Key terms for Bristol case study.

What is gentrification?

An area that was run down and has been done-up attracting more people.

What is urban sprawl?

The growth of towns and cities spreading and taking over areas of the countryside.

How has urban growth led to urban sprawl?

Bristol’s rapidly growing population and the demolition of older areas of slum dwellings have led to an increased demand for new housing.

Urban sprawl has extended particularly to the North-West of the city.

What are brownfield sites?

Sites that have been built on before.

What are advantages of brownfield sites?

They reduce the requirements to use Greenfield sites, limiting urban sprawl.

They’re near many facilities.

It’s usually easier to get planning permission as people want to see them being used.

What are disadvantages of brownfield sites?

Loss of some historic buildings.

More expensive than building on greenfield sites.

It’s expensive to clear the sites.

What are Greenfield sites?

Areas of land that haven't been developed on before.

What are advantages of Greenfield sites?

Gives urban areas opportunities to grow.

No need to demolish or rebuild existing structures.

New infrastructure provides more job opportunities.

What are disadvantages of Greenfield sites?

Concerns about impact on wildlife

Urban sprawl - encourages traffic congestion

Facilities eg. Hospitals will be under increasing demand.

What is Bristol's greenbelt?

It was set up to prevent urban sprawl on the rural-urban fringe and the merging of bath and bristol.

Only 5% of greenbelt land around Bristol is controlled by the authorities.

What type of site was the Harry Stoke development built on?

A greenfield site.

What is the regeneration of Bristol Harbourside an example of?

Housing development on brownfield land

What is a green belt?

An area of land on the rural-urban fringe thas protected to prevent urban sprawl and the merging of cities.

What is social deprivation?

Areas with large social problems including poor health, education and housing.

What are commuter settlements?

People living outside of the city in smaller towns and travelling into the city for work.

What's a rural-urban fringe?

The very edge of the city where residential areas/industry meets very rural countryside areas.

What's an integrated transport system?

When different transport methods connect together, making journeys smoother and therefore public transport more appealing.

Whats urban greening?

The process of increasing and preserving open space such as public parks and gardens in urban areas

What is aerospace?

(An example of a high tech industry in Bristol)

Fourteen of the fifteen main global aircraft companies are found in the Bristol region. Eg. Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN aerospace.

Supply chains have grown up in the region to supply to these high tech companies.

There is a 100-year tradition for the aircraft industry in Bristol.