In what ways do economic inequalities influence social and environmental issues?
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- In what ways do economic inequalities influence social and environmental issues?
- Social issues of economic inequalities
- Poverty
- Informal housing and economy
- Poor quality of life
- High deprivation
- Unemployment
- High population density
- High crime rates
- Poor healthcare
- High fertility rates
- Poor services
- Environmental issues of economic inequalities
- Pollution
- Erosion of green spaces
- Mismanagement of land
- Derelict buildings
- Loss of biodiversity due to resource misuse
- Over exploitation of resources
- Deforestation
- China
- Annual economic growth of 5-10%
- Linfen
- One of the most polluted cities on earth
- Breathing the air for one day is the same as smoking 3 packs of cigarettes
- Produces huge amounts of coal for Shanxi region
- Social issues from growth
- Nearly 1/4 people lack access to safe drinking water
- Wealthiest 10% earn 65x poorest 10%
- 1.2m premature deaths in China due to pollution
- Gini coefficient of 0.61 in 2010
- Labour is cheap and living standards are poor
- 100,000 die annually from water pollution
- As many as 64m households demolished in Beijing
- 80% of government officials corrupt
- Environmental issues from growth
- Pm2.5 levels 40 times WHO max in some Northern areas
- Air pollution set to become 70 times worse
- 70% of lakes and rivers polluted, with 40% seriously polluted
- 70% of farmland contaminated with toxic chemicals
- Uk
- Riches 20% have 60% of wealth
- Richest 1% have as much as 60%
- Richest 20% have double everyone else put together, and 100 times poorest 20%
- London vs rest
- London generates 1/5 of Uk income
- 12% pop rise in 10 years
- £5bn cross rail development
- £1.5bn new port
- Deprivation in other cities
- Lack of development in other cities
- Unemployment in other cities
- Social issues of economic inequalities
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