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1
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where was the olympic park located (example of an urban regeneration project)

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newham

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how many people were unemployed in newham compared to the UK

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6.7% compared to 3.4% in england

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what was the gcse percentage in Newham compared to the rest of london

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51% A*-C compared to 57% in london

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what was the crime rate in newham

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8.9 per 1000 of the population

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how many houses did the athletes village and whole park offer

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8000

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what did the aquatics centre turn into

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50m pools for public, schools and elite athletes

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what was the name of the school that opened by on the olympic park site

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Chobham Academy

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how much did the olympics generate in investments to east london

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£9 billion

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how much did the uk economy get from the olympics

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an extra £10billion

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what did stratford get to connect it to the rest of london

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a tube station

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how much of the stadiums were made of recycled materials

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25%

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where is london located and what is it’s population

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south east

8million

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what is london the home to

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royal family
government
5 international airports
TNCS eg barclays

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what is londons population likely to be by 2030

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10 million

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what age are the majority of people in london and what are they doing there

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national migrants between 18 and 35 who attend uno or work

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what percent is white british and what percent of london is other ethnicities

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45% white british

55% other ethnicities

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state some examples of recreation activities in london

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play at the west end
arsenal game
olympic park

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what does wide ethnicities lead to

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cultural mix and various of festivals like notting hill carnival

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what’s is the ITS and how many journeys does it do per day

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integrated transport system

1 million

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london is one of the greenest cities in the world - how much is green space?

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46%

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how many trees are in london

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8.1million

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how many years is life expectancy below national average in newham

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7 years

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a shortage of homes means there is pressure to build on the what?

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rural urban fringe which increases the number of commuter settlements causing urban sprawl

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there is pressure to build where

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on brownfield sites as it’s better than greenfield sites but more expensive

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how many premature deaths has air pollution caused in london and how are london trying to reduce this
4000 congestion charge london recycles 61%
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where is mumbai located and has access to what ocean
located on the west coast of india | indian ocean
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what TNCS are based in mumbai
Disney, johnson and johnson, glaxosmithkline
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what type of migration does mumbai experience
rural to urban
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what is the population of mumbai
23million growing by 1 person per minute
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who are the majority of migrants in mumbai
migrants between 20 and 35 | 64% men looking for work
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what are the literacy rates in mumbai
84%
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economic migration has caused what
hyper- urbanisation more growth in informal settlements eg dharavi
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in dharavi (slum) what is the population
1million people per 1mile2
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how many families share a stand pipe in dharavi and how long does it come on for
10 families and 2hours
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how many people share 1 toliet and how many cases of water borne diseases (state examples)
500 people share 1 toliet | 4000 diseases such as diarrhoea and typhoid
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how many people are employed in the informal sector and stay an example of a job (mumbai)
90% | recycling 
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what percent of all plastic is recycled by ragpicker‘s and how many ragpickers are there
35,000 ragpicker‘s recycle 80% of all plastic
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how many vehicles are in Mumbai
3.2million
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mumbai is the what most polluting city in the world
4th
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what is vision mumbai and what do people get
A government led dharavi redevelopment project where people who can show residency since 2000 can receive a 300sq ft house for free
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since 1993 how many toliet blocks and toliets have been built and how many people has this affected in mumbai
366 toilet blocks with a 6952 toilets survey more than 350000 people
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A project to provide safe electricity has been put in place how many slum dwellers were affected
104000
43
where is lesotho located
small country in south africa
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how much water falls in lesotho in winter
57mm per month
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what are the names of the two dams built and how much do they cost
KASTE and MAHALE | 8billion
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where is the water being transferred to
from the river segu to the river vaal in south africa
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how many people were displaced after the first two dams
30,000
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what percent of water is lost through leaks
40%
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what percent of the population received safe water in SA
10%
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what percent did it provide for lesotho’s GDP
75%
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what percent did sanitation increase from
15% to 20%
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what does BEDZED stand for
beddington zero development energy development 
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how far away is BEDZED from london
40min
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how many homes does BEDZED provide and what else is on site
82 homes | a cafe, health centre, childcare facilities
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how many stations and bus routes does BEDZED have
two railway stations and two bus routes they also have a tram link but promotes a walking and cycling
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how many litres is water reduced to at BEDZED and what percent of that is grey water
76litres | 18%
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how is water conserved at BEDZED
aerated taps, low flush toilets, small bath tubs
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what percent of housing at BEDZED went to low income families
50%
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where are houses faced at BEDZED and what are houses made of
houses face south to maximise heat from the Sun | constructive thermally massive materials that store heat that is released at cooler times
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how many metres of BEDZED are covered in solar panels
777
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where is the wakel river basin project located
south of rajasthan | north west india
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why is there little water supply (wakel)
high temps combined with low rainfall 250mm and 96% falls between june and sept
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what are the two aims of the wakel river basin project
increase water supply and storage | raise awareness of local communities of the need for effective water manage
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what are the two methods used in the project
taankas and johed
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what does a taanka do, how much water did it collect, how many m deep was it
an underground storage system about 3 m wide and 3 to 4 m deep they collect surface water from roofs and can hold up to 20000 L
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what does a johed do
small earth dams to capture rainwater
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how many rivers that dried up now glow throughout the year
5
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what is the uk population expected to rise from and to by 2030
60mill to 73mill
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in 2017 what % was coal used to generate energy in uk
5%
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during the industrial revolution what was the main source of generating energy
coal
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when and where were oil and gas discovered
north sea | 1960s
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in 2017 what % was gas and oil used in the uks energy mix
gas 39% | oil 36%
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why was modern renewable energy sources needed
as burning fossil fuels leads to emitting greenhouse gases
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in 2017 what % was nuclear power apart of the uks energy mix
8%
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what percent did solar, wind & hydroelectric power all together produce for the uks energy
3%

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