Birmingham case study

urbanisation

why is birmingham important

transport hub

national links

international links

migration (into city and changing character)

transport hub

new street station:

2014- 34 millions used

direct line to many cities of the UK

Birmingham airport:

2014- 9 million people used

flights to a wide range of businesses and leisure destinations

global communications hub

national links

5 major universities

geographical centre of the England

Uk’s second largest city

31000 companies (including the BBC)

200 law firms

international links

6000 students from across the world

one of Europe’s largest insurance ompanies

300 TNC’s

Migration (into city and changing character)

wide range of socio-cultural recreational opportunities

successful multi-cultural communities

jewlerry quarter

1.1 million people population (from 187 nations)

free-trade city

economic and cultural growth

Where is Birmingham?

Geographical centre of England

Around the West Midlands

how many parks and open spaces are there?

500 (botanical gardens included)

how many exhibits

2000

outside of london it has

the largest number of businesses and new-business start ups

hows the transport

good and developed

how many tonnes of recycled waste

5200 tonnes

what happened in june 2021

clean air act

how many unis and its students

5 major unis with 5000 students

what does it have a good range of

venues

what happened in 2015

ranked 3rd for most deprived (QOL lower than what is recognised as acceptable in country) city

housing crisis statistics

89000 houses needed, space for 51000

how many people commute

150000-200000 (lots of pollution made due to this)

how much waste is disposed of

30% (statistic from 2015)

what’s rising

unemployment and poverty

what are they building on

greensites (unused land), rather than brownsites (already used- built on land)

what’s going on with landfills

there’s a lot causing air pollution

what are solutions?

energy recovery

household waste recycling centre

birmingham green vision

birmingham connected transport plan

big city plan 2007

clean air act 2021

energy recovery

350000 tonnes of rubbish into electricity

household waste recycling centre

collection points for recycle materials across birmingham

birmingham green vision

tree planting and developing urban greenways

encourage walking and cycling as well as other activities

develop green roods and walls

create blue corridor along canals

develop parks and recreational spaces

birmingham connected transport plan

improve rail links across city and beyond

increased connectivity between road, rail and bus

new train system

developed cycle routes and walkways

big city plan 2007

5 main areas: Snow hill district, Southern Gateway, Eastside (millenial point), Westside (library), New street

expand core by 25%

£2.1 billion brought to economy per year

over 1.5 million sq metres of floor space

50000 new jobs