Bristol case study

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Bristol’s importance

Regional

• Bristol Airport is the biggest in the south west

National

• UK’s most centrally located seaport - ^^700,000^^ cars are imported to ^^Portbury^^ each year

International

• Bristol University attracts students and researchers from all over the world

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Patterns of migration

National

• National migrants arrive for job opportunities (e.g ^^Airbus, Rolls Royce^^) and to study and university
• A higher proportion of internal migrants tend to stay in Bristol compared to other cities

International

• Accounted for half of Bristol’s population growth
• Large numbers are from EU countries, such as ^^Poland and Spain^^

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Migration’s impacts

Growth Of The City

• Population has grown to just under ^^500,000 people^^

Character Of The City

• Bristol’s large African and Afro-Caribbean population has had a significant cultural impact (e.g St Paul’s Carnival attracts ^^40,000^^ people every year)

Other Impacts

• Increase in housing prices - ^^Southville^^ house prices ^^£500,000^^ on average
• Increase in social tension
• ^^9%^^ of children cannot speak English - extra lessons costs money

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Ways of life

Culture

• Old Vic, Hippodrome

Ethnicity

• 50 nationalities represented

Housing

• As the city has grown new housing areas have been developed (e.g ^^Bradley Stoke^^)

Leisure

• Planet Ice, Ashton Gate

Consumption

• High petrol consumption as a result of high car usage

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Contemporary challenges

Housing Availability

• Social housing found on outskirts of the city in areas such as ^^Lockleaze and Filwood^^
• House prices amongst the highest in the county in postcodes such as ^^BS9 and BS8^^, in the suburbs of Bristol

Transport Provision

• Issues with the lack of public transport in certain areas (e.g ^^Hartcliffe^^)
• Electric scooters introduced to ^^reduce congestion^^

Access To Services And Inequality

• In lower income areas there are poorer quality services such as medical centres and schools
• In 2013 in ^^Filwood^^ only ^^36^^% of GCSE students got top grades
• Life expectancy in ^^Filwood is 78 years^^ - the average in Bristol in ^^80 years^^

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Initiative to make more sustainable

Clean Air Zone

• Introduced in central Bristol in ^^November 2022^^
• ^^£9^^ charge for cars to travel through the zone if they are older + more polluting
• This should reduce the use of polluting vehicles and encourage walking and cycling

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