BELFAST Flashcards
(15 cards)
Background
Rapid growth 1800s introduction of textile and linen mills-engineering works-shipbuilding
Inner-city houses built close to factories in long straight terraced formations
Redevelopment
Are demolished and redesigned.
e.g. inner city terraced houses knocked down for block of flats
Regeneration
area is upgraded to improve social and economic conditions
e.g areas w/ dereliction issues, pollution and out migration
restoring old or redesigning for different use
Gentrification
occurs when area demolished and upgraded attracting richer people and pushing locals out
Econ And Social Deprivation
1960-70s innercity houses poor
Heavy industry in decline and factories were closing
Many moved out
Those who didn’t had less money to spend so shops and services closed down
Deprivation Definition
Unmet need across a number of domains
Name if report and where was highest relative areas of deprivation
Multiple Deprivation Report
Inner City areas
Economic Data
Unemployment
Current UE rate in NI is 5.9%
Belfast 7.4%
N. Belfast 16.9%
Social Data
Free School Meals
2012-13 40% students in secondary schools received FSM
7.4% grammar school students
School Attendance
2013 the Falls 8.8% total half days
Duncairn and Shankhill 11.2%
Qualifications
North Belfasts Water Works 32% no qual
Duncairn rate of working age w/o is 41%
Cycle of poverty. Disadvantaged childrrn more likely to fail at school - less likely good job
Reurbanisation
Movement of people back into an area that has been previously abandoned
People from suburbs or outside city move back into city
Gov intervention to improve area
Titanic Quarter Re-urbanisation
Bacground
Decline Harland and Wolff from over 20,000 to only 500 by 2002 meant large areas of derelict land in Inner City
TQ building start 2006 create new fresh modern space for people to live, work and play
TQ AIMS
-building 5,000 dwellings
-high-quality business area
-commercial development
-Titanic signature project
-major educational 3rd level campus (Belfast Met)
-restoration and conservation of former H&W Hq
-creation hotels and tourist accommodation
-new leisure facilities, restaurants, cafes/bars and health clubs
Gentrification Laganside
Positive
-houses improved
-house values increase
-new businesses to service be richer community
-crime rates fall
Gentrification Laganside
Negatives
High demand for houses - problems
Increased house prices mean og residents stuck in area or move out - children cannot affordd to live same area
Conflict between original and new residents
