OLYMPIC PARK (case study) Flashcards
(2 cards)
1
Q
problems
A
soil contaminated due to industrial pollution
- river lee polluted
- poor transport links
- need to redevelop 10 hectares
- poverty and run down
- 11,000 athletes = over pop
2
Q
solutions
A
- people displaced to built stadium
- electricity pylon buried
- river cleaned and bridge built = more habitats and less polluting
- news houses and schools
- greenspaces sold for housing
- west hams stadium
- velodrome public
- 500 media jobs created
- 25% restricted materials
- 3.3 million tonnes of CO2
-2818 new homes in east village