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Salford Quays Case Study - Coggle Diagram
Salford Quays Case Study
Location
North West England
• Close to Manchester
• Heart of Northern
England
• Head of The Manchester
Ship Canal
• Home to 200,000 people
Causes of industrial growth
City grew in industrial revolution
• Produced cotton for international
trade
• Lots of factories opened
• In 1894 Manchester Ship Canal
opened allowing for trade into the
city
• In the 1890s a large dock area
(Salford Quays) was built to
accommodate the trade
• Thousands of people employed in the
docks
• New communities surrounded them
Causes of Industrial Decline
In the 1960s and 1970s modern
ships couldn’t access the canal
• Over 3000 people lost their jobs
• The docks were closed in 1982
• The land left after closure was
derelict and contaminated
• Surrounding communities fell into
social problems
• High rates of unemployment took
over the area
• Local housing areas fell into
disrepair
Causes of growth
In the mid 1980s the government
provided money from the ‘Urban
Programme’ for regeneration
• New offices and housing were
built
• Few jobs were created
• In 1985 the Salford Development
Plan was launched
• SDP allowed for large growth
through new projects
• Since 2010 new investment has
led to new jobs, industry, housing
and green spaces
Consequences of growth: Economic
Media City UK
attracted 10,000 jobs
to the area
• Investment has added
£1billion to the local
economy since 2013
• New jobs for local
people and
opportunities for
young people
Consequences of growth: Social
New residential developments
• Jobs for local people
• Slum clearance with modern, sustainable
housing
• Salford Council see a ‘modern global
city’ by 2025.
Consequences of growth: Infrastructure
New homes – not affordable homes
• New schools, colleges and University buildings
• New location focused museums (Imperial War
Museum North)
• Lowry building (Cost £64million)
• Hew hospitals
• New businesses and shops
• New waterways and clean green spaces