enqury question 1 regeneration

How many people are employed in the Nissan car factory today?

Over 7000

How much has the population in Sunderland declined by

From 300,000 to 30,000

When did the city experience the tulip liner affect and why

In 1970 Sunderland was known for ship building, their provided lots of jobs, there was a large brewery, mining, glass works which also employed a lot of people.

What steel work industries shut in the UK because of offshoring and how many redundancies were there

• in 2015 Thai - owned SSI closed making 2000 redundancies

• scunthorpes shut steel plant closed making 4500 redundancies

Why were these steel works industries offshored

• due to cheaper Chinese import, High enrgy costs, green taxes and the strong pound

Explain the key long term changes in employment sectors between 1841 - 2011

• secondary sector dorm 36% - 9%

• Primary sector - form 22% - 1%

• Tertiary, quaternary and Quinary sector from 33% -81%

In 2015 how many people were employed and how many were unemployed

• 32 million employed

• 1.85 million unemployed

What are the international influences on reading

• close the the economic core of the EU and within the EU single market

• The EU is easily accessible by air, road and ferries

• Is an international bussiness park ( companies like voadaphone and Microsoft have located in reading)

• Globally known tourism sites ( Windsor Castle, ascot racecourse)

International and global influences on Middlesbrough

Has reciccved less economic development funding than Cornwall and wales by the EU

• the global shift of manufacturing industry has led to factory closures and loss of jobs

• Global shift has made its steel and petrochemicals industries less profitable

What are the regional and national influences on Reading

• londons green belt has made Reading a nearby alternative where employment is allowed

• Migrants are attracted to reading being close to London and close to their UK entry point

• Within the M4 corridor it is proffered loacation for hi - tech industry in the UK

• Many people live in the area because of the commute to London

• national influence - high transport in the SOuth and south eastern has provided connections: M4, Heathrow airport, M4 and M3

Regional and national influence on middles borough

-poor rod connections to nearby cities such as Leeds and Newcastle and very poor rail connections

• it is located in the cut off corner of North East - too far east from the A1 trunk road and east coast mainline railway