Diverse Places Case Studies
- Created by: Alemae
- Created on: 22-08-17 20:47
Victorian London
Victorian London
Context:
- Industrial Revolution
- Promise of money in the cities
- Life expectancy = 37
- Germ Theory was non-existent as invented by Louis Pasteur in 1861
- No trade unions allowed until 182 = exploitation
- Laissez faire attitudes by rich - poor are lazy
Wealthy:
- 4-6 kids
- Middle class and upper class victorians = 15% of population
- 1/2 tonnes of coal were used per day
- A clerk was paid £75 - 500 a week
- Illnesses = Gout/Old age
Poor:
- 60% of all orphans were criminals
- Charles Booth = 1/3 of all Londoners were poor
- Manual labour = £1 a week
- Illnesses = Smallpox/Cholera(1832 - 55,000 deaths).
London 21st Century
London 21st Century
- 72% employment rate
- 27% of Londoners live in poverty
- $83 billion added to London's economy by migrants
- 30% of Londons population is migrants (1995)
- 397 nightclubs
- 4th place on list of in London most expensive cities to buy in
- 40 different sacred religious sits according to Tripadvisor
- University students = expensive
- Lots of jobs and leisure due to it being a World City
Who is it the most appealing to?
Russian Oligarchs
Russian Oligarchs (see Globalisation)
- They bring their wealth into the U.K as a stable currency and economy (sterling)
- 2014 sanction in Russia due to invading Ukraine
- Chosen segregation
- Little bit of Russia but pass as British
Angell Town Brixton (inner city)
Angell Town Brixton (inner city)
- E. European/Caribbean migrants
- Crime (X2 london rate)
- 1/5 stop and search results found knife
- 600 arrsts in 2014
- Centre of the city
- UKs 10% most deprived
- More than 1/2 in Poverty
- Black and Minority = 62%
- Ambulance call out 63% higher than London averages
- Life Expectancy = 73 (5 years lower than London average)
Quote:
"....the kind of estate outsiders fear to enter" (evening standard)
Who lives in this area?
Richmond Upon Thames (suburban)
Richmond Upon Thames (suburban)
- Lowest rate of Childhood obesity in London boroughs at 11%
- 3% of people unemployed
- Over 100 parksand open spaces
- Rated as No. 1 London's safest borough
- 4th smallest social housing sector in Greater London
- 86% white (6% Asian)
- Tube to London Central (45 minutes)
- 44 primary schools
Who is it the most appealing to?
Westminster (inner city)
Westminster (inner city)
- 15 bars
- Average income = £36,000 (vs. 2015 London's average salary of £48,023)
- 9% unemployed
- 35% white british (2011 census)
- 64% English Main Language
- 22 crimes per 100 residents
- Christianity = 45% (Muslim next biggest at 18%)
- Pop = 233,300 (2014)
- 53% of population orn outside U.K
- 73% of population are working age
- Cheapest 2 bedroom flat ret pw = £995
Newham (East London)
Newham (East London)
- Population Density = 8700 people per km2
- Average Age = 30 years old
- Largest Age Group = 21 - 40
- General Fertility Rate per 1000 = 77 (2014)
- Impact of internal migration = More uni students and young graduates to work in city's knowledge economy
- Impact of inter-national migration =
Newham's non-UK born population grew by 72,000 (2001-2011)
2011 - 55 of population are foreign-born
- Accessbility =
Only 10 minutes from London's financial centre
15 minutes from West-End's clubs and theatres
- Challenges for Plannners = Increasing population and its consequences
Kingston-Upon-Thames (S.W. London)
Kingston-Upon-Thames (S.W. London)
- Population density = 4400 people per km2
- Average age = 37 years old
- Largest age groups = 20-50 years old
- General Fertility Rate per 1000 = 57 (2014)
- Impact of internal migration =
High income families come to start families as houding prices are high!
