Created by Ani Martirossian
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Question | Answer |
Urbanisation pushes and pulls | Pushes (about London) - Urban pollution given off by cars - Over - crowding from migration - Traffic and congestion from commuters - Cost of living in the city Pulls (about London) - Job prospects - Effective transport - Social mobility - Cultural hub Business centre |
Suburbanisation | Surbiton - Population increased from 141,000 to 160,000 in 2011 - London travel zone 6 - fares into central london are expensive - 40% of working population in Surbiton drive to work |
Role in economy | - 5th largest metropolitan economy in the world - Generates 20% of the UKs GDP |
Deindustrialisation | Between 1950 and 1980 2 million manufacturing jobs were lost in inner city areas |
Decentralisation | Many commuters from suburbs e.g. Richmond |
Urban resurgence | - London Docklands regeneration |
Urban Form | - Edge city - canary wharf - Cultural centre - south bank - Gentrification - Portland Road/ Brixton - Fortress Development - US Embassy in the London, camden bench, homeless spikes - Mixed use development - Westfields Stratford |
Economic Inequality | - Highest proportion of households in the top and bottom tenth of incomes nationally |
Social segregation | - Ghettoisation - Golders green - Jewish people - Southall - over 55% indian |
Cultural diversity | - Over 300 languages spoken in London, more than any other city in the world |
Management of issues | - Community cohesion taught in schools - TFL bus hopper fare - less isolation - Notting Hill Carnival - celebrates Caribbean culture - Legislation on antiracism and employment rights |
Social and economic issues associated with urbanisation | - Central and NE London - most deprived - Ghettoisation - New Malden - largest diaspora of koreans outside of Korea - Gentrification - Portland Road - Hipsterfication - Cereal Killer Cafe, Brixton |
Urban Microclimates | - 6 degrees warmer in the city compared to suburbs - Different shaped skyscrapers e.g. Gherkin slow wind to travel around the exteriors |
SUDs | - People and companies introducing rainwater harvesting as well as rain gardens and green roofs - Separate - rainwater goes into a pipe taking road pollution with it and is taken to a nearby waterway - Combined system - rainwater is taken to a sewage treatment plant - can cause sewage to overflow into rivers |
River restoration and conservation | Restoration - River Wandle Conservation - Crane park island nature reserve |
Air Quality | - Air quality monitoring - Reducing emissions from transport |
Ecological footprint | 300 x the size of London's area |
Dimensions of sustainability | - Boris Bikes - TFL + hopper fare - Green open spaces - royal parks - London Wetland Reserve |
Liveability | - Stability - democracy , banks - Healthcare - NHS, 330 patients to doctor - Education - free schooling - Infrastructure - TFL, cycle highways |
Environmental sustainability | - LSDC - London sustainable development committee - Create energy from local sources and use wind energy to reduce pollution - Keep resources for as long as possible in the form of circular economy - Invest in a green tech sector |
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