities
higher population
migrants get can get jobs in factories to pay for homes
better quality of life
Factories
more jobs
issues
high parking charges
Strict building planning
every 1/4 shops closed due to the take over of shopping malls
No finasial help
high amounts of clothes shops
Online shopping
LEDC's
mainly located south or bellow the Iquater
Rapid Growth
Rapid rural to urban growth
nowhere to live or build
favelas
shanties
built on sides of hills, grave yards or outside of the city
conditions in a shanty town
steep and flooded land
contaminated water
build from rubbish and things just lying around
open sewers
people sell thing from the litter on the streets to get money for food
living on pavments
cramped
densly built
result of rapid migration from rural to city life
no infrastructure
crime
murder
theft
life in a squatter settlement
Dharavi
rents as low as 185 rupees
located between two of mumbais two main rail lines
tiny manufacturing
the government has plans to redevelop dharavi
densely built
over crowded
narrow open sewer path ways
rocinha
over crowded
densely built
small houses
open sewers
litter everywere
built on a steep hill where no one else would build
Redeveloping squatter settlments
Redeveloping squatter settlements
self help services
develop the towns on there own with no help from the government
DIY
slow
legal ownership of land
recycaling
affordable electricity provided
cheap water costs and fitting water piping
medical facilities built and provided for by charities
Site and service
houses built of plot of land
basic infurstructure provided
small and large scale
whole new towns created
local people not given money to build thier own house
poorly built houses
Squatter settlments
Poor facilities
Rapid increase in population
no organisation
anyone could enter or leave the city no matter how little money they had
no planning
The Burgess Model - Urban Zones
CBD/central business district
first to be built
shops, offices etc.
Lots of people coming and going
central transport stations
very expensive land, no houses
Revitalising the CBD
Swindon
Regent place
a 100,000 sqft department store of debinhams
a 25,000 sqft resturant
2,000 ft food hall
800 parking spaces
100 bed hotel
wharf green
A giant LED screen located within the towns main shopping centre
latest news
Arena around the screen can hold 2,000 people
First in southern england
london docklands
Improved links
better roads
New city airport
85,000 jobs
mainly for higher educated people
high density housing
20,000 new homes and flats
converted warehouses into luxury homes
mainly for higher educated more rich people
TREE'S!!
17 conservation areas
sports centre
water sports
no community input
Hulme city challenge initiative
homes for change
replaced the crescents
local people took part in the development
building materials requier minimal maintenance, long lasting and eco friendly
zion arts centre
occupies former church
dance and music facilities with rehearsal rooms
Hulme park
first large scale park in manchester
£3 million
play areas, sports area, public square
Hulme arch bridge
symbol of Hulmes redevelopment
all traffic going in and out of hulme will see the bridge
New Mancunian Way Footbridge
links hulme to manchester
A competition held to design the bridge by the public
goes from hulme park to city centre
Inner City
lots of factories and industry
lots of terrace housing, small buildings
narrow streets
Problems of housing in the inner city
number of houses in england is expected to increase by 4 million by 2026
High amounts of crime
small roads can cope with increase in cars
Poor people- cheaper housing
poor facilities
single adult housing/ one person in a house
increase in population cant keep up with demmand for housing
un employment
derelict houses/ abandoned
large amount of migrants
Green field sites
country side area that has not yet been built on and includes the green belt land around cities
cheaper to build on
not agreed with by allot of environmentalists as it would encourage urban sprawl
country side ruined
traffic congestion as people travel from urban areas to the countryside
Brown field sites
Derelict run down industrial sites
over time the area becomes covered in plant life and becomes home to lots of different species of plants and animals
can convert existing buildings into multiple small houses saving time, money and space
already developed area meaning no need to build roads shops ect.
can cost allot to remove the over growth and decontaminate the area
Traffic problems in the inner city
pollution
alternative fules
solar power
chip fat
More people, more cars
emergency services strugel to get to there destinations
crashes
conjestion
City of Bath park and ride
4 park and ride sites
cheap
£3 on week days
£2.50 on saturdays
run every 15 minutes
low floors for weelchair access
quick and modern
low emition busses
reduces cars on the road
protects uniqe heritage
City of london sustainablility in practice
congestion charges in place by 2003
£8 a day from monday to friday
traffic levels drop by 21%
65,000 less car journys
29,000 more bus riders
underground development
trains will do a complete loop of london
no bendy buses
extended bus lanes
No more oister cards
Recial segregation
people with same cultures and beliefs but in different ethnic groups
Reasons
Employment factors
low paid jobs
cheaper houses in the inner city
Specialist facilities
places of worship located in inner city
cultural food in local shops
schooling
faith schools cater solely for the immigrants
support from others
they feel safer when associated with people from same background
protected from racial abuse
familiar cultures
feel more comfortable with people with same ideas and beliefs
same language/ no difficulties
safety in numbers
more of a say when they speak as a group
Transport
in the inner city there are good transport links meaning cheap transport in and out of town
Racial Intergration
Mixed race schools
mixed ethnic groups
more community focused police
Mixed race work force
Inner suburbs
semi detached housing
larger houses
small busnissess
wider streets for cars
Outer Suberbs
larger more expensive houses
parks and open space
Bigger busnissess because of cheaper land
People who live here often have to travel to work
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