Cardiff Bay

• What does CBDC stand for?

  Cardiff Bay Development Corporation
• Where is Cardiff?

  South Wales, the capital of Wales
• Why was the CBDC started?

  Cardiff has been becoming more and more derelict after the decrease of the coal industry in South Wales, even though it was once the largest exporter of coal in the world in the late 1890s.
• What was Cardiff Bay like before the regeneration?

  Full of derelict warehouses and factories
• When did the CBDC start and what was the aim?

  April 1987 - To regenerate the old dockland area
• Why was the Urban Development Programme made?

  To put Cardiff on the international map as a superlative maritime city, enhancing the image and economic well being of Cardiff and Wales as a whole
• The 5 aims of the CBDC are:

  1. To provide an environment where people want to work, play and live

  2. To reunite the city of Cardiff with its waterfront

  3. To create job opportunities and reflect the hopes and aspirations of the local community

  4. To achieve the highest standards of design and quality in all types of development

  5. To establish the area as a recognised centre of excellence and innovation in the field of urban regeneration
• How much did the project cost?

  £13 million
• When was the project completed?

  1999
• What has the project done?

  Created a 500 acre freshwater lake, 8 miles of waterfront - It is hoped that this will stimulate development in the future
• What has the project aided the development of?

  Mermaid Quay, Oval Basin, Atlantic Wharf Leisure Village
• How many jobs were created?

  30 000
• How many visitors are there to the area each year?

  1.5 million
• How many acres of land were reclaimed?

  200
• How much money was invested from private finance?

  £1.8 billion
• Negatives of the Scheme

  Mainly environmental - fish displaced, less habitats, coast changed further downstream