bristol

• what is the importance of bristol

  • Bristol is considered one of the ten core cities in the United Kingdom.
  • Bristol is home to two universities.
  • Popular attractions in Bristol include the Avonmouth Docks, the Bristol Old Vic Theatre and the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
  • Bristol is the transport hub of the South West of England, with an international airport and good rail links to Europe.
• Negatives of migration

  pressures on housing and employment ,needs to provide education for children whose first language is not english, challenge of integration into the wider community
• positives if migration

  • enriching the cities culture life
  • young migrants balance ageing population
  • contributes to the local and national economy
  • hard working and motivated workforce
  • improves skill levels
• social opportunities

  • 2 professional football teams , city and rovers
  • colston hall has concerts
• Economic opportunities

  • empty warehouses used for flats and new industries
  • 2015, unemployment rates were below uk average
• Environmental opportunities

  • Local government introducing "urban greening" to cover 30% of the city in trees and green areas
• Challenges created by growth

  include urban deprivation and social inequality.

  • Filwood in South Bristol is in the top 10% of most deprived areas in the country.
  • Filwood has an average of 1300 crimes each year.
  • Filwood has an average life expectancy of 78 years old, compared to a national average of 81 years old.
• Stoke bishop

  • Stoke Bishop considered one of the most affluent areas in the country.
  • Stoke Bishop has less than 300 crimes each year.
  • Stoke Bishop has an average life expectancy of 83 years old.
• Urban sprawl

  • Urban sprawl is when a city spreads into the rural-urban fringe surrounding it.
  • New houses are continuing to be built on greenfield sites north of Bristol:
  • 8000 homes were built in Bradley Stoke.
  • 3000 homes have been built in Harry Stoke.
• water disposal

  • in 2014, 400kg waste per person a year sent into landfill while only recycling 60kg
• How are bristol reducing air pollution

  • reduced speed limits on motor ways and residential areas
  • charging points in 40 public car parks
• POO bus


  powered by poo and renewable
• dereliction


  run down area and a concentration of redundant industrial building
• Energy conservation

  • Heat captured instead of released
  • Buildings have insulation and double glazing
• Waste recycling

  • recycling 65% of waste by 2023
  • waste broken down and release gas used for electricity
• Creating green space

  • old railway line into community gardens
  • planted derelict land with vegetation to improve air quality