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Urban Regeneration (West Quay) - Coggle Diagram
Urban Regeneration (West Quay)
Pirelli Site
occupied the entire site along the length of west quay road from 1914 - 1990
land was cleared to make the original West quay
turned into a brownfield site
Why the pirelli site needed clearing
derelict run down pipeworks
degraded land and buildings
exposed
in the heart of the city
crime
visually unappealing
dangerous structures
discarded chemicals left
polluted ground (mercury and cadmium)
valuable land not being put to good use
what is there now
westquay shopping centre
west quay retail park
IKEA
West Quay south (watermark)
cinema
West Quay
West quay north opened september 2000
west quay south opened november 2016
125+ shops (economic)
basement parking and linked multi-storey for 4000 cars
20 restaurants and cafes (economic and social)
employs over 1500 people
links to high street and IKEA
showcase cinema deluxe (economic and social)
bowling alley (economic and social)
open concourse used for social events (wimbledon big screen)
incorporates historic southampton
IKEA
built in 2009
four storey retail place
multi storey car park for 900 cars
direct access to westquay
employs 500 people
generates £55 million turn over a year
west quay retail park
19 larger stores
car parking for 700 cars
includes southampton geothermal plant
heat used from the geothermal plant to heat stores
access to IKEA
employs 400+
multiplier effect
the proportional amount of increase, or decrease, in final income that results from an injection, or withdrawal, of spending.
urban regeneration
an urban area is upgraded. The aim is to improve both the economic and social spaces within a city.