docklands

rise

• London docklands where on the busiest port in the world.
• in the 19th century growth was mega fast
• in 1802 the west Indians dock was 
• the greatest civil engineering structure

facts

• 35 million tons passed through the L.D
• the cargo was worth a approximately 700m
• 100 000 dockers worked there

fall of the d.c

the problems

• ships where to big
• other transport created
• containerisation

effects of problems

• 150 000 where lost
• E.India dock closed in 1967 and st Katherine and L.D 
• docks became derelict
• unemployment grew
• terraced houses fell into disrepair

more effects

• transport links worsened
• retail declined

and suddenly the

LDDC

• bringing land and buildings into good use
• encouraging development of industries
• creating an attractive enviroment
• encouraging employment
• since 1980 to 1981

achieved

• constructed DLR
• approx 9.5 billion invested 
• 24 046 new homes built
• 85 000 people now work in the L.D

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• many of the jobs now available do not fit skills
• newcomers do not mix
• hospitals and care homes do not provide

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