Case Study Edinburgh

Question 1

Characteristics of the old industrial zone

Answer 1

Examples: leith/Dalry

Characteristics: 
Close to the CBD 
Close to railways/canals 
Old buildings that have been regenerated 
Close to old workers housing 
Old, tall factories 
No open space 
Grid iron street 
New industries being built on cheep land

Question 2

Characteristics of old industrial housing

Answer 2

Leith

C: old tenement housing 2-3 stories high 
Makes max usage of space 
Attracts a lot of crime 
Grid iron street 
No open space

Question 3

Characteristics of new housing zone (suburbs)

Answer 3

New semi detached/detached houses 
Crescent and cul-de-sac street patterns 
More open space 
Attracts families 
Cheap land 
Close to main roads

Question 4

Characteristics of new industrial zone

Answer 4

Herminston galt

C: flat single buildings
Cheap land 
Flat land on edge of city
Close to houses 
Close to main roads 
Room for expansion

Question 5

Characteristics of the CBD

Answer 5

Busy 
No empty space 
High orders services 
Pedestrianised streets
High building 
Grid iron street patterns 
High land value