reasons why bristol is so advanced
- transport: m4 to london for airports and dover access, two major ports
attracts industries - 2 universities, young population & foreign students
- aardman animations (wallace and gromit)
- uks 8th most popular tourist destination
urban changes in bristol that are creating economic opportunities
- young population, higher employment rates & educated
- urban regeneration eg temple quarter
- become green city, attractive to work
- superfast broadband
facts of high tech success
430 high tech businesses
named uks most productive tech cluster in 2020
ways bristol proposes to be eco friendly
carbon neutral by 2030
ITS, efficient transport
£11.4 million to build cycle network, cycling benefits
statistics about bristols congestion
20 000 commute by car daily,
53% of adult population
facts about green spaces in bristol
*1/3 bristol is green
* 90% of pop live within 350m of green
advantages of building on brownfield sites
protects green belt
reduces urban sprawl
improves attractiveness of area
advantages of building on brownfield sites
protects green belt
reduces urban sprawl
improves attractiveness of area
disadvantages of building on brownfield site
more expensive
may be contaminated from previous construction
positives of the temple quarter regeneration scheme
- 10 000 homes and 22 000 jobs
- brownfield site
- £1.7 million to brunels engine shed, home to:
next generation of wifi
home to 44 high tech companies - as part of an enterprise zone, brunels engine shed attracts businesses and investment
negatives to temple quarter regeneration scheme
- gentrification rather than regeneration
- bristol remains one of the most congested
- expensive housing - maybe real purpose was to cheapen
what is gentrification
renovating and improving an area to meet middle class taste to appear better, rather than supporting lower classes
