Nupur Jain 5F Geography case study
Inner city redevelopment and regeneration- London’s Dockland case study
Introduction
- During nineteenth century, London was the busiest port of the world. But due to changes such as better technology, they became abandoned and derelict.
- Larger ships could not reach the port and containerization did away with the need of large number of dockers.
- By that time the area had very few jobs, the docks had closed and over half of the land was derelict, many of the houses needed urgent repair, transport was poor and there was a lack of basic services, leisure amenities and open space.
- The London Dockland’s Development Corporation (LDDC) tried to improve the economic, social and environmental conditions of the area.