This means that the majority of people living in the area are those who cannot afford to move away. As an urban area spirals into decline, it becomes a decreasing priority for both public and private investment, which results in a loss of industry as businesses move out. Consequences of this decline include poor quality housing, empty buildings and factories and high levels of pollution. Furthermore, social characteristics include high unemployment, crime rates and split families. Enterprise
New technology has changed the Pyrmont community, because it is able to open up new jobs, but also causes decline in jobs that are already there. Such as in the 1980s when the large freight industry was moved out of Pyrmont, due to the improvement of cargo ships, which enable more stocks to be transported, but could no longer fit in the docks of Pyrmont. These caused thousands of residents to leave Pyrmont in search of jobs that were lost at the docks, with thousands of men gone, businesses around Pyrmont quickly followed, as they made no money were they were. The development of transport has also changed Pyrmont, with more frequent services, many people living outside Pyrmont are still able to work there, getting there either by train, bus, taxis or car. New technology also changes work patterns in Pyrmont.
Exam Question 1 Deprivation is the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society. A key statistic that stands out in the data is that Liverpool has 50% of very high levels of household deprivation. This shows that the biggest need for regeneration is in Liverpool by far. The deprivation in Liverpool could be due to the industrial decline suffered in Merseyside during the 1980’s. When a city suffers an industrial decline, there is often a rise in unemployment, and there will also be a lot of derelict and unused land left behind.
The UK government in recent years has had to resort to financial cutbacks due to the recession, especially funds for the public services. This had has a large impact on the public services, majority of them being negative. An example could be there have been many Fire station closures within the UK. The fire service in recent years has vastly improved, this can be show by the number of fires is annually decreasing. This means the government does not see the need to have as many fire men/women and therefore made many redundant and closed down fire stations in order to save money.
The overpopulation was due to the growth of trade and travel. The factors that led up the Black Death began when the Europeans experienced a famine in 1346. This led to malnutrition in people and animals. Europe did not have enough food to feed it’s own people. The change in climate and adverse weather conditions led to less agricultural productivity.
Joan Lee Period 1, AP Us History 5 January 2010 Chapter 25 America Moves to the City 1865-1900 Through industrial revolutions, many Americans began to abandon their agrarian farm lives and grasp the life of the City. Not only were Americans following this trend, many Europeans begun to desert farming and search for fresh job opportunities in the cities. This instigated a prodigious increase of city dwellers and minimized the amount of farmers in the U.S. I. The Urban Frontier (pages 557-560) a.
With reference to examples, evaluate the success or otherwise of urban regeneration schemes in combating the causes and consequences of urban decline [40 marks]. Urban decline is one of the biggest problems that may occur in an urban area. It is when the inner city becomes run down due to a lack of maintenance and economic activity. This is often accompanied by a decline in population and also an increase in unemployment. However, this process doesn’t come alone.
The Impact of the Industrial Revolution on Our Environment The Industrial Revolution had a large, negative impact on the environment. Before the Industrial Revolution most peppered moths in Britain were white, however, the amount of coal and pollutants produced during the Revolution changed the color of the moths' environment. Soon, the darker moths were more well camouflaged, and the white moths all but died out. Peppered moths were not the only creatures impacted by the Industrial Revolution, humans and domesticated animals were also effected. “Industrial Britain was hit by an outbreak of cholera in 1831-32, 1848-49, 1854 and 1867.” ("Diseases in industrial cities in the Industrial Revolution" 1).
Historic high unemployment rate have forced the income property owners to give up their investments and look toward bankruptcy protection when the commercial tenants started to default on the rent payments due to changing consumer buying patterns resulting from dramatic income level decline. Moreover, the local and national financial crisis led consumers to spend their money only on absolute necessities to cope with the recession. Following the basic rules of supply and demand, along with the increased number of foreclosed properties the demand for property management service decreased significantly. With few property management companies, the cost of employing such company increased. Consequently, a new trend in the commercial property management market emerged where the owners of the income properties began managing their own
The documentary, Urbanized, by Gary Hustwit's examines urban development worldwide. He notes that more people are moving towards the cities from rural areas placing a great deal of strain on city planners as they formulate their strategies for the coming years of development. I was struck by the diversity of needs by the cities mentioned in the documentary. Mumbai has as many people living in slums as all of London and is set to be the largest city in the world in 2050 according to the documentary. Poor people are moving into slums because the city design has no space for them and this lack of space causes slums to become more and more dense.