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Location and Importance:
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- City’s population has risen in the last decade by 10%, large number of consumers and customers
- Large creative and digital sector, in 2018 Channel 4 moved from London, creative jobs
- Has good transport links to other cities like Bradford and Huddersfield
- Good export links
- Biggest base for banking after London.
2
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What kind of migrants would you find in Leeds?
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- Large Irish community, large wave of migration brought it up to 30,000
- After ww2, welcomed Polish, Ukrainian and Hungarian refugees
- ‘New Commonwealth refugees’
3
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How has immigration changed the character of the city?
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- Recent growth in temporary migrants for school, great demand for housing stock, good for the local economy
- Responded by putting lots of entertainment and food near the Parkinson building
- Higher proportion of young people, demand for services relevant to that age group, thriving cafe and nightlife
4
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What is life like for those who live in Leeds?
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- Many companies like ASDA, ARLA have their headquarters there
- Attracts jobs
- In 2014, Tour de France set out from Leeds, to raise the profile, millions of people were watching
5
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Studentification
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- The local community is replaced by students
- True in South Headingley
- More demand for pubs and takeway, but seasonal
- Demand for student housing causes rent inflation
- Gridlock Sunday, cannot find parking, causes resentment
6
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Development:
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- Development along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal
- New housing developments
- This threatens to remove the old soul of the city
- They also tend to be more expensive, drive old residents out, gentrification
7
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Leeds South Bank:
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- New pedestrian and cycle bridges
- Shuttle bus and water taxi connect to train
- Incorporates previous developments
- Hub for creative and digital industries.
