Southampton - rural urban frindge Flashcards
Southampton
is a city with 200,000 people
Why was the growth of the city held back
due to the green belt where urban development was prohibited
What happened in the post war years?
The city prospered economically due to its deep-water port
This economic growth attracted families to move to the Southampton area
What was the problem
There was no more room for houses to be built due to the green belt
So commuter settlements were built on the other side of the green belt like Totton and West End
Why do these commuter settlements have such good accessibility
Due to motorways running through the green belt like M3, M27 and M271
What did good accessibility cause
Pressure from developers, the green belt restrictions were relaxed
What sites were created on the green belt
Hedge End Retail park
Southampton Science park
Nursling Industrial park
Southampton Urban regeneration sites
Ocena village
WestQuay shopping centre
Ocean village
Large, mixed-use marina, residential, business and leisure development
Undergoing a £70 million re-development project
Opened a 776 vehicle car park
West Quay shopping centre
£295 million development
100 retailers - John Lewis, M&S, 50 fashion stores, 21 places to eat
Situated on the main high street
2 million people catchment (60 mins away)
4,000 parking spaces
Adavntages of Southampton’s industrial areas
Deep-water port - import and export industry
Companies like Pirelli, British American tobacco and Ford use the deep water port
there is flat land available for expansion
General motors opened a factory on reclaimed land by the Itchen in 1938
What are the renovated tourist attractions
SeaCity museum - in the West Wing of the Civic cente
Easy access from the train station and city centre parking
Capital cost of £15 million for the first phase
First two years generated £468,000 with 240,000 visitors
