Sunday, March 17, 2013

CASE STUDY: TEXAS IN THE SHIRES


1.       Why are Milton Keynes, Peterborough and  Swindon growing  rapidly? (list as many  answers as you can)
They  are small  towns and it  is easy  to  start  development  works.
The political  leaders are also more focused  in  the development of  the   city. 
These towns were the chosen locations for expansion  by the government  in  1950 to  1960.
They are all on motorways connected to  London and have decent train  links.
They are in between big and developed cities; Milton  Keynes  is in  between London and Birmingham. Swindon is  in between  London and Bristol  and Peterborough is near Cambridge. 

2.       Why  might  their  growth  strategy be ‘mad’ ?
Their growth  strategy might be regarded  mad because their is rapid  development and  less  planning as the place is cheap big companies are establishing their offices there,  more constructions, more immigrants everything  is making the place bit more chaotic.

3.        What  do  you think -  is it a good strategy  to  continue with?    (be ready to state your reasons)
Development is  always a  good strategy,  but it should be  done in a  planned way.

4.       Would you  live in any of these three towns? (list the reasons  why or why not)
I would definitely  live in  any of these towns because  the first and foremost reason  is it is cheap as it is a developing  there  are  more opportunities to work and settle down.
The reasons not to  live in these towns are  there are less  recreational  areas ,  no night life,  no  big  or renowned  colleges or  universities,  less means  of transportation  which  might make life  a bit hard. 

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