Urbanisation Case Studies
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- Created on: 06-02-15 08:16
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- Urbanisation Case Studies
- Reurbanisation- London Docklands
- Facts
- Globally important in the 19th & 20th century
- 1960's onward the docks went into decline
- 150,000 lost there jobs
- 20% Housing unsuitable for living
- London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) set up in 1981
- Positive
- Docks refurbished to provide a more attractive environment for locals
- Public services built- Health centres, shopping centres and water sports centre
- New schools and colleges built and existing ones improved
- 24,00 new dockland homes were built
- Enterprise zone created- 1998 2,700 business trading in the area- Attracted £7.7 billion in investment
- Railway opened in 1987 cutting journeys to the city centre by 20 minutes making commuting easier
- Negatives
- Conflict between the original residents and the new residents over LDDC favoring luxury housing over affordable
- Original residents unable to find work- new businesses seeking skilled workers- 1981 36% of residents were unskilled
- Management
- LDDC asked for 40% of housing to be sold at affordable costs
- Centres set up to train unemployed people to get them qualifications
- LDDC support Skillne- Work with training providers to provide people with the skills needed to find work in thearea
- Facts
- Counter Urbanisation
- Wilmington- London Commuter Town
- A-road constructed for easy commuting
- large high quality homes being buil
- Population increase of over 200 people in 10 years
- Farming as well as traditional industry has declined
- Rise in car ownership due to high commuter population
- Increase in schools in the area
- Loss of community
- Loss of local industry
- Local council positions taken up by new residents
- Lake District- No Homes For Locals
- National Park
- Locals on low income being "priced out" of the marker
- Lack of new homes dues to strict planning permission on new builds
- Many homes used as Holiday Homes instead of for local residents
- Expanding population need housing
- Local/Newcomer divide created
- Wilmington- London Commuter Town
- Urbanisation
- South Africa
- Brain Drain
- Air traffic control workers
- Moving to other countries urban centres for higher paid work than they would get in South Africa
- Mumbai
- Original urbanisation due to port in the 70's
- As urban population has increased so has the population of Mumbai loving in slums
- Originally occured due to jobs
- Lack of well Paid jobs for poorer people due to caste system
- Urban population increase can also be linked to unsustainable rate of natural increase
- Lack of Family Planning
- South Africa
- Reurbanisation- London Docklands
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