5.5 Oppertuneities And Challenges

Question 1

Which areas of London have most declined

Answer 1

Parts of the inner city and CBD have declined because of deindustrialisation and depopulation and decentralisation which is when shops start to move out of the inner city and CBD because of high rent

Question 2

Explain what deindustrialisation is and why this has caused decline

Answer 2

The decline of the docks and manufacturing industries in Londons east end led to mass unemployment

Question 3

What is depopulation

Answer 3

Caused by suburbanisation the building on satellite towns as people move away many buildings are left derelict and there is also a decrease in local services as there wasn’t enough money or people to keep it going

Question 4

Explain what decentralisation is and why has it caused decline

Answer 4

It is when shops and businesses move out of the CBD and inner city as they struggle to pay high rents and move to high tech business parks or less central locations

Question 5

Explain how e-commerce have caused decline

Answer 5

E-commerce is online shopping and has put pressure on high street shops to keep up some have been forced to close down and some move further out where there is more demand

Question 6

Which areas of london have seen economic and population growth

Answer 6

Growth of finance and business is revitalising the CBD
Places have been gentrified meaning areas that were previously been run down have renewed other areas have been studentification meaning many students have moved to that area causing thriving services
Urban sprawl where massive shopping centre’s have been built where it is cheap taking place in the rural urban fringe
Leisure and culture london invested a lot into its east end for the olympic games which used to be deprived but now has the athletes village