London Docklands HL review

During the 19th century and up to the 1950s London’s port was the busiest in the world, however even before the 1950s, the area was starting to lose trade. why?

• Other areas began to out compete London leading to a decline

• The size of ships had increased and had great difficulty in moving down the river.

• There were less people in the city to work at the docklands

What is a cause for the decline in the London Docklands?

• There were less people who were willing to work on the docklands after the 1950's

• Manufacturing declined and factories moved to other countries

• Containerization (shipping containers) meant fewer dockers were needed as they got replaced by cranes

• The area had become run down and was not useable as a dockland anymore.

When did regeneration start in the London docklands?

• 1960

• 1970

• 1980

• 1990

What was built in the region?

• Canary Wharf - Business district

• Westfield Stratford City

• White Hart Lane

• The O2 (Old Millenium Dome)

As part of the regeneration £100 million was spent on what?

• Shopping centres

• Education and health training

• New roads

• Cleaning up the river

Derelict land was reclaimed, how many trees were replanted?

• 10,000

• 20,000

• 30,000

• 40,000

Employment in the area doubled between 1981 and 1996. This is an example of a

• Social benefit

• Economic benefit

• Environmental benefit

What were some of the problems before the regeneration?

• High unemplotyment and poverty rates

• Few entertainment and shopping services

• No open spaces and green areas

• Derelict, disused factories and manufacturing sites

During Canary wharfs next phase what do they hope to achieve?

• New entertainment venue

• Formal housing apartment blocks

• An edgy and creative living and leisure space to encourage investment

• Social housing block

• Include a primary school and doctors surgery

Containerisation

• Transporting goods via shipping containers

• Long term upgrading of existing places for urban, rural, industrial and commercial areas.

• any industry that makes products from raw materials by the use of manual labour or machinery

• in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.

• London Docklands Development Corporation