Case Study of Bristol Flashcards
(18 cards)
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Site vs Situation
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Situation = environment surrounding settlement
Site = land on which settlement is built
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Key Context of Bristol
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- port city on severn estuary
- located on M4 (london to cardiff) and M5 (birmingham to exeter)
- Mendips (south) Cotswolds (east) = jurassic limestone building materials
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Bristol’s CBD
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- land use: commercial (new), retail (new) and public buildings (medieval/victorian)
- e.g. Cabot Circus built in 2008
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Bristol’s Inner City
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- land use: residential (1800-1900s terraced housing), factories
-e.g. lawrence hill
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Bristol’s Suburbs
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- land use: mainly residential (semi-/detached, built 1900s), also parks, hospitals, schools
- e.g. stockwood
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Bristol’s Rural-Urban Fringe
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- land use: Transport (e.g. ring roads) out-of-town shopping centres, Industrial, some residential (after closing of factories)
- e.g. (cadbury’s at) keynsham
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Urbanisation
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- increase in proportion of poulation living in towns and cities
- bristol urbanised to be used as a trade centre (port for international trade)
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Suburbanisation
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- population shift from city centre to rural areas (expansion of suburbs)
- 1920s (inter-war) and 1950s (post war)
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Counterurbanisation
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- movement from towns/cities to countryside
- car ownership in 1970s allowed relocation to commuter villages
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Reurbanisation
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- movement back to towns and cities after a period of decline
-redevelopment of city centre, energy efficient housing on rural-urban fringe
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What is migration driven by
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Push Factors (bad QoL, natural disasters, disease)
Pull Factors (better jobs, infrastructure, cheaper CoL)
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How is age structure affected by migration
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- working age population (16-49) increased by 30% since 2001
- 30% of immigrants are children (increase in young dependent population)
13
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How is ethnicity affected by migration
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- Natural Increase causes increase in size of ethnic minority groups
- White British population in Bristol fell from 89% to 79% between 2001 and 2011
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How is housing affected by migration
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- 33% of population increase concentrated in inner city
- shortage of houses causes increase in house prices
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How are services affected by migration
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- lack of english-speaking schoolchildren slows class progress
- increase in demand for hospitals, schools etc
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Key population Characteristics
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- population of 428,000 in 2011 (8th larges UK city)
- 68% of population working age
- Highest population density in inner city
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Reasons for population decline
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- decline from 428,000 (1971) to 380,000 (2001)
- Result of deindustrialisation and better technology (working from home, more affordable cars)
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Reasons for population growth
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