1. Changes in the Rural-Urban Fringe
Madjeski Stadium, Reading
Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent

3. Madjeski Stadium Where is it? (use the OS map in class)
Close to M4 – Js10/11 – home & away fans have good access
Opened in 1998 – moved from inner city location
Formerly site of municipal dump – methane vents are located at intervals around the stadium
Changes:
Pros?
Cons?

4. Bluewater http://www.bluewater.co.uk/ Pros? Cons?
Location: Just off M25, near J1a just after Dartford Crossing (highly accessible – 13,000 caqr parking spaces)
Opened in 1999 – 27 million visitors/year; 7,000 employees.
Formerly disused chalk quarry
Mainly shopping centre, cinema & (from Feb 2010) conference centre – 240 ha.
Pros?
Cons?

5. Describe (3 minutes)