Aufgabe HT 1 · Abitur NRW Geographie GK · Haupttermin · bilingual Englisch 2021

Abiturprüfung 2021 · Geographie bilingual-englisch, Grundkurs

Topic: Revitalisation of Brownfield Sites in the Context of Sustainable Urban Development – Case Study: Västra Hamnen in Malmö, Sweden

Materialgrundlage

Doc. 1: Atlas – Maps of Your Choice

Doc. 2: Malmö and Västra Hamnen – Location

Doc. 3: Malmö and Västra Hamnen – General Information

Doc. 4: Malmö – Population and Housing

Doc. 5: Malmö – Economy

Doc. 6: Västra Hamnen 2002 / 2018

Doc. 7: Västra Hamnen – Facts and Figures

Doc. 8: Västra Hamnen and Malmö – Social Structure

Doc. 3: Malmö and Västra Hamnen – General Information

third largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg

until the 1980s: important location for shipbuilding

end of the 1980s: closing of Kockums wharf, the largest employer in Malmö

end of the 1990s: the City of Malmö purchases the derelict land of the former wharf and makes plans for the new district of Västra Hamnen

1998: founding of Malmö University; today 24,000 students and 1,800 employees

2000: opening of Øresund Bridge; today Malmö is the Swedish centre of the Øresund Region, the most important economic region in the Baltic Sea Region

2001: international ecological housing exhibition (Bo01) in western part of former wharf site

1970 · 1980 · 1990 · 1995 · 2000 · 2005 · 2010 · 2015 · 2018 · Forecast 2030

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Population (thousand)

* Most of the new jobs were created in business consulting, IT and data security as well as in the hospitality industry. The Øresund Region is known as the largest IT cluster in Europe.

** Most of the newly founded companies were established in advertising and marketing as well as in the trade sector. Västra Hamnen is a popular location for start-ups owing to its proximity to the university.

Doc. 7: Västra Hamnen – Facts and Figures

construction of new urban district (area: 175 ha) for 10,000 to 12,000 persons and providing facilities for 10,000 employees as well as for 10,000 university students

eco-neighbourhood Bo01 powered by 100 % local renewable energy (wind, solar, biogas from domestic waste); electricity mainly generated using wind and solar energy; heating with solar collectors (covering 15 % of annual heat demand) and heat pumps; ground- and seawater used for cooling

extensive urban green space, artificial streams, fountains and ponds

traffic management: 35 km of play streets and pedestrian zones; cycle path network of more than 8 km; cars either forbidden or allowed at low speeds

one parking space available per household; environmentally friendly vehicles with electric or hybrid drive provided with parking space directly in front of the house

1.

Locate the city of Malmö and its district Västra Hamnen. Characterize how Malmö developed economically and demographically up to the end of the 1990s and the challenges that arose from this. [24 Punkte]

2.

With reference to this context, illustrate how the district of Västra Hamnen has developed. [28 Punkte]

3.

Assess to what extent the district of Västra Hamnen has put the concept of sustainable urban development into practice. [28 Punkte]