An investigation into the comparison of the activities carried out in Manchester's and Bolton's CBD.

Authors Avatar

GCSE Geography Coursework Investigation:

An investigation into the comparison of the activities carried out in Manchester’s and Bolton’s CBD

Ntami Egbe

Abbey College

Estimated Word Count: 1,500 words


Contents Page

Page3: Figure list

Page 4: Introduction

Page 5: Glossary of Words:

Page 6: Aims of investigation

Page 7:Question 1: Where do people live who vist the CBDs of Bolton and Manchseter?

Page 9: Question 2:What is the sphere of inluence of the CBDs of Manchester and Bolton?

Page 12: Question 3: What are the different modes of transport for pople entering the CBDs of Manchester and Bolton?

Page 14: Limitations

Page 14: Overall Summary

Page 14:Bibliography


Figure List

Figure 1:- UK map

Figure 2:- Lancashire Map

Figure 3:- Greater Manchester map

Figure 4:- Sample of Manchester CBD questionnaire

Figure 5:- Sample of Bolton CBD questionnaire

Figure 6:- Manchester workers postcode table

Figure 7:- Manchester shoppers postcode table

Figure 8:-Manchester workers postcode map

Figure 9:-Manchester shopper postcode map

Figure 10:-Bolton shoppers postcode table

Figure 11:-Bolton shoppers postcode table

Figure 12:- Bolton workers postcode map

Figure 13:- Bolton shoppers postcode map

Figure 14:-Manchester CBD sphere of influence

Figure 15:-Bolton Bolton CBD sphere of influence

Figure 16:-Manchester transport table

Figure 17:-Bolton transport table

Figure 18:-Manchester transport graph

Figure 19:-Bolton transport graph


Introduction

The purpose of my study is to discover the types of activities carried out in the CBD of Manchester, and why they have occurred. We have chosen Manchester’s CBD because it is very close to us, and if we need to return to the CBD and carryout further research we can do so easily. Manchester is situated in the North West of England, and is roughly 50 miles North East of Liverpool. It is the largest city in the North West of England, and its conurbation is called Greater Manchester. You can see in greater detail its location and conurbation by looking at figure 1, 2 and 3.


Glossary of words:

Bid Rent Values:

CBD:

Convenience:

Function:

Hierarchy:

High order:

Land use:

Low order:

Peak land value intersection (PLVI):

Service:

Retail:

Sphere of influence:

Threshold Population:

Range of a good:

Out-of-town location:

Pedestrian Density:

Clustered:

Dispersed:

Accessibility:

Transport/route focus:


Aims of the investigation:

1)        A comparison between Manchester and Bolton’s CBD to discover where people who visit the CBDs live.

2)        To find out the sphere of influence of Manchester’s and Bolton’s CBD.

3)        To investigate the different modes of transport people use to enter Manchester’s and Bolton’s CBD.

Join now!

I have chosen these specific aims because I feel that if I collect the right amount of information I will be able to develop my ideas more fully. Manchester is also more accessible to collect data, and offers a large sample size. I chose the first aim because I believe there will be a difference of locations between shoppers and workers, so I hope to categorically find two separate conclusions to back up my claims. I chose the second aim because I believe that the sphere of influence might be larger than most people believe, and that it affects ...

This is a preview of the whole essay