Effect Of International And Global Places On Characteristics: Belfast Flashcards
Which group dominates Belfast and what is their religious sect?
Unionist/Loyalist which are predominantly Protestant
What are the figures for the ethnic diversity in Belfast?
Ethnic Diversity
- Mainly Poles, Chinese and Indians, and E European (3.3%)
- Majority of 5,000 Muslim families and 200 Hindu live in Belfast
What is impact of racism on ethnic minority groups?
Four out of five of Belfast-born teenagers from ethnic minorities have said that they want to leave the city due to racial attitudes
How have the divisions in Belfast changed?
Division:
• South is richer, West is poorer (e.g. Shankill Road)
• Catholic / Protestant – shown by flags / graffiti / murals
• Segregation means violence on interface areas (Peace Walls)
What are the main global changes in Belfast?
Main global changes
• Increased air / sea traffic (e.g. containerisation)
• Resentment towards new groups arriving in countries /
cities
• Japanese/South Korean competition for factories / heavy
industry
• Urban Development Corporations are set-up to redevelop
industrial areas (but not in Belfast) and refocus on tertiary
/ quaternary
• Increased global connections – media / ideas / people /
money
• Big increase in migration (e.g. within the EU)
• Global consumer spending has slowed, cities have to
compete with London
What are some of the local changes in Belfast?
Physical location, access to key cities, skill of migrants and cultural diversity
- Physical location: Belfast Lough is more accessible and calmer for trade and shipbuilding, attracting working class ‘Catholic’ migrants
- Access to key cities (e.g. Liverpool, Manchester) influences cultural diversity, -people want to be able to fly to for work, and then travel back to place of origin, or meet others from same ethnic group.
- Skill of migrants – e.g. Queens University attracts / produces very high quality engineers and lawyers, as well as medics, who continue to work in Belfast Royal Hospital
- Cultural diversity is low (e.g. Somali / Pakistani in Belfast)
How many people were killed in tensions between Catholic and Protestant communities?
Over 3500 deaths were killed in conflict just during the Troubles
What occurred during Bloody Sunday and what was the impact?
Bloody Sunday or Bogside Massacre was a massacre in January 1972 in Bogside (Catholic majority) where British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march. 14 people were killed. It prompted in an increase in support for the IRA and British Embassy was burnt down. Increased violence in interface areas e.g Peace Walls
What is the impact of increased tourism and how was it created?
Titanic Quarter redeveloped and became largest tourist attraction. HBO Studios opened on derelict harbour land- Game of Thrones filming
This lead to the South being richer and the West being poorer (e.g. Shankill Road)
