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Improvements to the CBD: Newcastle, UK

You need be able to describe the problems and solutions to those problems found in the Inner City and the CBD. Newcastle is a good case study as it covers all of the aspects.

Below are the two videos we watched in class. The big orignal Newcastle video and the new slimmed down version.

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Below is the detailed information about the Newcastle CBD case study:

Urban regeneration in Newcastle Upon Tyne Location: North East of England, the river Tyne runs through the centre of the city. It was once famous for its traditional industris of coal mining, ship building and heavy engineering. Problems: Solutions:
 * Social:
 * Large number of one-parent families
 * Large % of residents of ethnic minority origin
 * Houses are overcrowed
 * Crime - burglaries
 * Fear of crime
 * Led to riots || Economic:
 * Unemployment at 34% in the West End part of the city
 * Decline of the coal mining, ship building and heavy engineering industries
 * Economic recession ||
 * Physical:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Housing is cramped Victorian terraced housing
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Old industrial sites || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Environmental:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Litter
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Graffiti ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Tyne and Wear Development Corporation (TWDC)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Established in 1987
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Invested millions in infrastructure and schemes to build new houses, create jobs and amenities
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Built a new business park - cost £140 million
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Newcastle arena - music concerts and sports concerts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Newcastle Quayside redeveloped with new flats and shops || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The West End City Challenge (TWECC)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Set up in 1991
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Spent £37.5 million
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">created new jobs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">improve educational achievements
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">support training and employment opportunities
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">improve housing in Scotswood
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Fitted CCTv to reduce crime
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">John Marley Centre created training opportunities for a thousand young students ||