- Impact of inter-national migration =
Only 20% foreign born
Biggest sources - India, Polan and Ireland
- Accessibility = 12 trains per hour for 30 minute journey to Central London (A.K.A one every 10 minutes)
- Physical Factors = London's Green Belt restricts growth
- Challenges for Planners = much of land is protected parkland
North Yorkshire (N. England)
North Yorkshire (N. England)
- Population Density = 68 people per km2
- Average Age = 40 years old
- Largest Age Group = 40-70 years old (ageing population issue)
- General Fertility per 1000 = 60 (2014)
- Impact of Internal Migration -
Scarborough and Harrogate increasing population
People seeking country living
- Impact of inte-national migration - >5% foreign born
- Accessibility = Places with increasing population are accessible, but others such as the Pennies and North York Moors are remote upland
- Physical Factors = Hilly land = less desirable as more remote
- Challenges for planners = encouraging new employment and housing
Highlands (Scotland)
Highlands (Scotland)
- Population Density = 9 peopleper km2
- Average Age = 43 years old
- Largest Age Group = 40-70 years old (ageing population issue)
- General fertility rate per 1000 = 56% (2014)
- Impact of internal migration =
Increasing population as retired and families seek rural life
- Impact of inter-national migration - very few
- Accessibility = Problems apart from Iverness Airport
Country roads meander
- Physical Factors = Winter Storms and snow make access hard
Mountains
- Challenges for Planners = Providing services reguarly such as recycling and internet, as well as stopping people leaving
Southall (London)
Southall (London) (see Globalisation)
- Immigration in the 50s, 60s and 70s due to the 1948 Windrush
- Often referred to as "Little India"
- Language barriers
- Racism in the 1950s
- Largest Asian community in London
- Punjabi shopping centre
Birmingham U.K.
Birmingham U.K.
Diversity in population in 2009:
- Population =1,000,000
- White British = 650,000
- Young dependents = 226,000
- Elderly dependents = 159,000
Public Transport
- 6 different forms of transport
Religion
- 46% Christian
- 22% Muslim (next biggest)
Clun, S. Shropshire
Clun, S. Shropshire
Isolated rural Shropshire town
Close places to Clun
- Ludlow (19 miles)
- Shrewsbury ((30 miles)
Population
- 680 people
Transport
- Bus service - 2 buses Monday to Friday
Hardy's Wessex
Hardy's Wessex (perceptions)
- Thomas Hardy was a novelist who was famous and often portrayed the countryside in an idyllic manner
- Wessex = fictional county
- Hardy's Wessex has since bcome recognised as "the epitome of the vanishing English rural heartland."
- Tourists today are still drawn to Dorset by the Wessex novels
Caithness
Caithness
- 2011 Census - Young Adults likely to leave Highlands
- Further decrease of Youn adults expected by 2037
- In 2015 - 51% of Young Adults surveyed said they were "commited stayers"
- Before, the average was 43%
- Broadband!
Holbrook
Holbrook
- 130 km from London
- Primary and secondary schools
- 36% thought pavements were poor
- 56% wanted safer roads
- Community information passed by word of mouth
- Biiggest concern - police coverage and anti-social behaviour
Jews in the U.K.
Jews in the U.K.
- Faced persecution in World War 2
- 250,000 jews sent to the U.K. over past 200 years
- Poor housing in the East end was what they occupied in London
- Forced segregation
- There are now synagoges in London
Happisburgh
Happisburgh
- Coastal erosion occuring there (2m a year with defences, 8m without)
- Residents proud of area
- Negative media due to the erosion
- More services wanted and investment to help people and the area be supported
- Loss of tourist facilities
- No intervention SMP
Leeds
Leeds
- Biggest outflow = leaving uni (20-29)
- 15-19 = 5980 net flow - go to uni (biggest age group)
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston, Lincolnshire
- Fields around Boston
- Wages 1/3 less than EU average
- Strong leave EU vote
- 1/10 people from E. Europe
- 300,000 inflow
- 70,000 from E. Europe
- Pay 12% more taxes than received
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