Bristol

Question 1

National importance

Answer 1

• Two universities attracts students from around the UK
• Two Cathedrals
• Located on the M4 corridor with good road and rail links to London

Question 2

Global importance

Answer 2

• Largest concentration of silicon chip manufacture outside california
• Around 700,000 cars from Japan, Germany and Korea are imported to Bristol’s docks each year
• Bristols airport links the city to major European centres

Question 3

Positives of migration to Bristol

Answer 3

• mainly young people which helps balance the aging population
• Hard working, motivated workforce which contribute to the local and national economy
• provides different cultural experiences to the city

Question 4

Negative impacts of migration to Bristol

Answer 4

• pressure on housing and employment
• The need to provide education for children whose language is not English ]
• Challenges of integration within the community
• Language and religious barriers

Question 5

Filwood stats

Answer 5

• 1/3 of people live in low income homes
• over 1300 crimes per year
• 36% of students get top GCSEs
• Life expectancy is 78
• poor access to healthy fruit and veg

Question 6

Stoke Bishop

Answer 6

• Fewer than 4% live in poverty
• Less than 30 crimes per year
• 94% of students get top GCSEs
• Life expectancy is 83
• Highest level of car ownership in the city

Question 7

Social opportunities

Answer 7

• Youthful population means there is a range of bars and nightclubs
• Bristol has 2 professional football teams, all teams are developing their stadiums to provide a range of leisure and conference facilities
• The city centre had become outdated and people had begun shopping in the out of town. Retail park at Cribbs Causeway

Question 8

Economic opportunities

Answer 8

• 50 micro-electronic and silicon design businesses in Bristol
• A government grant of £100 million attracts high tech businesses to Bristol
• Aardman Animations is based in Bristol, well known for Wallace and gromit

Question 9

Environmental opportunities

Answer 9

• 2015, Bristol was awarded European Green Capital with a plan to achieve the following by 2020
• develop an integrated transport system linking different forms of public transport
• the aim is to encourage people to travel using public transport rather than cars, reducing congestion
• 1/3 of Bristol is open space and more than 90% of people live within 350m of parkland and waterways

Question 10

Challenge with dereliction

Answer 10

Industrial decline in the 20th century, caused due to an increase in manufacturing abroad, closure of many inner city ports and rise in tertiary and quaternary industries.

Question 11

Plans to fix the dereliction problem

Answer 11

• lottery grants helped to improve the area of Stokes Croft, the money had been used t9o redevelop buildings, attract n ew businesses and create green spaces
• artists are used in public to make the area more appealing
• new music venues, independent shops and nightclubs have opened in the area = improving the area’s environment