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Urban - Section 2 - How are the UK cities changing? - Coggle Diagram
Urban - Section 2 - How are the UK cities changing?
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Where is Birmingham and why is it important in both the UK and the world?
Transport
Flights from NY to Birmingham
New street station - the busiest train station outside London
Banks
Events
NEC
NIA
Henting Arena
Tourism
37.2 million - 2014
Sporting
Edgbaston
Aston Villa
Rugby
Most Michelin star restaurants
Universities
Aston UNiversity
Birmingham City University
Birmingham University
Newman University
University College Birmingham
Entertainment
Birmingham Library
Theatres
Hippodrome
Alexandra
REP
Symphony Hall
Sea Life
Cadbury world
Christmas Markets
Bull ring shopping centre
How has national and international migration influences the growth and character of Birmingham?
Overall the population is increasing. After 1951 it started to decrease to about 1000000 and then it increased again this was because people moved out of cities during and after WW2
How has urban change in Birmingham created opportunities?
Economic
The Big City plan has expanded the centre of the city and created new areas for business, shopping and entertainments
The Birmingham BioHub is being developed as a centre of biomedical research and development
Heavy industry has declined. Major manufacturers closed (such as Rover)
Birmingham airports runway was extended in 2014 to allow for flights from more destinations and bigger aircrafts
Social
The Big City plan has expanded the centre of the city and created new areas for business, shopping and entertainments
Birmingham airports runway was extended in 2014 to allow for flights from more destinations and bigger aircrafts
The Birmingham BioHub is being developed as a centre of biomedical research and development
In the last 10 years it is estimated that 42,000 people are moving from the city centre to the suburbs
Environmental
The Birmingham BioHub is being developed as a centre of biomedical research and development
Demographic
In the last 10 years it is estimated that 42,000 people are moving from the city centre to the suburbs
There are more people in Birmingham under the age of 116 than pensionable. It is Europe's Youngest City!
Birmingham's population is growing
The population is becoming more ethically diverse
What problems exist in Birmingham?
Social and economic
Urban deprivation - Quality of life below what is recognised as acceptable in a particular country
Housing
Sparkbrook - Lots of people loving here don't own their own house instead they rent from the council
Hall Green - More people own their own homes and have homes with more bedrooms. Nearly no people rent from a private landlord or the council
Education
Sparkbrook - Over half of the people don't have qualifications
Hall Green - More people with higher level education
Health
Sparkbrook - more people living here so it is harder to get appointments and the ratio of people to doctors is larger. The houses are closer together so diseases can spread quicker
Hall Green - Less people so can get appointments quicker and there is a smaller ration of people to doctors. They can also afford to have private healthcare
Employment
Sparkbrook - more people are unemployed sue to less people having qualifications
Hall Green - more people with managerial jobs and intermediate occupations
Environmental
Dereliction - Factories closed due to other countries being able to produce the same goods for a cheaper price. Little money put into areas that had factories on so the area becomes run down
Building on brownfield and greenfield sites
Brownfield - the land is not valuable and becomes contaminated by chemicals, asbestos and other pollutants. Clearing the sites can be expensive + Infrastructure in these areas already exist and makes development easier. House prices can go up as old housing is improved
Greenfield - Large sites close to city centres. Cheaper to build on. Wildlife can be disturbed. Easier to build on. Traffic congestion can increase as people live on the outskirts of towns and cities to commute in
Waste disposal - not enough waste plants and increasing population so more waste
Urban sprawl and the growth of commuter settlements
Urban sprawl - the steady growth of urban areas in to the surrounding countryside
Problems - Mass movement into the city --> Traffic --> Pollution. Packed houses --> Nature and wildlife being destroyed. Construction sites --> getting rid of agriculture
Big City Plan
Before - Derelict - Run down - Graffiti - Pollution - basic and dull
After - restore canals - expanding the City core area by over 25% - £2.1 billion to the economy each year - 50,000 new jobs - increasing water ways - over 1.5 million sq metres of now floorspace
