Our chosen study area
Newry and Mourne district was established in 1973.
Newry is situated on the main Dublin to Belfast road. It lies along the River Clanrye and Newry Canal, near Carlingford Lough (inlet of the sea) and the Mourne Mountains. It is bordered by the districts of Armagh and Down to the northeast
Some potatoes, oats, and livestock are produced in the area, and, although limestone and granite are quarried in the Mourne Mountains, many of the wooded slopes have been preserved for recreation. Newry town is connected to the Irish Sea at Carlingford Lough by the Newry Canal. Area 344 square miles (890 square km). Population in 1991 was 82,237.
Close up look of Newry
Insight into why we decided on this study area.
We have to study theme F, which is settlement, as part of our GCSE course. A settlement in Northern Ireland is also required to be studied for this topic. The case study we studied was Belfast. We got familiar with different land uses zones during the topic, for example, The CBD, The inner city and different residential areas. We then therefore continued on this course with this investigation for our GCSE coursework. But we didn't do it on Belfast but on Newry because it is more easily accessible for us as Newry is easily accessible to our school.
Aims
An aim is to direct a course or to direct to or toward a specified object or goal, a clearly directed intent or purpose.
Our aims for this project are as follows.
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To discover how land use in the CBD is different from land use in the urban area.
- To discover how the height of the buildings change from the CBD from the rest of the urban area.
- To discover if parking restrictions are greatest in the CBD.
- To discover if the CBD is the busiest part of the urban area.
- To discover if the quality of shops and the appearance of streets is greatest in the CBD than in the rest of the urban area
Hypotheses
A hypotheses is to put under suppose, an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument ,an interpretation of a practical situation or condition taken as the ground for action a tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical or empirical consequences.
Our class agreed on the following hypotheses:
- Land use in the CBD is different from land use in the rest of the urban area.
- The height of buildings increase in the CBD.
- Parking restrictions are greatest in the CBD.
- The CBD is the busiest part of the urban area.
- The quality and appearance of streets is greatest in the CBD than in the rest of the urban area.
Methodology
Hypothesis 1
Land use in the CBD is different from the land use in the rest of the urban area. We will all need a base map of newry. We are going to use a functional land use key. Another key will be used called Classification of shops and services. We also need to take photographs of shops.
Hypothesis 2
The height of the buildings increase in the CBD. We will record on a base map the height of the buildings.
1 storey = green
2 storey = red
3 storey = blue
Hypothesis 3
Parking restrictions are greatest in the CBD. Examples of signs found in the CBD are: No parking at any time, double yellow line, keep clear, bus stop, and disabled. On the base map each parking restriction will be recorded using the appropriate symbol.
Hypothesis 4
CBD is the busiest part of the urban area.
- Pedestrian and traffic count are undertaken at a number of different places around newry.
- We will measure the distance from the Cathedral to our chosen point.
- Each count will last 10 minutes (at off peak times.)
Hypothesis 5
The quality and appearance of streets is greatest in CBD than the rest of the Urban area.
- We are going to choose 20 shops or buildings.
- We will access the streets and shops for quality and appearance.
- The buildings will be assessed on four categories and will be given a score of 1 - 5
Hypothesis 1
Land use survey:
Land use in the CBD is different than land use in the rest of the urban area.
Aim and Methodology.
Our aim was to see how land use was different in the CBD than the urban area. We do this by Going around town looking at shops. We will look at the functional scores for these shops and also the classification of shops and services. We record our findings upon our map of that street. Our keys will be seen on the following pages along with our results.
Presentation of results.
Functional colour scores key.
Functional scores key.
Classification of shops and services colour key.
Classification of shops and services key
The number of buildings with functional score of 0-14 in Newry.
Table of land use with A-P in Newry.
Table of results for total functional score of each street in Newry.
Table of results showing the percentage of each street which is residential and percentage used for Shops and other services.
Table of results for no. of buildings as a percentage of all the buildings on each street with certain land uses.
Hill street-
Specialist shops- 35
Catering and entertainment- 25
Professional shops- 5
Clothing and shoe shops- 9
Personal services- 5
Others- 20
Monahan street-
Specialist shops- 25
professional services - 25
Catering and entertainment- 15
Clothing and shoe shops- 10
Convenience- 15
Others- 10
Francis street-
Others- 20
Residential- 40
Specialist shops-40
Professional services-25
Clothing and shoe shops- 15
Sugar island-
Residential- 25
Specialist shops- 30
Catering and entertainment- 25
Professional services- 5
Public buildings-10
Others- 5
