BRISTOL CITY

• LOCATION OF BRISTOL


  WEST OF ENGLAND, LOCATED ON THE RIVER AVON

  WELL CONNECTED - WITH THE M5 MOTORWAY ON THE WEST
• NATIONAL IMPORATNCE OF BRISTOL

  • THE CENTRE OF AEROSPACE, TECHNOLOGY, BANKING, AND INSURANCE
  • 2 UNIVERSITIES - UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL AND UIVERSITY OF WEST ENGLAND ( UWE )
  • 7TH MOST POPULAR CITY FOR INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS IN THE UK
• CUREENT POPULATION OF AROUND 700,000
• NATIONAL CAUSES OF MIGRATION

  • PEOPLE MOVE FROM LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND TO BRISTOL AS HOUSE PROCES AND THE COST OF LIVING IS LOWER
• INTERNATIONAL CAUSES OF MIGRATION

  • LOTS OF MIGRANTS IN BRISTOL COME FROM SOMALIA, JAMACIA , AND INDIA - WHICH WERE PART OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. THESE PEOPLE WERE BRITISH CITIZENS UNTIL THE COUNTRIES DECLARED INDEPENDANCE
  • MANY POLISH JOINED THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES DURING WW2, AND SETTLED IN THE UK AFTER THE WAR, AS THEIR COUNTRIES WERE UNDER COMMUNIST LEADERSHIP. A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE POLISH SETTLED IN BRISTOL
• IMPACTS OF NATIONAL MIGRATION

  • THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT HOUSE PRICES WILL RISE DUE TO NATIONAL MIGRATION FROM THE SOUTH EAST. THIS IS AS THERE IS A HIGH DEMAND
  • THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT THE 'STUDENTIFICATION' OF OLD BUILDINGS, AS THEY ARE BEING CONVERTED INTO ACCOMODATION FOR THE RISE IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ( THERE WERE 54,000 STUDENTS REGISTERED TO GO TO BRISTOL UNIVERSITIES IN 2017/18 )
• IMPACTS OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION

  • THERE IS NOW A WIDE RANGE OF ETHNIC CUISINES, RESTURANTS AND INTERNATIONAL GROCERY STORES IN BRISTOL
  • BRISTOL CELEBRATES ITS MULTICULTURAL POPULATION WITH EVENTS SUCH AS ST PAULS CARNIVAL
• OUTLINE WAYS THAT NATIONAL MIGRATION HAS LED TO CHANGE IN THE CHARCTER OF A NAMED UK CITY ( BRISTOL )

  • INCREASES HOUSE PRICES DUE TO INCREASE IN DEMAND
  • LESS GREEN SPACE AS MORE HOUSES BUILT
  • INCREASED TRAFFIC CONGESTION
• SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN BRISTOL

  • 2 UNIVERSITIES - UWE AND UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
  • BRISTOL IS CULTURALLY DIVERSE - WITH PEOPLE FROM MORE THAN 187 COUNTRIES
  • METROBUSES RUN AROUND THE CITY
  • WATER BUS ( BOAT ) CONNECTING THE STATION, THE HARBOURSIDE AND THE SHOPPING CENTRE AT BROADMEAD
• ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITES IN BRISTOL

  • IN MILLENIUM SQUARE THERE IS THE 'WE THE CURIOUS' SCIENCE MUSEUM AND THE AQUARIUM - ATTRACTS TOURISTS
  • HARBOURSIDE REGENERATION CREATED A HUB FOR ENTERTAINMENT, DINING, AND LEISURE, INCLUDING M-SHED AND SS GREAT BRITAIN - CREATING JOBS
  • THE EMPLOYMENT RATE IN BRISTOL IN 2021 WAS 77.1% - THE SECOND HIGHEST IN THE UK - THE SECTORS EMPLOYING THE MOST WERE HEALTH ( 15.2 ) , SCIENCE/TECH ( 12.8 ) AND RETAIL ( 11.7 )
  • MANY TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS SUCH AS AIBUS AND DYSON PROVIDE JOBS
• ENVIRONMENTAL OPPORTUNITES

  • IN 2015, BRISTOL BECAME THE FIRST CITY IN THE UK TO BE A EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITAL. THE CITY HAS OVER 400 PARKS AND GARDENS
  • THE AVON WILDLIFE TRUST MANAGES OVER 1100 HECTARES OF NATURE RESERVE SITES AROUND BRISTOL
• CHALLENGES - DECLINE IN INDUSTRY ( ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL )

  • BRISTOL CITY CENTRE PORTS CLOSED IN 1977
  • INDUSTRIES IN THE CITY CENTRE DECLINED AS A RESULT
  • PEOPLE LEFT UNEMPLOYED AS THEIR SKILLS WERE NOT ADAPTABLE FOR OTHER JOBS
• CHALLENGES - SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND URBAN DEPRIVATION ( SOCIAL )

  • URBAN DEPRIVATION - THE QUALITY OF LIFE IS BELOW THE STNADRD
  • THIS IS DUE TO HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES , POOR HEALTHCARE, POOR QUALITY OF EDUCATION, HIGH POLLUTION LEVELS, LOTS OF VANDALISM
• CHALLENGES - AIR POLLUTION ( SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL )

  • AIR POLLUTION KILLS 5 PEOPLE IN BRISTOL EACH WEEK
  • POOR AIR QUALITY GREATLY EFFECTS THE VUNERABLE - OLD AND YOUNG
• CHALLENGE - CRIME IN INNER CITY AREAS ( SOCIAL )

  • RACISM DUE TO MULTI CULTURAL SOCIETY
  • LACK OF COMMUNITY CENTRES
  • RESULTS IN URBAN DEPRIVATION
  • KNIFE CRIMES AND GANGS MEAN HIGH FEAR
• URBAN REGENERATION REFERS TO THE PROCESS OF REBUILDING AND REDEVELOPING AREAS OF A CITY THAT WERE ONCE RUN DOWN, REDUCING URBAN DEPRIVATION
• WHY DID BRISTOL HARBOURSIDE NEED REGENERATING ?

  • DOCKLAND ABANDONED WHEN CARGO SHIPS BECAME TOO LARGE TO FIT
  • LOTS OF FACTORIES AND WAREHOUSES LEFT
  • THE AREA BECAME ABANONED AND RUN - DOWN
• SUCCESS OF REGENATION

  • OVER £300 MILLION OF INWARD INVESTMENT
  • OVER 3000 JOBS PROVIDED
  • NEW DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ARTS - MUSEUMS
  • SOCIAL OPPORTUNITES
• SUSTAINABLILITY

  • METROBUSES
  • ELECTRIC SCOOTERS
  • BIKES
  • GREEN SPACES