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Changing Urban Environments- Issues in the CBD
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- 1What does the CBD go through?phases of growth and decline
- 2What type of area is a CBD?a dynamic area
- 3What are good areas like? (3 positives)lively, smart, successful
- 4What are the bad areas like? (3 negatives)DECAYING with CLOSED SHOPS and a RUN DOWN appearance
- 5What shops can be found in the core?national and international chains
- 6What does the core face increasing competition from?out-of-town shopping centres and business parks
- 7Why are shops in the frame struggling to survive?high land values and rates
- 8What shops can be found in the Frame?smaller more specialist shops
- 9Which two things are more mixed in the frame?services and land uses
- 10What two zones are there in a CBD (as well as the core and the frame)?zone of improvement and zone of decay
- 11Where would you find a university? (frame or core)Frame
- 12Where would you find high-rise office blocks?(frame or core)core
- 13Where would you find theatres and cinemas?(frame or core)frame
- 14Where would you find insurance companies and solicitors? (frame or core)Frame
- 15Where would you find banks? (frame or core)core
- 16What is the main target for revitalising CBDs?improving the shopping experience
- 17How can a CBD be revitalised in terms of traffic affecting shopping? (3 things)Pedestrianise main shopping streets, separate shoppers from traffic, divert traffic onto inner ring-roads
- 18How can a CBD be revitalised specifically for shopping?redevelop shopping core into indoor shopping centres
- 19What are three advantages to indoor shopping?well-lit, heated, all-year protection from British weather
- 20Who are invited into indoor shopping centres in a CBD?pre-existing big name shops and stores
- 21Which large store was attracted to Birmingham's bull ring development?Selfridges
- 22Name a large indoor shopping centre in the CBD where you live?St Stephens, Hull
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