Liverpool CBD and inner city: challenges and opportunities from decline
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe how 20th century decline in Liverpool’s CBD and inner city led to challenges and opportunities for the population and economy.
Key learning points
- Deindustrialisation in the 20th century triggered depopulation in Liverpool's CBD and inner city.
- The CBD and inner city experienced decline from the 1930s to 1990s followed by growth due to regeneration efforts.
- Decline in the CBD and inner city led to challenges including dereliction, unemployment and economic recession.
- 21st century economic and population growth led to significant investment in the CBD.
- Studentification, gentrification and e-commernce have brought challenges and opportunities.
Keywords
Deindustrialisation - decline in importance of the industrial sector, for example, the closure of factories
Depopulation - reduction in the population of an area, typically involving out-migration following deindustrialisation
Studentification - areas with a high concentration of students, typically in sub-divided rental properties
Gentrification - the upgrading of areas (typically housing) often in the inner city, making them more desirable but often more expensive
Common misconception
Regeneration only brings positive impacts.
Whilst regeneration in Liverpool has been very positive for the CBD and inner city overall, it has brought a number of challenges such as negative impacts of studentification, gentrification and e-commerce developments.
Teacher tip
Bring inner city Liverpool during the slum clearances of the 1960s and 1970s to life by adding further images of the city at this time.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Where is Liverpool located in the UK?
Q2.Which industry was most important to Liverpool’s historical growth?
Q3.What was one major effect of de-industrialisation in Liverpool?
Q4.Which group of people has increased Liverpool’s cultural diversity?
Q5.What is one challenge still facing parts of Liverpool?
Q6.What river flows through Liverpool?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is studentification?
Q2.What is one opportunity created by gentrification in Liverpool?
Q3.Which of the following statements about regeneration is most accurate?
Q4.Why did depopulation occur in parts of Liverpool’s inner city?
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