Urban Rebranding: London Docklands

Question 1

What was the Urban Development Corporation involved in rebranding the London Docklands

Answer 1

London Docklands Development Corporation

Question 2

From when did the LDDC exist?

Answer 2

1981-1998

Question 3

What did the LDDC hope to create

Answer 3

virtuous cycle

more money circulating in local economy

Question 4

In the 1970s what was the position of the London Docklands?

Answer 4

largest docklands in the UK

Question 5

What did the last of London’s docks close?

Answer 5

1981

Question 6

Why did London’s docks close?

Answer 6

competition

increase in ship size meant requirement of deep water

Question 7

From 1978 how many jobs lost within 5yrs in the docklands?

Answer 7

12,000

Question 8

By 1981 what % of the docklands were derelict?

Answer 8

1981

Question 9

Why was the docklands not immediately attractive to investors?

Answer 9

thought regeneration costs were too high

Question 10

What incentives were given to private companies?

Answer 10

financial incentives

tax breaks on any new building w planning permission before 1991

Question 11

How much investment was generated in the public sector

Answer 11

$1.85 billion +

Question 12

How much investment generated in the private sector

Answer 12

£7.7billion

Question 13

Example of private sector investment

Answer 13

Tesco invests at Surrey Quays

Question 14

How did the LDDC develop sustainably?

Answer 14

maximum redevelopment of brownfield sites before greenfield

2,000 acres of land reclaimed

Question 15

Flagship projects and skyscrapers built, including

Answer 15

Canary Wharf

Question 16

How many floors is Canary Wharf

Answer 16

50 floors

Question 17

Name for the waterfront development beside Canary Wharf with luxury apartments & 5 star hotel

Answer 17

Canary Riverside

Question 18

How many businesses now trade in London Docks Area

Answer 18

2,700 businesses

Question 19

why is the area now prime location?

Answer 19

provides hub for businesses

still close proximity to financial capital

Question 20

Name X2 firms with office space in Canary Wharf

Answer 20

HSBC, KPMG

Question 21

Accessibility has increased into the area - what X4 major transport developments has there been

Answer 21

Jubilee Line extension

Docklands Light Railway

New Roads

London City Airport

Question 22

When was the Docklands Light Railway built

Answer 22

1987

Question 23

How many km of new roads built connecting Docklands to central london

Answer 23

144km

Question 24

Name one of the key new roads built

Answer 24

Lime house Road Link

Question 25

How many passengers through London City Airport in 2005

Answer 25

850,000

Question 26

In 1981 what X2 problems were there in housing in the Docklands area

Answer 26

20% of homes classed as inhabitable condition Lack of social housing

Question 27

How many homes built in area since 1981

Answer 27

50,000

Question 28

How many of the new homes built have been given to housing associations

Answer 28

600

Question 29

How much has been spent on improving utilities in the local area

Answer 29

£300million

Question 30

What new utilities have been included in the redevelopment of the area for residents?

Answer 30

12 new primary schools Tower Hamlets College 5 new health centres

Question 31

Enterprise Zones have been set up to attract business investment - what do companies gain, who has been attracted?

Answer 31

10yrs service rate free newspaper companies from central london

Question 32

- What has happened to many areas on the Docks periphery?

Answer 32

isolation

Question 33

- What type of disparities have been created due to the rebranding?

Answer 33

in health Millwall (Canary Wharf location) residents 75% in good health only 65% in Canning Town

Question 34

- What is happening to house prices?

Answer 34

pricing old docklands communities out of the area

Question 35

- Who is the employment opportunities benefitting?

Answer 35

Mainly those in white-collar sectors | Not to those who worked in docklands - as few qualifications

Question 36

- What concerns from environmentalists have there been?

Answer 36

over noise and pollution during development