Retail and Urban Change In what ways are
Retail and Urban Change In what ways are European City Centres being renewed?
Learning Objectives �What is a city centre? �Location and Characteristics �Canterbury and ‘zones’ of an urban area: CBD, Inner City, Suburban, Rural Urban Fringe �What is urban renewal? �Cities or areas within cities can become rundown over time and in order to reverse negative trends like people, businesses and shops leaving cities, the government or individuals and businesses need to invest (£) in these areas. In European cities, it has been central areas (CBD and inner city areas) like London Docklands or Canterbury’s Eastgate (now Whitefriars area) that have needed to be regenerated and renewed. E. g. London Canary Wharf, Stratford or Canterbury’s Whitefriars developments.
What is a city centre? A. Brainstorm the characteristics of a city centre. 1. Where do you find this area of the city? 2. What does it look/feel like? 3. What activities go on there …. much/little … compared to other parts of the city? B. Take an OS Map of Canterbury in pairs q q identify the urban area – delimiting the urban area Identify the city centre area Within the city centre area identify a core/heart or a CBD – central business district What do you call the area surrounding the city centre? C. On a map of Canterbury Label the City Centre (CBD and Inner City), Suburbs, Rural Urban Fringe and Rural area of Canterbury.
Theory of urban zones �Burgess and Hoyt urban modelshttp: //www. bbc. co. uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ge ography/urban_environments/urban_models_medcs_ rev 1. shtml
What is urban renewal? � Changing the urban area to achieve growth and prosperity to create a sustainable future (hopefully). Often to reverse negative population and economic trends. This may involve building offices, parks, knocking down buildings, renovating old warehouses and making them into homes. Flag ship projects like the London Olympics which hopes to renew the Stratford area of East London (same in Barcelona when they had the Olympics). Developing new transport (DLR and jubilee line extension) and infrastructure like schools, hospitals and retail (Westfield, Stratford).
Outline different types of city centre changes http: //www. theguardian. com/sport/interact ive/2012/jul/27/olympic-regeneration-legacy -stratford Flag Ship Project Regeneration Stratford, East London Retail Regeneration Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain Cultural Regeneration Canterbury Whitefriars Canary Wharf & O 2 Centre – Office & Entertainment Regeneration
Outline different types of city centre changes Notting Hill, West London Gentrification – houses being improved over time by those that buy them and do them up Before Gentrification in late 1970 s After Gentrification in late 1990 s
Outline different types of city centre changes From 1970 s: Deindustrialisation brought about Decline of the High Line New York City. The High Line Project. Environmental and Leisure Regeneration http: //www. cohabitaire. com/the-high-line-new-york-city/
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