How is Leeds of regional importance?
Has the headquarters of channel 4 and has created 1,200 jobs and sets to make 1billion over the next ten years
How is Leeds well connected to the rest of the Uk?
Leeds railway station is the busiestin the north of England with 34
million passengers each year.
How is Leeds connected to the wider world?
Leeds is a major travel and
tourism gateway due its
airlinks (Leeds Bradford
airport)
What are educational opportunities in Leeds?
.Three universities,
with the University of Leeds being
awarded University Of The Year in
2017 by The Times.
. 9,000 international students from
more than 170 countries
How is Leeds good for tourism?
Headingley stadium
The physical and human
geographic features that distinguish a particular place.
The character of a place
How have national migrants
moving into Leeds
changed the character?
Young people migrate to Leeds
for both University and jobs. 39%
of inward migration to Leeds is
accounted for by 16-21 year
olds.
How have
international migrants
moving into Leeds
changed the character?
West Indian (Caribbean) culture
is celebrated in Chapeltown
every August at the Leeds West
Indian Carnival. This began in
1967.
How has more young people in Leeds changed the character?
Increased the number of bars and clubs
What are the 5 land zones?
.CBD
.Inner city
.Inner Suburbs
.Outer Suburbs
.Rural Urban Fringe
What does the CBD look like?
Core of the city. Contains shops, offices and
entertainment. Few residential. High rise buildings.
What does the inner city look like?
Mixed land use of small industries (old factories), terraced
houses and offices.
What does the inner suburbs look like?
Semi-detached housing, small back gardens, seen as safer
than the inner city.
What do the outer suburbs look like?
Detached housing, out of town shopping centres, larger
gardens, people commute to the CBD.
What does the rural urban fringe look like?
Boundary between the urban areas and the rural
countryside. Golf courses, parks and larger schools found
here.
What are shopping opportunities in Leeds?
Harvey Nichols, the new Victoria Quarter
with John Lewis and the Trinity Centre make Leeds a
very attractive shopping destination.
Urban Greening in Leeds?
Leeds City Council manages around 4000 hectares of green space across Leeds.
What happened to the textile industry in Leeds?
Foreign companies started producing their own cloth cheaper than Britain. Textile mills closed down
What is Urban decline?
Deterioration of the inner city often caused by a lack of investment and maintenance.
What is the cycle of deprivation?
.Poor housing in a disadvantaged location
.Poor health care and illness
. Poor education
.weak skills for employability
.Low income jobs or unemployment
.poverty
What is urban deprivation?
A lack of basic materials needed for a decent quality of life, for example housing or food.
Where is there dereliction in Leeds?
On the banks of the River Aire, Crown Point and Victoria Works. Both have been empty
since the 1970s.
What is an advantage of a brownfield site?
Already have transport links
What is a disadvantage of a brownfield site?
Could be contaminated
