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    London Docklands A Case study of: q Urban redevelopment / Urban regeneration q Economic decline and regeneration q In migration into an area and its impact q An urban planning scheme Where are the London Docklands? In the East End of London. Docklands covers an area of 2200 hectares, (21 sq kms) over 5 boroughs, Newham, Tower hamlet, Southwark, Lewisham and Greenwhich. The area covered by the London Docklands Redevelopment Corporation stretches

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    Urban Regeneration in the London Docklands The London Docklands Development Corporation is located along the River Thames Estuary 2.a) The London Docklands had to close for many reasons. The main reason was the Second World War. The area suffered substantial bomb damage in the Second World War, which lead to the need for a substantial rebuilding programme. In the first 20 years after the Second World War, many buildings came to the end of their usefulness. A number

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    happening in an urban area is the London Docklands. In the 19th century it was the busiest port in the world however by the 1960’s bigger boats were being used and the docks weren’t deep enough for this. The docks were closed leaving lots of derelict land, few jobs and lots of social problems. However the docklands were successfully rebranded with the introduction of the LDDC. In 1981, the London Docklands Development Corporation set about regenerating London Docklands

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    serve an economic and symbolic function to the area and can help to kick starts the regeneration of the area. They acts a economic magnets to attract people, spending and jobs. A successful flagship project was seen in the case of the London Docklands. The London Docklands were previously associated as an area of poverty and the use of casual labour in the docks. Men were engaged in dangerous and unpleasant work. Following the discovery of new sea travel routes and restructuring of the UK’s economy,

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    conditions still remaining. Access to the rest of London was poor with narrow roads, which were heavily congested, and a lack of public transport was becoming a huge problem. Whilst the LDDC was responsible for the planning and redevelopment of the Docklands areas, other organisation have also been involved in the redevelopment process, these included: 
 landowners, designers and developers, investors, local people and central government. In docklands, economic regeneration was seen as a priority

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    Essay on London's Economy

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    King (1990, page x) argues that the dissolution of empire has been critical to the growth of world cities. How far does this apply to London? Modern patterns of development and growth have been shaped and influenced by the historical context of colonialism. Within this context relationships between capitalist and pre-capitalist states or colonies helped forge a world economy, which would later lead to processes of globalisation and the current economic world order. Expansion in the world

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    London Primary Sources

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    1.0 Introduction The city of London is the capital of England and the most populated city in Britain with a population of 8.788 million (2016) and a population density of 4,542 inhabitants per square kilometre. London is also the first city to host the modern summer Olympics three times (1908,1948,2012). (The Times of India London Olympics 2012, 2012) 2.0 Research Method The information in this report comes from various primary and secondary sources. The primary sources involved in this report

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    ‘Understanding inequalities in London’s life expectancy and healthy life expectancy’ is a document that summarises data, that has been collected over various years, by the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) in regards to life expectancy and inequalities (London Knowledge and Intelligence Team. 2014). The data within this document could be considered as a valid and reliable outlook into London’s life expectancy because it is a published document by Public Health England which is a health organisation. The

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    of the best representations of the Victorian Period all together. It portrays the mood and tone of what the people experienced and felt at that time. Around the same time it was written, London had just experienced a massive boom in their population, growing from 2 to 6 million citizens. At the same time, London was becoming one of the first in the country to move towards industrialization, causing some to lose their jobs due to machinery performing them better and faster. People began to feel useless

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    in need of appropriate address. This report takes the example of the Museum of London, examining its 2013-2018 forward plan from both strengths and drawbacks with reference to specific statements. Hopefully, some useful suggestions could be offered through the analysis to guide the museum in updating their plan for the two years ahead and achieving expected outcomes by the end. Museum Background The Museum of London, as its name indicates, is a comprehensive city

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