salford quays

Question 1

salford quays past connections

Answer 1

Manchester Docks  were nine docks located in Salford, Stretford and Manchester, at the eastern end of the Manchester Ship Canal  which formed part of the Port of Manchester from 1894 until their closure in 1982.
In the 1970s the docks began a rapid decline, largely due to containerisation and the global shift of industry to the East.

Question 2

who and when bought the dockalnds for regeneration

Answer 2

salford city council
in 1983

Question 3

where did funding come from and under what 2 funds

Answer 3

national government funded it, was a 550 million regen scheme
part of:
-The derelict land grant - Up to £35 million allocated to help councils transform unused sites into high-quality, new homes.
and
-Levelling up fund – A £4.8 billion government programme aimed at improving infrastructure in order to improve everyday life.

Question 4

global connections

Answer 4

Vodafone opened their Digital Innovation Hub at MediaCity in June 2019 providing the UK’s growing start-up community with a head start in developing new 5G applications and services.
Global IT Consultancy CGI Group, set up an office in the North (March 2018).
Huawei has an office in MediaCityUK in Salford, which is home to some of its key business operations. Huawei is a global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) solutions

Question 5

international connections

Answer 5

international brands like Tessuti and Marks and Spencers are located in Lowry Outlet
Kellogs relocated their office headquartersw to salford quays

Question 6

regional connections

Answer 6

key education provider- home to parts of uni of salford and salford city college
Lowry Centre which was opened by queen elizabeth 2nd
Imperial war museum
salford by sea heritage trail- discovers salford past

Question 7

future plans

Answer 7

media city expand, further investment of 1bn
3200 new homes
access to more employment, leisure and recreation

Question 8

what are the demographic changes and why

Answer 8

decrease 2% of people over 35+
- age ppl start building families, no primary schools, houses with gardens etc in area

increase of 2.5% younger people between 25-34
-attracts many young educated ppl

increase in diversity, percentage of white has decreased from 90% to 82.3%
- attracting many foreign students

population growth of 6%, fastest in greater manchester
-lots of employment opportunities, attractive place to live.

Question 9

economic demographics

Answer 9

• employment opportunites grown over 15%, fastest in greater manchester, expecting further 25000 jobs by 2040

-expect to become 3rd largest economy

Question 10

environmental sustainability

Answer 10

blue peter park, which is green recreational space

lots of public transport e.g. bus, trams and cycle paths

Media city has highest cluster of buidlings with a net zero carbon, significantly reducing emissions

developers collaborated with royal society for protection of birds (RSPB) to preserve wildlife habitiats