URBAN PROBLEMS

Problems in Dublin (4)

Unemployment – Crime – Community disruption – Zones of decline

Unemployment

Historically, many jobs were

Available in factories in the city centre

Most of these factories

Relocated to industrial estates in the suburbs

Many jobs in the

Central Business District require skilled workers

There are few job opportunities for

Unskilled people living in the city centre

Crime

Crime is a big

Issue in many inner-city areas

A lot of it is

Drug-related

High rates of unemployment among

Young people, a lack of services and facilities for all ages makes the problem

Community disruption

Since the 1960s, many

People born in the city centre have moved out to the suburbs

To places like

Ballymun, Tallaght, Clondalkin

This has left some people

Disconnected from their families, who remain in the city centre

This leads to a feeling of

Isolation

Zones of Decline

Places in the city centre are

Derelict sites, meaning they are abandoned and have fallen into disrepair

Although some places have been

Recently redeveloped, many buildings are still run down

These buildings may be

Occupied illegally by squatters and drug addicts

These are

Areas of urban decline