The Problems of Glasgow's Inner City
Glasgow is located in the south of Scotland; it is the largest city in
Scotland with a population of 630,000. There have been many changes in
industry and city planning throughout its history.
Glasgow was founded in the 19th century. It was a good settlement sit
because it was located near the River Clyde which was essential for
trade and fishing. Nearby coalfields made the city successful. One
fifth of all the ships in the world were built in Glasgow. It was said
that Glasgow “provided the world with ships”.
Glasgow’s main products included coal, iron and steel. The city was
very successful and made lots of money. Most of the money was spent
putting up lots of new buildings.
Everything changed towards the 20th century mainly because of the two
world wars. The city’s industry stopped producing so much money and
there was a high number of unemployment. There were no work for years.
In 1958, 29 districts were marked as a comprehensive redevelopment scheme. People were moved out; the tenements were knocked down and new buildings were built on top of the demolished buildings. In many parts where the old tenements were knocked down, multi-storey flats at between 8-30 storeys high were built. The newly build flats were the highest in Britain.[IMAGE]
a disaster, large areas of housing in the city were among the worst in
Britain.
The quality of employment declined. Skilled steel workers are out of
job and working on the River Clyde was hard work which never paid
enough.
People were living in slum conditions. The old Victorian houses were
wearing out and were beyond repair. Tenements became the most...
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...still have their friends and neighbours nearby. The people are
very happy about the scheme. Although they feel that some buildings
shouldn’t be knocked down. Around 10,000 families have been re-housed
in the new tenements in the inner city. Improving the past has been
very successful.
Today, the industry have virtually disappeared from the inner city.
The docks are far away from the inner city, they are at the mouth of
the River Clyde. There is only one shipyard left in the inner city.
The city’s last iron steelworks are now gone forever. Many people are
beginning to ask whether the schemes were worth it at all. Old jobs
including working in the steel factories have now disappeared forever
and the landscape has been dramatically changed. The city is still
suffering, at present the city is losing 25,000 people a year.
dock as a place for the trade their goods, look at the map below to
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city far ahead of its time and possibly the time in which people now live. Down
end London was rebuilt with essentially the same street plan, but with wider streets and no houses blocking access to the Thames River.
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