London Docklands Flashcards
1
Q
Location
A
London dock lands
2
Q
Cause of decline
A
Container ships unable to reach the docks
3
Q
Date of decline
A
1980’s
4
Q
Management strategies
A
Canary ward LDDC
Olympic park
5
Q
Types of investment in Canary ward
A
Public 2bn private 8bn
6
Q
Improved transport links
A
Docklands light railway
Jubilee line extension
Motorway link to m11
150 km of roads improved
7
Q
Rises in property prices
A
22,000 homes built
8
Q
Trees
A
200,000 planted
9
Q
Conservation areas
A
17
10
Q
Unemployment
A
14.2% to 7.4%
11
Q
Newman council
A
Used available money to focus on affordable housing
12
Q
Office space
A
3 million square feet
13
Q
Disparity in wealth
A
Highest unemployment and highest number with annual salary over 100,000
14
Q
Schools
A
22 new schools built
15
Q
Olympic program reusing gold site
A
90% of materials reused
