The Inner City

Question 1

name some features of the inner city

Answer 1

Dropping land values.
Grid-iron street patterns.
Modernised (regenerated) tenement/terraced housing.
Modern tenement style housing and high-rise flats.
Luxury apartments and studio flats in old factory and warehouse buildings.
Narrow streets with on-street parking only.
Derelict land/brownfield sites.
Convenience stores for local residents (few other shops and services due to the close proximity of the CBD).

Question 2

Why are the inner city streets so narrow?

Answer 2

to save as much space as possible for the tenement housing and factories

Question 3

what is regeneration

Answer 3

When an area has been completely transformed by the refurbishment of the buildings and landscape.

Question 4

what is gentrification

Answer 4

Gentrification is when an area is redeveloped and upgraded, attracting richer people and often displacing poorer tenants.

Question 5

what is renewal

Answer 5

the process of redeveloping areas with low property values in order to create new infrastructure and increase tax revenue.

Question 6

what are listed buildings

Answer 6

listed buildings are protected buildings that cannot be changed or demolished