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Mind Map by glhoward13, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by glhoward13
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Case study: The London Docklands
- FACTS
- WHERE?
- London Docklands, The Isle of Dogs, East London, UK
- London Docklands, The Isle of Dogs, East London, UK
- WHEN?
- 1981, work started,1998, work completed.
- 1981, work started,1998, work completed.
- WHY?
- Ships were becoming too big for the docks, lots of
competition, manufacturers moved elsewhere to
cheaper places.
- The UDC wanted to make the contaminated, depressed
docklands an attractive place to live and work.
- The UDC wanted to make the contaminated, depressed
docklands an attractive place to live and work.
- Ships were becoming too big for the docks, lots of
competition, manufacturers moved elsewhere to
cheaper places.
- WHO?
- Urban Development Corporations.
- UDC's= Large scale projects that uses both public and private
investments to regenerate brownfield land in inner city areas.
- UDC's= Large scale projects that uses both public and private
investments to regenerate brownfield land in inner city areas.
- Urban Development Corporations.
- HOW MUCH?
- Private = £7.7 billion
- Public (government) = £1.86 billion
- Private = £7.7 billion
- WHERE?
- Improvements in the community
- Money invested in health care centres.
- New schools built including 11 primary and 2 senior
schools, 3 collages and 9 vocational training
centres.
- £100 million spent on health, education and job training.
- Shopping centre built with more than 30 shops.
- Sailing and waterspouts club centre built.
- Money invested in health care centres.
- Improvements in housing
- 24,046 new homes built, 19% rented
homes the rest private ownership.
- Many expensive apartments which were
sought after.
- The house price boom in the 1980s and the 1990s
meant middle class citizens with money to spend
were attracted to the area.
- £10 million spent on improving
council and housing association
homes.
- 24,046 new homes built, 19% rented
homes the rest private ownership.
- Improvements in the economy
- 2,700 businesses trading in the area.
- £7.7 billion in private sector investment.
- Attraction of financial and high-tech firms.
- Tv studios and newspapers' offices there
(e.g.: The guardian)
- 2,700 businesses trading in the area.
- Improvements in the environment
- Network of pedestrian
and cycle routes.
- Creation of pedestrian bridges.
- 17 conservation areas set up.
- Planted 200,000 trees.
- Received awards for landscaping,
architecture and conservation.
- Network of pedestrian
and cycle routes.
- Improvements in Jobs
- 120,000 jobs created
- Employment rates in area doubled.
- Bigger range of work available.
- 120,000 jobs created
- Downsides
- The 'improvements' didn't benefit the
original locals of East London.
- Locals protested against the LDDC
- Lots of anti LDDC graffiti.
- Lots of anti LDDC graffiti.
- Locals unable to afford new expensive homes.
- New jobs available require skills
the old dock workers lack.
- Newcomers into Canary Wharf didn't mix or share
'community spirit' with the original locals.
- The 'improvements' didn't benefit the
original locals of East London.
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