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Unit 2 Fieldwork: Leeds Riverside
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- 1Leeds Riverside FieldworkThe Riverside is the name of the commercial, financial and residential developments in Leeds City Centre around the River Aire.
- 2Aims of Rebranding- To facilitate growth of tertiary industries
- To develop Leeds as a centre for art and culture on a regional level
- To improve retail opportunities
- To improve environmental quality and public spaces
- To improve safety within the city - 3Fieldwork: Methodology- Multiple pedestrian counts
- Public questionnaires
- Local business questionnaires
- Multiple environmental quality surveys
- Place check
- Field sketch
- Dereliction survey - 4Has rebranding facilitated economic growth of tertiary industries?- Attempts have been made to build new
facilities/spaces. Largely unsuccessful.
- Many of the shops and industries have closed down shortly after setting up.
- Many empty building available to let.
- In a public survey, one person described the area as a 'ghost town'. - 5Has rebranding developed Leeds as a centre for art and culture on regional or national level?- The Royal Armouries receives around 200 - 250 visitors a day
- Sculptures have been built at the riverside and in the city centre.
- Poor advertising and signing means that the area is 'off the beaten track' and receives few visitors. - 6Has rebranding improved retail opportunities?- Only 40% of people recognized the Oracle restaurant, showing that it is not an especially active area.
- Many businesses left in 2010.
- Concentrating on retail has been ineffective due to proximity to huge shopping areas. - 7Has rebranding improved environmental quality and public spaces?- Mostly, people reported no litter visible on the ground
- There is good public open space with wide, accessible paths and walkways.
- Well maintained trees and greenery.
- Frequent benches and seating areas. - 8Has rebranding improved safety within the city centre?- The place check found that people strongly agreed they felt safe.
- According to 'police.uk', 21 crimes were reported at the riverside in April 2014.
- By contrast, 46 crimes were reported within a similarly sizes area of Holbeck the same month.
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