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Liverpool - Coggle Diagram
Liverpool
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Importance
River Mersey estuary - export goods and culture, gateway between UK and world
UNESCO World Heritage Site, European capital of culture
840,000 foreign tourists in 2017, £358million to the UKs economy
Second biggest city in north west, UKs manufacturing - 3000 companies, 50,000 local people, generate £3.2billion for the economy.
Urban sprawl
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Knowsley Business Park - cheaper land outside of city - pollution and congestion as people often travel to them by car
Commuter settlements
Affect a settlements characer, harm environement
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Businesses in commuter settlments may suffer - people spend money where they work instead of where they live
Large numbers of commuters - congestion, pollution, parking problems
Migration
National
Welsh migrants, late 1700s - attracted by developing industry, Ireland in 1850s. 75% of Liverpudlians have Irish ancestry
International
Europe's first Chinatown, 19th century
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UKs oldest Black African community, 1730
Challenges
Environmental
Dereliction
Buildings abandoned as wealthy people left the inner city, areas became run down
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Social and Economic
Urban Deprivation
Industrial decline - inner city very deprived, Anfield amongst the most deprived areas in Britain
Housing Inequality
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Wealthier areas = better access to education, housing, healthcare
Old housing being cleared and replaced with modern housing, too expensive for residents, often have to leave.
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Unhealthy lifestyles
Drinking, smoking, poor diet is more common in deprived areas
Urban change
Opportunities
Environmetal
Urban greening
Liverpool ONE, large shopping and leisure complex, five acre park in city center
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Social and Economic
Cultural Mixing
Ethnic diversity - range of foods, festivals, culture, e.g. China town, popular tourist destination
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Employment
Tourism and service - 160,000 jobs
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