Battersea Power Station

Question 1

What is the title

Answer 1

How far does Battersea power station meet the ideas of urban sustainability

Question 2

What is the hypothesis

Answer 2

Battersea power station is a sustainable development

Question 3

What is the location

Answer 3

Battersea power station London

Question 4

Key facts about Battersea

Answer 4

• is a decommissioned coal fired power station
• located south bank river themes in nine else’s
• over 140 shops, restaurants etc.

Question 5

What are the 3 main locations where we collected are data

Answer 5

1. Prospects park
2. Cooling jetty
3. Chelsea bridge

Question 6

Why was prospect park chosen

Answer 6

Variety of facilities

Question 7

Why was cooling jetty chosen

Answer 7

Infringe of the power station

Question 8

Why was Chelsea bridge chosen

Answer 8

Showed a cultural element to developing

Question 9

What are the 3 data collection methods we used

Answer 9

Sustainability survey
Environmental survey
Questionnaires

Question 10

Was the sustainability survey quantitative or qualitative

Answer 10

quantitative

Question 11

Was the environmental survey quantitative or qualitative

Answer 11

Was the sustainability survey quantitative or qualitative

Question 12

Was the questionnaire quantitative or qualitative

Answer 12

qualitative

Question 13

Describe the technique used for the sustainability survey

Answer 13

Stratified sampling
Tested at 4-3 different sites
We rated on a scale of
-2 = bad
-1 = poor
0 = average
1 = ok
2 = good
We rated transport, service, environment, economy, building and community

Question 14

What is stratified sampling

Answer 14

A method that divides population into distinct subgroups and randomly samples from each to ensure representative inclusion

Question 15

Describe the technique used for the environmental survey

Answer 15

Certain aspects were rated on a scale of 1-5
Categorise included :
Litter
Smell
State of pavements
Graffiti vandalism
Traffic congestion

Question 16

Describe the technique used for the questionnaire

Answer 16

Using both closed and open questions
We asked 5 questions
Based on opinions, travel, and interest in improvements

Question 17

Limitations and improvements of the sustainability survey

Answer 17

• Results were opinion based, scoring was general, the site was quite big not all information gathered from the same aspects
  + make it qualitative add comments, make site smaller more specific zones

Question 18

what are the limitationa and improvments of the enviromental survey

Answer 18

• only scored 1-5, subjective to bias and personal opinion
  + increase range to 1-10, group work

Question 19

what are the limitationa and improvments of the questionnaire

Answer 19

• can’t be shown on graphs
  + shows general opinion

Question 20

What are the 3 main sampling strategies

Answer 20

Random
Stratified
Systemic

Question 21

What were 3 potential risks

Answer 21

Proximity to river
Getting lost
Stranger danger

Question 22

What were the strategies to minimise the hazard

Answer 22

Proximity to river - stay safety within railing listen to instructions
Getting lost - stay in groups
Strange danger - don’t approach people alone

Question 23

How is the sustainable survey data presented

Answer 23

Radar graph

Question 24

How is the environment survey data presented

Answer 24

Stacked bar graph

Question 25

How is the questionnaire data presented

Answer 25

Tally of common answers

Question 26

How is the litter count data presented

Answer 26

Line graph

Question 27

Why a sustainability survey

Answer 27

This allows all four sites to be assessed on sustainability the aim on the investigation Include all 3 aspects of sustainability

Question 28

Why an environmental survey

Answer 28

This allows all four sites to be assessed on sustainability the aim on the investigation Include all 3 aspects of sustainability

Question 29

Why a questionnaire

Answer 29

This allows us to gain an understanding of quantitive data and an understanding of the real life implications of sustainability

Question 30

how was battersy p[ower station suitable for data collection

Answer 30

The location was easily accessible * The location was safe * Relevant/appropriate data matching the enquiry/aim was available for collection * The risk was low and/or manageable * There were a range of appropriate/relevant survey points available * The scale was manageable/suitable

Question 31

assess suitability of the locations

Answer 31

Cooling Jetty is the most suitable for assessing direct sustainability features (like energy use and design). Chelsea Bridge is suitable for observing transport links and visitor flows, supporting social and economic aspects. Prospect Park offers useful environmental views but is less effective for detailed or direct data collection.