There are several geological factors, which led to Glasgow's importance

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What have been Glasgow’s urban problems? What have been the solutions? What are the recent changes?

  • Geog factors led to Glasgow’s importance
  • Decline in ship building etch, moved due to cheap labour elsewhere
  • Slum conditions
  • Comprehensive redevelopment? Uphill 1970s – what problems with it
  • Renovate
  • Regeneration

There are several geological factors, which led to Glasgow’s importance. Firstly, there were many nearby coal and iron fields. These are the two essential ingredients required to produce steel, making Glasgow an ideal place for industry. On top of this, there is a very deep, large river (R. Clyde) running right into the heart of Glasgow and out the other side. This provoked heavy ship industry in the area, as well as train building and bridge construction. (eg. Kingston Bridge, built across the R. Clyde, 1970, and Clyde Tunnel 1963, which linked the two sides of Glasgow.)

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However, Glasgow soon began to face many problems.

Glasgow relied heavily on the World economy, to buy and sell goods, and the moment the World economy slipped (great depression 1929) many businesses closed. This lead to all sorts of declines in industry, especially heavy industry, such as ship building, which moved elsewhere where the labour was cheaper, and profits greater.

Living conditions were declining at a very high rate. Terraced housing was literally decaying, and people were hugely overcrowded. These poor living conditions led to other problems,  for example, social problems, such as Crime, drugs, ...

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