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London - Urban Issues and Challenges
East Village
Used to be the Olympic Park but was built for the purpose of it being turned into housing after the Olympics
It has over 10 acres of green space, wet land areas and good public transport links to the city
It has cheap, affordable housing for young families and has created a sustainable community
It uses a system that produces electricity and heating at the same time, reducing the amount of bio fuel burnt
Its water system traps water in the green roofs which is naturally filtered by the ponds before being used to flush loos or water trees
Shoreditch
1950
Bangladeshi migrants moved into Shoreditch, this increased its diversity and it became known for its curry houses
1980
Young fashion designers and artists moved into the area creating business and it became an up and coming area
2020
Tech companies have located their head offices there. This led to an influx of young professionals moving in to the area around it making it a desirable place to live.
London's Location
It is located in the SE of England on the river Thames. It is in an area with flat relief. It is in the Hot Banana of Europe and is one of the financial capitals.
Challenges of Urbanisation
Urban Sprawl
Waste Disposal
Transport
Housing
Urban Deprivation
Importance of London
Within UK
Generates 22% of UK's GDP
65% of London's land is green space or water
6th largest city economy in world
Worldwide
40 higher education institutions
Several major airports
One of the most visited cities in the world
Migration in London
Three reasons for migration
Internal = negative - people moving out is more than people moving in
International = positive - more international people moving in
Natural change = positive - more babies are being born than people dying
Immigrants in UK
8 million
6/10 come here to work
Impact on London
40% of all immigrants live in London
Boosts economy ext. See SHOREDITCH
London Docklands
Location
N of the River Thames bar the Surry Quays
SE of the centre of London
Why was it degraded?
Ships = bigger so can't fit
River silted up = risk grounding
Containerization = machines unloaded not people, job loss
Gov policies encouraged industry to move out of London = unemployment.
ALL THIS MEANT - people lost jobs, couldn't spend disposable income, buisnesses shut down, people lost jobs ect. Many people moved out of the area, and it became degraded.
Features of redevelopment
Social
£10 million spent on housing
£100 million spent on health, education, training and community programs
DLR is connected to the Underground
Economic
Employment in Canary Wharf financial district has almost quadrupled in the past decade
Between 1981 and 1996 businesses increased from 1000 to 2400
Between 1981 and 1996 employment increased from 27000 to 70000
Environmental
Planted 160,000 trees
130 hectares of open land created
urban greening
Docklands Light Railway, is clean green form of transport.