Case study outlining issues around urban renewal in Glasgow as part of AS Level Geography revision

2. GLASGOW and the GORBALS

3. The Industrial Revolution changed the character of the area. A grid layout of four-storey tenements grew up through the 1900s to house local factory and cotton mill workers. By the 1930s it had a large population and lots of small shops and pubs. Overcrowding and poor maintenance led to the area becoming run-down. Early History

6. Run-down innercity areas

8. Images like these paved the way for urban renewal

12. 1900s 1960s

13. Streets in the Sky

15. Out of town estates like Castlemilk and Easterhouse

17. Solutions to the run-down inner city Out of town New Housing estates (Castlemilk) Innercity Glasgow (gorbals) High Rise flats Disadvantages Advantages

22. Comprehensive Regeneration in the 21 st Century Recognising the mistakes of the 1960s, the emphasis now is on recreating more traditional streets and open spaces. New developments re-introduce four-storey tenement housing, a new shopping street and large communal back garden areas.

25. Urban decay in the 1980s By the 1980s , the area had an air of neglect and dilapidation. The redevelopment of the area had stopped and the effects of poor building specification were apparent. The population of the area was 85,000 in 1931. By 1952, this was down to 68,000. In the 1980s it had crashed to 10,000. Shops were difficult to keep going, schools were relocated or closed, and places of worship closed their doors. In 1980 , after a great battle and rent strike, the council bowed to tenant pressure to rehouse remaining tenants from flats riddled with condensation and water penetration. Options to refurbish were dismissed and 759 flats were demolished in 1987 . Once again, the area was in dire need of regeneration . The council had to find an overall strategy to reverse its decline.