GLASGOW - INNER CITY CHANGE

When the Clyde shipyards closed this caused Glasgow to have high?

• wealth and incomes

• economic growth

• unemployment

• house prices

The high rise flats caused social problems because they ?

• were less crowded then the tenement slums

• had fitted bathrooms

• were new flats

• split up communities

The high rise flats had TWO big design flaws:

• dampness

• poorly built

• good views

• new flats for all

After a while vacant flats in the high rises became a problem due to ?

• nurseries

• private enterprise

• home working

• crime and vandalism

Name an area in Glasgow were housing regeneration has been a big success.

• Bearsden

• Milngavie

• New Gorbals

• Shawlands

Who listened to the needs of the local people, and supported low income families by creating affordable housing.

• New Gorbals Housing Association

• Private landlords

• Strathclyde Loch City Council

• Private enterprise

Which amenity (public facility) was NOT built in the New Gorbals?

• A chemist

• A COOP supermarket

• A casino

• A library

How was employment created for the residents in the New Gorbals?

• A call centre

• A new ship yard

• A steel works

• A new airport

How was local traffic made safer in the New Gorbals?

• 20 mph speed limits, one way streets and plenty of car parking space

• A new motorway

• A new airport

• A supersonic train

What type of buildings replaced the high rise flats?

• terraced housing

• tenements

• modern, low rise flats

• new multi storey tower blocks