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13 Cards in this Set
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How long does the Thames Gateway stretch?
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40 miles
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What was the area once important for?
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Manufacturing
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When did industries decline?
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1960s
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When was the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation set up?
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2004
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How much has been invested?
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£209.6 million
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What were the aims of the LTGDC?
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To make sure land and buildings are being used and not left derelict
To encourage existing and new industry and business to develop To create an attractive environment To improve housing and social facilities |
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Where have new town centres been built?
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Custom House and Canning Town
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How have improvements in education been made?
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The University of East London and Birbeck are working together to establish a new campus at Stratford.
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Where has a new sustainable housing development been built?
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Barking Riverside (more than 10,000 homes)
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How has the population of Barking and Dagenham changes?
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Between 2001 and 2011 has risen by 12%
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What has happened at the St Pauls Way Trust School?
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A £40 million renovation has seen the % of students getting 5 A*-Cs rise from 29% to 46% in one year.
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What has the LTGDC been accused of?
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Not listening to residents opinions eg. nightclub by the Olympic Park
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Objections were raised about a proposed tower block, planned to be where?
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Virginia Quay.
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