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torquay - changing places case study - Coggle Diagram
torquay - changing places case study
eternal agents of change
tourism
It has expanded greatly since the late 1800’s and has become a “sprawling seaside metropolis”. Also regeneration projects aiming to create more jobs add to this. This means there would have been an Increased employment for local people and that they have more disposable income. This in turn leads to the multiplier effect as it is a tourist destination
Torquay underwent a significant demographic shift, with large numbers of Eastern European migrant workers settling in the region. Prominent amongst this wave of newcomers are workers from Poland and the Czech Republic, with estimates in 2005 suggesting as many as 5,000 Poles in the region
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jF0SgqhfzoKZ45OeOO8fP3javOPIXfVG-c2OXMwQ_5g/edit
TNC and MNC's
In their decision-making they can provide the job opportunities that underpin daily life by providing income. The fragrance group which is based in Singapore makes property investments in buildings such as The Palace hotel and the park hotel. This helps companies to keep running and keeps local peoples employed. So the lived experience of daily life in the town can be affected by decision-making far away.
Transport infrastructure is the main driver of urban expansion.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ugdpnlFwi1NOxydJRUDhCfWmrZb3G3dhLpurnnRhPuY/edit#slide=id.gbfabc8f384_0_87
history / timeline
1848, railway station opened
1902, first advertised towards summer tourists
1948, summer olympic water-sports events held
1971, marine spa demolished and replaced by coral island leisure complex which opened in 1977
1988, corral leisure complex closed
1997 corral leisure complex demolished
Late 1980’s, fleet street rebuilt as fleet walk shopping centre
social inequalities
there is a large difference between the upper and lower income regions within Torquay. particularly, the wellswood ward has extreme wealth when directly contrasted to the other wards.
Torquay has greater social inequality than Eastleigh
The difference between the most deprived and most affluent wards in Eastleigh (in terms of education level) is 7.68% compared to Torquay where it’s 12.56% showing a greater social inequality.
TEN KILLER FACTS !!
Torquay is in Devon and on the south-west coast
During world war two, it played host to evacuees from the london area
The water sport events of the 1948 Summer Olympic Games were held there
It had 2 railway stations
65,245 (2011) = population
the writer Agatha Christie was born in the town
Torquay's name originates in its being the quay of the ancient village of Torre.
town's economy was initially based upon fishing and agriculture, but in the early 19th century it began to develop into a fashionable seaside resort,
It has sandy beaches which makes it a popular tourist destination
Has a genteel Victorian appearance. -- extra tourism from unique look