The De-industrialisation and Regeneration of the Merseyside Region
The Merseyside region falls within one of Britain’s traditional
manufacturing areas. Liverpool first developed as a small port
concerned with fishing and trade with Ireland. However, it’s location
on the West coast, on the Irish Sea meant that the port grew
throughout the 18th century due to the increase in trade with North
America and the West Indies, and the decline of the port in the nearby
city of Chester. The first wet dock in Great Britain was established
here and throughout the 19th century Liverpool became the main port in
Britain for American trade and passenger services.
The large quantities of raw materials that were available in the
region, including coal from the South Lancashire coalfields and rock
salt from Cheshire, meant many manufacturing industries rapidly grew
in its hinterland. These included food processing, textiles and the
chemical industry. However, the main industry to progress from the
growth of Liverpool as a port was shipbuilding and repair, and in 1829
Birkenhead emerged as an important shipyard. Between 1829 and 1947,
over 1,100 vessels of all sizes and types slid down the Laird slipways
into the Mersey and during this time Birkenhead was placed at the
forefront of the British shipbuilding industry. In 1931, over 193,000
people in the Merseyside region were employed in the shipping,
transport and distribution industries, making it the largest employer
at that time.
However, after extensive bombing of the city in World War II and the
decline of the cotton and textile industries in the 1940’s,
Liverpool’s importance as a por...
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Amazonian rainforest. Finally, the Twelve Quays development between
Birkenhead and Wallasey is a major development area overlooking the
Liverpool waterfront.
All of these schemes have already had a great effect on the region by
reducing unemployment and improving conditions within the inner city
areas. Unemployment in Merseyside has fallen to its lowest since the
1970’s (less than 6%) and the city has become an investment location
of choice for many national and international companies. Liverpool’s
status as European Capital of Culture 2008 has already had a great
effect on the city, encouraging a huge amount of investment within the
city, and further significant growth is anticipated over the coming
years as improvements continue to happen with financial assistance
from both the private and public sectors.
Objective- To build on and realize the strengths of the downtown as the heart of the London community: an international centre for the arts, culture, tourism, education, and knowledge based industries, and a leading national business, finance, and government centre.
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