Docklands Light Railway

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

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 and the government felt that property developers would know how to develop land in ways that would attract

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

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, the

The Inner-City Problems and Solving Them There are many problems that can be clearly seen in the inner city. Problems such as crime, poor housing (perhaps slums), and unemployment are all apparent. However unemployment levels are gradually dropping. Lack of money gives rise to the problems so are often seen in the lower class areas of cities. On the whole the perception of the inner-city areas has the image of poverty and overcrowding which faces many cities across

Highway Bridges Bridges are an essential part of the transport infrastructure. General Information: A bridge is a means by which a road, railway or other service is carried over an obstacle such as a river, valley, and other road or railway line, either with no intermediate support or with only a limited number of supports at convenient locations. Fig: Docklands Light Rail Bridge, London, England. Basic features of bridges: Superstructure `The superstructure of a bridge is the part directly responsible

INTRODUCTION This report looks at Virgin Rail Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Richard Branson's Virgin Group Ltd. Virgin Trains are one of the largest passenger train operators in Britain with more than 1600 services a week calling at over 130 stations. Virgin Rail operates two franchises, the West Coast Main Line and CrossCountry Trains. Birmingham is the hub of the Virgin Trains network from which frequent services are provided to London, Manchester, Sheffield Reading and Bristol with regular services

Transportation New York City’s water transport started to grow rapidly in the 19th century. Steamboats gave quick, solid associations from New York Harbor to other Hudson River and waterfront ports, and later neighborhood steam ships permitted suburbanites to live a long way from their working environments. The finish in 1825 of the upstate Erie Canal, spreading over the Hudson River and Lake Erie, made New York the most connected between Europe and America. The Gowanus Canal and different works

P1 How marketing techniques are used to market products in Transport for London and Iceland Introduction In every organisation, marketing is of great importance large organisations use marketing principles to meet the needs of their customers and achieve their objectives. Marketing - “The action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising.” – Oxford Dictionary -“The management process through which goods and services move from concept to the

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