Manchester

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A presentation on the overview of Manchester, UK

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Manchester

ByRiddhi Dhumal, Srujani Shrawne,

Dhanashri Bhagwat, Aishwarya Kulkarni,Dnyanda Kadam &Ankita Patil.

Curtains Up!

United Kingdom, England

Founded in 1st Century

World’s First Industrialised City

Premier League FootBall Club

Beta World City

Location • Lat-Long• Surrounding

cities

• Ancient Roman Origin

• Original Population• Brigantes• Roman conquest• Origin of market• Centre for

manufacture and trade

• Commodities exchange

Flashback!

Demography • 2012 midyear estimate• Male: Female • Fastest growing• Age distribution• Religion

Natural Terrain!

• Bowl Shaped Area

• Mountainous border

• Irwell River• Mean Sea

Level

Climate• Warm Summers & Cool Winters• Precipitation• Snowfall• Humidity Level• Highest & Lowest Temperature

Characteristics Highest Temperature

Lowest Temperature

Precipitation Humidity

Average Value 30.9 °C -12.5°C 90.5mm 75%

Infrastructure • Building pattern

• Transportation

Housing• Terraced Houses• Low Cost

Transport

• Least Car Dependent City

• Congested• Metrolink• Transport for

Greater Manchester (TfGM)

• Canals• Busiest Airport

Education

• Litracy Rate• Manchester

University• Member of World

Wide Universities Research Association

Group• Academic Ranking• Nobel Laureuts

CultureoMusic oLiterature oTheatre

Black Pudding

Eccles cake

Lancashire Hot Pot

Manchester Tart

Manchester EggFood!

Apple Festival

Whisky

Coffee

Festivals!

Sports

• Stadium• Local

Sports• Popular

Sport: Foot Ball

Foot Ball

• Establish• Laurels• Star Players

Environment

Solid Waste

Waste Water Treatment

Water Supply

Flora & Fauna

Pollution

Solid Waste

• Largest Waste disposal Authority• Nation’s Municipal Waste• Great Manchester Waste Disposal

Act, 1985• Recycle• Strategy

Flora & Fauna!

Hedgehog Common Starling

Calluna Vulgaris Common Cotton Grass

Water Supply

• Source• Manchester Water

work• Water Treatment Plant• 6.1 billion gallons for

160,000 people• Fire protection• Hydraulic Capactiy• Present Capacity

Waste WateroAverage daily flow

oEnvironmental Protection agency (EPA)

oPumping Station

Pollution

• Clean Air Act, 1956• Smoke & SO₂ level• Air Quality Action

Plan• The Environmental

Act, 1995• Local Air Quality

Management

Sustainability

• 1999-Lighting • 2014-Energy efficiency• Specific energy related

improvements• 2010 – Award• 2011 - Energy

Management Program• Energy Management

Label• University

Economy

oOffice for National Statistics oGDP oBeta World City oSources of IncomeoKPMG competitive report oMost

affordable cityoCurrency

Industrial Development

• Textile Industry Nerve Centre• Cheap Coal Transport• Cottonpolis• Hydropower Cotton mills• Chemical Industry• Transportation System• Passenger Railway• Canal System• First Telephone Network

• Tourism• Important Monuments• Places to visit

Castlefield

• Urban Heritage Park

• Bridgewater canal• Bridgewater Hall

Museum of Science

& Industry

• Power Hall• Vintage

Cars• Air &

Space Gallery

Chetham’s Hospital & Library

• Oldest Library• Music School• Meeting place

China Town

• Colourful ambience• Culinary delicacies• Handicrafts

Little Moreton Hall

• Half timbered construction• Glimpse of Rural Life

Facts!

Facts!

Facts!

Thank You!