... of these inner city areas. Nearly all other business and industry was based upon these. The workforce for this industry was located in the inner cities, and as this type of industry declined, there was a massive increase in unemployment. There were simply better locations for these type of industries and this was often abroad, so they ceased to operate. Not only this, but new industry was choosing to locate elsewhere, often on the outskirts of the city. This was due to the fact, that newly developed suburban greenfield sites offered large expanses of flat land, good infrastructure for raw materials and product transportation and these industries no longer needed to be particularly close to their workforce. This was compounded by the fact that these areas offered attractive surroundings, wide-open spaces and leisure facilities. In comparison, the inner city areas with Cardiff docks being a good example had a ...

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