bristol

• what factors make bristol a major uk city

  tourism, industry, education, religion, culture
• what makes bristol an important international city

  transport, industry, education
• opportunities of migrants in bristol

  hard working and motivated workforce, contribution to economy, enriching culture
• challenges of migrants in bristol


  housing and employment pressure, integration into wider community
• migration and culture impacts

  St.Paul’s carnival, 40,000 visitors per year, community spirit
• what are changes affecting bristol

  rapidly growing population, young and ethnically diverse population, 2 million people live 50km of city, improved accessibility
• how is changes in sport affecting bristol

  teams developing stadiums, 2 professional football teams
• how is changes in shopping affecting bristol

  cribs causeway, cabot circus in city centre (cost £500 million). this is to reduce crime, improve environment, attract employment
• what was bristol’s industry like in the past

  the port was key
• why have high tech industries developed in bristol


  government grant of £100 million to become a super connected city

  clean, non polluted environment

  advanced research at the university that a dedicated and skilled workforce comes out of
• what is a link between economic opportunity and urban change


  bradley stoke, population of over 20,000, in the 1980s it was Europe’s largest private housing development
• what is an example of urban change in bristol creating a high tech industty

  aerospace industry, 14/15 main global aircraft companies have bases in bristol, supply chains developed around the world
• what does the Filton Enterprise area do

  the Filton Enterprise area provides parts for aircraft and electronic systems for navigation and communication
• brownfield site

  land that has been used, abandoned and now awaits use
• what are bristol’s aims for the environment 


  improve energy efficiency

  increase use of renewable energy

  increase use of brownfield sites

  establish air quality management plan
• what were the achievements bristol made in its first year as European Green Capital 


  100 electric car charging points installed

  every primary pupil planting a tree

  175 businesses have created a green action plan
• what are the opportunities created from changes affecting bristols environment

  ITS- integrated transport system

  urban greening
• what is the definition of ITS

  different forms of transport are linked together to make it easier to transfer from one to another
• what is the definition of urban greening

  process of increasing and preserving open space in urban areas (public parks and gardens)
• how does ITS help improve the environment in the bristo—south wales railway

  the bristol-south wales railway is a railway that lets lots of people travel together and reduce the number of cars on the motorway
• how does ITS help the environment on other public transport


  Park and ride on the outskirts of Bristol

  Electrification of the railway

  Doubling the amount of cyclists
• how many nature reserves and parks does bristol have

  8 nature reserves and 300 parks
• what are some green initiatives in bristol

  30% of city covered in trees

  27% part of a wildlife network

  new housing development at portbury wharf was allowed on condition that the neighbouring area is a nature reserve
• what changes has triggered environment challenges

  movement of the port downstream from the city

  a rapidly growing population
• what are the environmental challenges in bristol

  dereliction

  urban sprawl
• what is the named location for dereliction and urban sprawl

  dereliction- stokes coast

  urban sprawl- bristol harbourside (finzels reach)
• what are the problems facing bristol in dereliction

  abandoned and derelict housing left behind, attracting squatters resulting in riots and anti social behaviour
• what are the solutions for dereliction

  city council obtained lottery grants to improve the area

  activist and artist revitalising the area with public art and community action
• what are the problems for urban sprawl

  rapidly growing population

  demolition of older slum dwellings

  bombing of housing in WW2

  these leading to developments on the outskirts of the city causing it to spread
• urban sprawl definition

  the uncontrolled expansion of a city of town into surrounding areas, often without planning
• what are the solutions for urban sprawl

  development of brownfield sites

  by 2026, over 30,000 new homes on brownfield sites
• what is finzels reach


  a brownfield site near the CBD with an old sugar refinery and old brewery buildings, it now how offices, shops and apartments
• how is bristol creating a clean environment

  waste disposal

  traffic congestion
• what are the strategies for waste disposal

  reduce waste sent to landfill

  reduce waste generated by 15%

  increase waste recycling to 50%
• how will waste disposal create a clean environment in bristol

  education in school about recycling

  technological improvements in recycling

  contractors who deal with waste have higher targets
• what are the results of waste disposal in bristol

  income is generated when recycled materials are sent to reprocessing plants

  non recyclable waste is used to generate electricity for 25,000 homes
• what is the problem of traffic congestion 


  200 annual deaths from air pollution in bristol

  SW prevailling winds blows pollutants over the city from industrial areas
• what are strageties for traffic congestion

  reducing speed limits on motorways and in residential area

  frome gateway, a walking and cycling route to city centre

  electric vehicle programme with 40 charging points in car parks
• what is the bio bus in bristol 


  a bus powered by human and food waste

  transports people between bath and bristol airport
• what is an example of a good and bad area of bristol

  filwood is bad and stoke bishop is good