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Leeds (Challenges (Transport (Traffic, Bikes, Diesel and petrol cars,…
Leeds
Challenges
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Leisure Centers
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Social
People meeting up to have meetings, chats etc.
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Importance
Leeds acts as a shopping destination from most of the North England and also has several major universities and many associated research activity that goes with them.
It has a well developed transport infrastructure and it lies at the heart of a complex of motorways including the M1.
The city is well served by rail links, with a travel time to London of just over 2 hours.
The population of the city is estimated around 80,000 with an increase of around 10% over the last 10 years.
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Internationally, Leeds has attracted many interest through global connections between clothing firms and outsourced factories.
Location
West Yorkshire, Northern England.
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Solutions
Sustainable initiatives
Investment and infrastructure, this includes a new HS2 railway station.
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Supporting leisure, retail and the financial services.
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Over 300,000 square metres of development land available.
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Re Urbanisation, helps house immigrants
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Educational improvements linked to Leeds City Collage, this particularly for vocational courses.
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Assessing sustainability
Social sustainability; this put measures in place to help improve the quality of life and the life style of the people that live there and how they communicate.
Economic sustainability; this provides employment and the training needed for residents so that they don't have to leave where they live to travel to their workplace around the city.
Environmental sustainability; makes sure that the developments offer buildings energy efficient homes, making sure to have renewable energy, low emissions from household activities and protection of local habitats.