Liverpool suburbs and rural-urban fringe: challenges and opportunities of growth
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe how 20th and 21st century changes in Liverpool’s population and economy led to challenges and opportunities for the suburbs and rural-urban fringe.
Key learning points
- Between 1931 and 2021, population in some local authorities in the Liverpool City Region grew, e.g. Halton.
- The 1960s saw decentralisation from the declining CBD and inner city in favour of the suburbs and rural-urban fringe.
- Developments in transport enabled decentralisation, e.g. new motorways.
- Economic growth was a result of the development of retail and business parks and out of town shopping from the 1970s.
- Urban sprawl in the suburbs and rural-urban fringe presents challenges, e.g. congestion and countryside destruction.
Keywords
Decentralisation - the outward movement of businesses and administrative organisations from the city centre to the outskirts or beyond
Urban sprawl - the physical outward expansion of a city into the surrounding countryside
Greenbelt - land that is protected from development and surrounds major English cities
Common misconception
Pupils can confuse greenfield and greenbelt.
Greenfield refers to land which has never been built on. Greenbelt is protected land around major cities in England and is a policy designed to prevent urban sprawl.
Teacher tip
Development of greenfield and greenbelt land sparks lots of controversey. Search for examples of conflict in your local area so pupils can relate to the challenges of developing the rural-urban fringe.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does a city’s site refer to?
Q2.What does a city’s situation refer to?
Q3.Which physical feature helped Liverpool develop as a port city?
Q4.What is meant by a city’s connectivity?
Q5.What was one of Liverpool’s key industries in the 18th and 19th centuries?
Q6.What is the CBD in a city?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is the rural-urban fringe?
Q2.Which of the following is a challenge of urban growth in the rural-urban fringe?
Q3.What is a greenfield site?
Q4.What is the purpose of a greenbelt around a city?
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