Bristol Urban Issues And Challenges Uk City

Question 1

National importance?

Answer 1

Social + economic: population of 483,500
Economic: Bristol is a hub for industries such as airbus
Educational: home to university of Bristol
Cultural: renowned for its thriving arts scene including banksys street art
Transport: string road and rail links

Question 2

International importance

Answer 2

Economic: a major hub for silicon chip manufacturing outside California
Educational: university of Bristol hots students from over 150 countries
Environmental: awarded the European green capital award (2015)

Question 3

Impacts of migration on Bristol

Answer 3

45 religions, 180+ birth countries, 90+ languages spoken. Significant African population
More economically active population
People move for work- increase tax
St Paul’s carnival attract 40,000 visitors

Question 4

Urban change creating opportunities

Answer 4

St Paul’s carnival to celebrate multiculturalism
Cabot circus and cribs causeway
Tertiary and quaternary sector jobs
Over 300 parks
‘Replant Bristol’ campaign to plant 250,000 new trees by 2030

Question 5

Urban change creating challenges for Bristol

Answer 5

31.8% of households in Bristol are deprived
House prices rose from £168,050 in 2010 to £356,686 in 2023
140,000 tonnes of waste produced annually
High air pollution- 200 people die each year
Urban sprawl

Question 6

Regeneration scheme- Bristol Harbourside

Answer 6

£120m mixed-use development
Millenium square turned into a tourist hotspot
Over 3000 new jobs
New houses are very expensive
Not improved traffic congestion