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Development/Growth of Dublin City (Rural-to-Urban Migration (1971, 35.7%…
Development/Growth of Dublin City
Rural-to-Urban Migration
Urban Sprawl (city spreading into surrounding countryside)
Zone of Influence now covers much of the eastern region of Ireland
1971, 35.7% of population
2020, 46% of population
People who could not afford houses in the citybought homes in Meath and Kildare and commuted to work each day
Boundaries once close to Howth, Phoenix Park & Dun Laoighre
Now closer to Swords,Cellbridge&Bray
Capital City
Centre of Government
Offers thousands of Civil Service jobs
Educational services (UCD, TCD, DCU, DIT)
Health care services (Mater Hospital, Crumlin Children's Hospital)
Attractive for Industry
Road, Rail, Port, Air Links
Food processing, light engineering, financial services
1970s new towns (Tallaght, Blanchardstown and Lucan/Clondalkin) built to accommodate rising population
Encouraged the spread of the city to the west&SW
2007 Adamstown, set back due to recession
URBAN REGENERATION
Traffic Congestion
Increased Wealth
Higher rates of car ownership
Expensive house prices in the city
Local Government Act 1993
Control the growth of Dublin
3 new county councils (Dun Laoighre/Rathdown,Fingal and South Dublin)
More efficient provision of waste, water, sewerage etc
Viking, Norman, Elizabethan, Georgian times
Capital of English Colony
Ruled from Dublin Castle
GPO & Four Courts built
Port&Nodal point for distribution of imported goods
Improvements in Transport
Industrial estates along M50 (Sandyford Industrial Estate)
LUAS, QBC's
1960s Containerisation & R/O R/O vehicles caused large scale unemployment in Dublin Port
Inner City Decline - Rise in Crime & Drug Use
North of the Liffey
International Financial Services Centre
International Convention Centre
3 Arena