Urban Flashcards
(30 cards)
Explain what features the cbd in Glasgow has
Main train station or bus eg queen street or central
Shops usually high end
Expensive land
Many hotels
Historic buildings
Pubs clubs and restaurants
Cinemas and thearters
All motorways/ roads meet there
Bridges
Explain some recent changes in Glasgow’s cbd
Large shopping malls have been expanded and renovated (Buchanan galleries st Enoch )
Streets have been pedestrianised (Buchanan street to make it safe)
Many new hotels built (raddison Hilton) due to increased tourism
Improvements to environments (bins benches tourist signs and light)
Renovation of old buildings e.g. City Chambers, Gallery of modern Art: To attract tourists and business to the area
Also
6. Introduction of schemes to reduce traffic congestion eg bus lanes and one way systems on Hope St or Bath St.
- Many new hotels built e.g. Hilton; Radisson, Holiday Inn etc.
Increased demand for hotels due to growth in tourism - Many new pubs, clubs, cafes and cinemas e.g. Cineworld, costa coffee, as people nowadays have more money to spend and more leisure time.
- More designer shops such as Armani and Hugo Boss in Merchant City: As people now have more disposable income to spend on clothing than in the past.
- Renovation of old warehouses and offices into luxury flats e.g. Merchant city As the CBD
Identify features of the inner city (Glasgow)
Old Victorian houses turned into tenements(Patrick)
Housing new luxury flats (Glasgow harbour)
New tourist and leisure developments (hydro,armadillo)
Derelict land, ( old factories)
Old industries (shipyards)
What is urban decay
It is when an area has become run down and neglected usually with high crime rates and with a low population
Name and describe changes in glasgows inner city
Old tenements such the ones in govan have been renewed to improve social housing for people
High rise flats demolishes and replaced with low rise apartments e.g. the gorbals
Partick govan interchange
Old ship yards have closed down due to lack of business (in other counties people work for less
New offices built to create new jobs and boost economy in that area eg skylark bbc
New tourist attractions hydro SEC
What is urban renewal
The restoration of old areas or buildings
What are some social indicators
Life expectancy
Infant mortality (number of babies who die each year per 1000)
Birth rate
Why is there a low birth rate in developed countries
Access to contraception
Children are expensive
Women get married later
Religion is seen as less important
Infant mortality is low
Pensions are good which means children don’t have to look after them
Why is there a lower death rate in developed countries
Because of health care
Healthy lifestyle
More opportunities for exercise
List some land uses in the cbd
Offices,shops,cinemas,pubs,many hotels,train stations,main roads meet there,historic buildings
Is land expensive in cbd t or f
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Changes is glasgows cbd
Shopping malls renovated-st enochs
Many new hotels built-Hilton
More designer shops such as Armani in merchant city
Renovation of old buildings
Renovation of old warehouses and offices into luxury flats
List inner city land uses
Derelict land-old factories
New tourist and leisure developments
Many old Victorian tenements
Pedestrianisation of streets
What are some examples of urban decay
Population decline
High rise flats where poorly built
Overcrowded tenements
What are some inner city changes
Old tenements renovated to improve social housing
New luxury penthouses built;Glasgow harbour
Partick govern interchange,to attract people to cycling
New leisure developments SEC hydro science centre
Building squinty bridge to reduce congestion
New offices built eg skypark
What are some suburbs land uses
Leisure facilities
Modern housing
Out of town shopping centres
What are what are some ways to identify inner city (pre1900)
Grid iron street pattern
Very little open space
Polluted area
Main roads running through housing area
What are features to identify the inner city after (1950)
Cleaner
Lots of open space
Likely to be semidetached houses
Many local services
What are some reasons to build on the green belt
Cheap land
Flat land
Less traffic
Pleasant land
What does the green belt prevent
The city from expanding to far (urban sprawl)
What are some impacts of developing the green belt
Rubbish dumps pollute rivers
More traffic
Valuable farm land destroyed
Wildlife destroyed
Advantages of out of town shopping centres
Easier to access for people with cars and deliveries
Better shopping environment
Lower rent costs
Many jobs created for local people
Cheap flat land
