London Case study

London 

Geography of the city 

Location:

• It is the captial city of England 
• in the south east of england Standing on the River Thames

History:

• the first major settlement in London was founded by the Romans after the invasion of 43 AD
• With the collapse of Roman rule in the early 5th century, London ceased to be a capital
• By the 11th century, London was beyond all comparison the largest town in England
• .London was the largets city from 1831 to 1925 

Phsyical geography: 

• most noteable features of london is the River Thames which cuts across southern England stretching 15 miles (346 km).
• The Thames was once a much broader, shallower river than it is today. It has been extensively embanked.
• . The threat has increased over time due to a slow but continuous rise in high water level, caused by both the slow 'tilting' of Britain storm surges London is vulnerable to flooding. 
• the Larger left bank has tributaries include the Crane,Brent and Lea  

Urban Challanges:

• Londons population declined from 8.6 million in 1939 to 6.8 million in 1981 due to East end counter-urbansiation, desindustrialisation and the closure of the docks after they were unable to compete with competition. 
• population has been increasing ever…