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revision notes (socio-demographic (young population. about 1/4 of their…
revision notes
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socio-economic
about 1/5th of the population live in council housing - significantly higher than the Kirklees average
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cultural
huddersfield as an industrial town had many job opportunities which attracted migrants. in the past, there were jobs in textile mills, warehouses plus in building the canals/railway etc.
many of these families still choose to live in the same area due to having family and friends which creates a sense of community.
today terraced housing is cheap to rent so remains attractive for newly arrived immigrants. change in cultural identity has influenced the built environment
history
in late 1700 to early 1800s the Hudds Broad canal, was used to transport industrial goods such as coal, machinery and textiles. Today, the canal is used by leisure boaters
there are former textile mill + warehouse located next to the Broad Canal. One example = Locomotive Bridge which was originally built to store and manufacture cloth. Today it has multiple occupancy by different businesses, one being SCM turbo
terraced housing
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there is also billboard advertisement for student accommodation in the area. this could be argued to be evidence of street blight
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the knowledge economy = wealth creating activities that are knowledge based e.g. R&D, education, hi-tech manufacturing
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