Issues facing urban areas
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- Created on: 02-02-14 17:51
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- Issues for urban areas in richer parts of the world - London
- Problems of growth
- many people want to live in London and not move elsewhere
- not many jobs
- as growth continues, housing is going to become ore difficult
- lots of traffic
- increase of pollution
- Social problems
- can have a big effect on people living in London such as:
- crime
- homelessness
- families without a car
- graffiti
- single parents with large families
- can have a big effect on people living in London such as:
- Economic problems
- the population means it can have a bad effect on the economy and can be very expensive.
- people will be unemployed
- house and flat prices will increase
- time lost because of traffic congestion
- the population means it can have a bad effect on the economy and can be very expensive.
- Environmental problems
- the environment is most effected my growth
- noise and air pollution caused by traffic
- river becomes polluted affecting animals and their habitats
- many empty buildings and derelict estates
- these take up space which could be used for new houses
- the environment is most effected my growth
- The Cycle of Poverty
- 3) environmental problems
- 2) poor living conditions
- 4) few educational opportunities for young people
- 1) low incomes
- 5) many young people leave school early with no job prospects
- 8) Conditions get worse
- 7) area becomes run down
- 6) poor living conditions and few prospects lead to crime
- Problems of growth
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