CASE STUDY 4: LONDON

Question 1

(1)

Where is London?

Answer 1

SE England.

Question 2

(2)

What is a national significance of London?

Answer 2

• Largest an wealthiest city (MEGACITY)
• Average earnings: £44,370.

Question 3

(3)

What is an international significance of London?

Answer 3

• AIRPORTS: Heathrow and Gatwick
• maintains GLOBAL CONNECTIONS.
• CENTRAL TRADE FOR COMMERCE. ( from ports).

Question 4

(2)

Compare London to other UK cities.

Answer 4

• Education: 19% in London, Coventry is 9.8%
• London isnt deprived (rank 3338) vs Tendring = most deprived (underdeveloped)

Question 5

(1)

Where is Shoreditch?

Answer 5

EAST LONDON

Question 6

(4)

Give some social benefits of urban change in Shoreditch.

Answer 6

• Recreation: Lots of grafitti = lots of TOURISM
• Cultral mix: Bangladeshi immigrants move (close to BRICK LANE - annual festivals occur)
• Pubs and bars revamped to RESTAURANTS AND ART GALLERIES.
• New jobs created in CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.

Question 7

Give some economical benefits of urban change in Shoreditch.

Answer 7

• MORE EMPLOYMENT = good for working people.

Question 8

(2)

What is the difference between a Brownfield site and a Greenfield site?

Answer 8

Brownfield: Land that’s been built on before
Greenfield: land that has NO INFRASTRUCTURE.

Question 9

(2)

What is greenbelt?

Answer 9

a POLICY for PREVENTING urban sprawl.

Question 10

(1)

Urban sprawl is the expansion of cities into…

Answer 10

NEIGHBOURING, RURAL LAND.

Question 11

(3)

Explain why a company may operate on a brownfield site than a greenfield site.

Answer 11

• Making sites –> provides opportunities for work –> multiplier effect.
• Reduces urban sprawl
• New developments
• Public transport is better than in greenfield sites.

Question 12

(1)

What were the house prices in inner London?

Answer 12

£844k

Question 13

(1)

What percentage of the UK live in London?

Answer 13

16% of UK
- Pop of London = 9 million.