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In this particular programme a comparison is made between the collection of data at the end of the Nineteenth Century and the collection of data today. This comparison is made by considering the da...ta collected to support the case for a crossing over the River Thames at Rotherhithe at the turn of the century and the data collected to support a case for a proposed crossing on the River Thames at Woolwich today. It is made clear that the type of data collected depended not only upon the transport infrastructure and technology but also upon prevailing attitudes. Rotherhithe was opened when traffic meant progress. Present-day attitudes reflect concern for environmental issues. Such matters are reflected in the statistics collected. The programme also considers what influence the statistics had or are having on the actual decision whether to build a crossing or not - or whether the statistics merely backed up positions already strongly held.
In this particular programme a comparison is made between the collection of data at the end of the Nineteenth Century and the collection of data today. This comparison is made by considering the da...ta collected to support the case for a crossing over the River Thames at Rotherhithe at the turn of the century and the data collected to support a case for a proposed crossing on the River Thames at Woolwich today. It is made clear that the type of data collected depended not only upon the transport infrastructure and technology but also upon prevailing attitudes. Rotherhithe was opened when traffic meant progress. Present-day attitudes reflect concern for environmental issues. Such matters are reflected in the statistics collected. The programme also considers what influence the statistics had or are having on the actual decision whether to build a crossing or not - or whether the statistics merely backed up positions already strongly held.
| Module code and title: | D291, Statistical sources |
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| Item code: | D291; 06 |
| First transmission date: | 03-08-1975 |
| Published: | 1975 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:20 |
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| Producer: | Francis Sealey |
| Contributors: | Neil Rubra; Susanne Spence |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Cost benefit analysis; Statistics; Transport; Traffic generation |
| Footage description: | Rubra introduces the programme, suggesting what the students should look out for. Spence outlines demographic changes in London around 1900, concentrating on the City. She moves on to look at transport needs and growth for the period which culminated in the Blackwall and later the Rotherhithe tunnels to help ease congestion. Rubra looks at current needs for a further tunnel near Thamesmead, linking to proposed tube lines and Ringway 2. He discusses some of the implications. Spence examines the data collected for the Rotherhithe tunnel in more detail. She discusses ideas of traffic generation, congestion and local trade improvements. These ideas are discussed by Rubra in connection with the new Thames tunnel project. He shows how such factors are viewed differently today and looks at how other factors are assessed, such as the possible effects on Ilford in this case. Spence sums up on what can be learnt from the Rotherhithe tunnel. Rubra continues by contrasting it with the new project and looking at how the benefits of such schemes are worked out. Credits. |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/71766 |
| Production number: | 00525_2189 |
| Videofinder number: | 167 |
| Available to public: | no |
