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17 Cards in this Set
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1. Why was it needed? Devastating effects when?
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When the docks closed in 1981
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(1) How many jobs lost? When?
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12,000 between 1978-1983
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(1) What % unemployed?
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21%
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(1) What % of docklands derelict?
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50%
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(1) How many houses unsatisfactory for what?
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1/3 houses unsatisfactory for human habitisation
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2. Economic Regeneration Train? How many passengers a week? What line?
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-DLR
- 35,000 passengers/week - Jubilee line |
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(2) Planes? Where? How many passengers/year?
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- City Airport- Royal Docks
- 500,000 passengers/year |
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(2) What link? Where? How much?
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- Limehouse Link
- Link Docklands to central London - £450 million investment |
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(2) Zone? Dogs? Attract what?
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- Enterprise Zone
- Isle of Dogs Attracts businesses to the area |
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Now: How many much office space leased? How many people work there?
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- 5.9 million square feet of office space leased
- 28,000 people now work in the Isle of Dogs |
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3. Social Regeneration- How much spent on council/housing improvement?
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£10 million
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(3) How many new homes built?
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22,000
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(3) Change? Rich to where?
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- Conversion and gentrification through transformation of derelict warehouses to new homes
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Shopping? How many?
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- Large new Canary Wharf shopping centre
- Over 39 shops |
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Key Players
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- LDDC (planning, redevelopment)
- National Government (created Isle of Dogs enterprise zone, allowed for reduced rates to encourage businesses to go there) - Property developers (building large blocks- Eg Canary Wharf) - Newham Council |
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Successes
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- Cheaper rent for businesses- more set up shop there
- Economic, environmental, social benefits - Greatly improved accessibility through DLR, Limehouse Link - Housing refurbishments- gentrification |
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Criticisms
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Potential for:
- Increased homelessness- Lack of low-cost housing for original working-class locals - Higher unemployment- New jobs require skills past dockers won't have - Increased crime rate- Conflicts between rich and poor through gentrification |
