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Cambourne Case Study
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A Level AS (Rural Geography) Mind Map on Cambourne Case Study, created by sophie.c.cook on 01/11/2014.
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Cambourne Case Study
KQ4: SUSTAINABILITY
Facts
9 miles west of Cambridge
Still being built - planning permission for 3,400 home in total but plans to build (possibly another 2,000) more
Has hotel, business park, shops
Comforts of modern world in tradition style village
1/2 a million people expected to move into East Anglia in the next 10 years
Strengths and Opportunities
Social
Community sprirt
Book groups, sport clubs and volunteering centre
Good local services
Doctor surgery, secondary school
Economic
Local shops, restaurants and businesses
Creates jobs
Close to Cambridge
Provides workers and jobs
Affordable housing
Environmental
"Eco-town"
More energy efficient
e.g. Triple glazing
Bus service
More environmentally sustainable than cars
Weaknesses and Problems
Social
Overburdened medical centre
Few amenities for young people
Lead to groups of young people hanging around which upset locals
Housing is very desirable and so there is high competition
Very high birth rate
Environmental
Rush hour traffic is very bad
A14 and busses get very congested getting into Cambridge
Not on guided bus and no train closer than Cambridge
Economic
Few jobs in Cambourne as proportion of residents
Very dependant on large private chain companies
e.g. Morrisons
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