2-Urban Change in the UK

• What percent of Bristols population growth is of migrants

  50%
• Where do most migrants in Bristol come from

  Poland and spain
• How many ppl are attracted to Bristols St Paul's carnival

  40,000ppl each yr
• Positives of migrants

  -larger, more diverse and productive economy

  -people from Uk can work at higher paying jobs

  -less desirable jobs are taken up by them (construction)

  -create new jobs since they start up businesses and spend the money they earn

  -enrich the country's culture
• Negatives of migrants


  -pressures on housing and employment

  -negative cost on healthcare services

  -teaching children whose first language isn't English

  -integration into the wider community

  -taking jobs
• How many people live within 50km of the city

  Over 2million people
• What is happening to Bristols population

  -It is increasing

  -becoming more ethnically diverse

  -more people under 16 so are unable to work and give back to the economy
• What are the social opportunities in Bristol

  Sport

  Shopping

  Bristol's Harbourside

  Cabot circus
• Why is sport a social opportunity

  -has 2 professional football teams: Bristol City and Rovers and a rugby union team

  -Has the HQ of Gloucestershire County Cricket

  - All these teams are developing their stadiums to provide a range of leisure and conference facilities and accommodation

  -attract a wider range of people outside of the city who will spend money to watch their team play
• When did Cabot circus open

  September 2008
• How much did Cabot Circus cost

  £500 million
• two thirds of Cabot circus is of what

  Shops and Leisure facilities
• What is in Cabot Circus


  A Shopping centre which also has

  Offices

  Cinema

  Hotel

  250 apartments
• What is Bristol Harbourside


  -Former workshops and warehouses that have been converted into bars and nightclubs and cultural venues
• How many spectators go to the Harbourside Festival

  300,000
• Why were shopping facilities improved?

  To compete with other cities

  To reduce crime

  To promote tourism

  to attract employment
• What developments have been made to shopping in the central business district

  -installing CCTV to improve safety

  -development of open street markets

  -improved public transport into the centre

  -providing a more attractive shopping environment with new street furniture, floral displays and landscaping
• What does deindustrialisation mean?


  the closure of manufacturing industries such as steel, shipbuilding and engineering
• How has Bristol's industry changed?

  -traditional industries were based around the port

  -closure of the city centre port led to deindustrialisation -some have been turned into flats and some re-used for industry