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Bristol challenges and opportunities (Background (largest city in south…
Bristol challenges and opportunities
Background
largest city in south west of england
population of 440,5000
city of regional and national importance-one of the UKs 10 core cities
2 major docks
over 700,000 cars are imported every year
Social
Opportunitues
Cultural
youthful population means there is a large diversity of things to do
vibrant underground music scene and clubs and bars
Colston Hall has concerts and entertainment by major names
Regeneration/Development
Cabot Circus- development opened in September 2008 at a cost of £500 million. Shops and leisure activities takes up two thirds of its floor space. as well as shops there are offices a cinema and 250 apartments
Bristol's Harbourside- part of the project to regenerate the central part of the city. Former workshops and bars have been converted into bars and night clubs and cultural venues
Leisure and recreation activities
Sport- Bristol has two professional soccer teams and a rugby union team, also headquarters to the Gloucestershire county cricket
Shopping- growing leisure activity, Bristol has seen major changes in its shopping provision
Challenges
Inequality
Filwood (inner City)
A third of people are living in low income households
one third of people aged 16-24 are unemployed
life expectancy is 78 years (Bristol 80 years)
In 2013 36% of students got top grades at GCSE
over 1300 crimes per year
Stoke Bishop (suburb)
Death rates are low even though the proportion of old people is 8% higher than Bristol average
81% of housing is owner occupied
less than 300 crimes per year
only 3% of people were unemployed
nearly 50% of people have a degree or equivalent
Economic
Opportunities
Defence Procurement Agency(DPA)
Employs over 10000 people
supplies the army air force and navy with supplies
established on a greenfield site
created a demand for housing which contributed to the citys urban sprawl
The aerospace industry
fourteen of the fifteen main global air craft are found in the Bristol region e.g rolls Royce
Aardman Animations
became well known for using stop-motion clay animation techniques
entered the computer animation market
won an Oscar and many other awards
Environmental
opportunities
in 2015 Bristol became the first Uk city to be awarded the status of European Green Capital
An integrated transport system for Bristol
it connects different methods of transport and encourages more people to use public transport
aims to double the number of cyclist by 2020
Urban greening
process of increasing and preserving open space in urban areas
more than a third of Bristol is open space
8 nature reserves and 300 parks in the city
Bio Bus
improves urban air quality
travels 200 miles on a full tank
powered by sewage and food waste- in the uk 7 million tonnes of food was wasted each year
currently runs from Bristol to bath airport
Challenges
Dereliction
housing became derelict, problems with squatters, riots and anti social behaviour
Urban Sprawl
Bristol needs new housing because of growing population and demolition of older slum dwellings
waste disposal
amount of waste produced per head in Bristol is 23% lower than the uk average
produces half a million tonnes of waste per year
among the worst cities in the country in terms of the amount of food waste produced
Atmospheric pollution
vehicle emissions are the main cause
around 200 people die prematurely in Bristol, as a result of air pollution