Challenges Of Living In A Built Environment

Question 1

What are the three different housing tenures?

Answer 1

Owner occupation, renting from private landlord and renting from social landlord.

Question 2

What do you need to access the owner occupation section of the housing market?

Answer 2

Need either a large lump sum of money to buy house outright or regular wage to convince mortgage lenders you can keep making regular payments on your mortgage.

Question 3

What is repossession?

Answer 3

The action of retaking possession of something (house) in particular when a buyer defaults on payments.

Question 4

Why does renting from a private landlord suit a wide range of people?

Answer 4

Contains a wide range of properties from luxury penthouses to tiny bedsits.

Question 5

What agreement does the private landlord often make and which people does it suit?

Answer 5

Agreement to let property for 6 months, suits people expecting to move again soon ie a student or young professional.

Question 6

What are social landlords?

Answer 6

Not for profit organisations such as a housing association or local authority.

Question 7

What happens when you rent from a social landlord?

Answer 7

Put on a waiting list and allocated points depending on housing need.

Question 8

What is a negative of renting from social landlords?

Answer 8

You have little choice about where you live as the decision is made by the housing officer.

Question 9

What are the positives of renting from a social landlord?

Answer 9

Someone else pays for repairs to your home and what you pay each month is fair and affordable.

Question 10

What are the disadvantages of renting from a private landlord?

Answer 10

Might have to wait a long time to get repairs done if you have a bad landlord.

Question 11

What are the advantages of renting from a private landlord?

Answer 11

You can move at short notice and a wide variety of properties are available at all sorts of prices.

Question 12

What are the advantages of owner occupiers?

Answer 12

You can choose to extend your home and once the mortgage is paid the value of the home is yours.

Question 13

Who rents from a private landlord?

Answer 13

Students moving on at end of course, migrants, young single adults not ready to settle, households who do not have enough points to access social housing, households who cannot buy because they do not have savings to pay a deposit, people who move frequently because of their career.

Question 14

Define quality of life.

Answer 14

A measure of the happiness or contentment we feel and is influenced by a number of factors.

Question 15

What are the two factors that influence quality of life?

Answer 15

Personal health (long term health related problems) and environment.

Question 16

Name some long term health related problems?

Answer 16

Asthma, heart disease, obesity, HIV.

Question 17

What issues can occur in the environment that may affect quality of life?

Answer 17

Traffic noise, congestion, air quality, vandalism.

Question 18

What facilities can affect our quality of life?

Answer 18

Shops, transport, cinema, chemist, schools.

Question 19

Define sphere of influence in a urban environment.

Answer 19

Area in which the quality of life of residents may be affected in either a good/bad way.

Question 20

Describe friction of distance.

Answer 20

A town centre pub- noisy at closing.
Local residents complain about noise, bad language, drunken fights.
Worst affected-close to pub.
People further away- less affected.

Question 21

What is the CBD?

Answer 21

The central business district.

Question 22

What are the characteristics of the CBD?

Answer 22

Shops (national brand), pedestrianised, not many cars, tall buildings, where all transport links meet.

Question 23

Why are the buildings tall in the CBD?

Answer 23

Because owners pay for floor space so they build it as high as possible then rent out many floors to different companies and shops.

Question 24

What are the characteristics of the inner city?

Answer 24

Warehouse retail, derelict buildings, car parks, luxury apartments, high congestion levels and noise pollution, council block, redevelopments ie mills into pubs clubs.

Question 25

Why do warehouse retail locate to the inner city?

Answer 25

More space, less expensive to own a building just outside of the CBD.

Question 26

What are the characteristics of low quality housing?

Answer 26

Terraced housing, small rooms, on road parking, no damp course, poor quality building material, no insulation, single glazed Windows.

Question 27

Which groups are likely to live in low quality housing?

Answer 27

Immigrants, younger people, students, those on benefits.

Question 28

What is Westcoates a case study to show?

Answer 28

Example of low quality, terraced housing and improvements.

Question 29

Name the causes in Westcoates.

Answer 29

Low quality materials make damp and decay more likely, ownership of cars and lack of garages mean cars park on road causing congestion and dangerous crossings, people on low income or renting so no improvements have been made.

Question 30

Name the effects in Westcoates.

Answer 30

Damp coming from building materials- higher risk of chronic illnesses and respiratory conditions, frequent hospital visits negative quality of life, pressure on nhs More likely to be accidents as cars blocking view of road, pressure on mhs and children may not be allowed out

Question 31

Name the responses in Westcoates.

Answer 31

Leicester city council- city challenge 1993-1998 £20 million spent 3000 jobs created, knock on effects Childcare for working parents, helps build secure life without financial issues 5 pocket parks plus 1 2 hectare park, encourages children to play outside in safer environment than outside terraced housing

Question 32

What are the negatives of living in a city?

Answer 32

Can be seen as stressful, costly and difficult to commute through rush hour traffic, lack of open space, children, noise pollution etc, rising crime levels.

Question 33

What are the positives of living in the countryside?

Answer 33

Peaceful quiet, lower no of cars, access to open country can reduce stress and tension.

Question 34

How has tech contributed to change in countryside?

Answer 34

Rising car ownership/expansion of motorways- easy to commute Changes in communication tech- work from home Writers researchers and business consultants can work from home and only commute to office for occasional meeting.

Question 35

What was the old view of the countryside?

Answer 35

To provide food.

Question 36

What is the new view of the countryside?

Answer 36

Leisure opportunities and better quality of life.

Question 37

What is the scale that describes the gap between urban and rural living?

Answer 37

Rural urban contium.

Question 38

Name two counties relatively accessible to large cities.

Answer 38

Kent and Cambridgeshire, many villages and towns are close to major transport links so can access work, entertainment in London etc.

Question 39

Define rural depopulation.

Answer 39

Process in which population density decreases overtime.

Question 40

Define commuting.

Answer 40

Travelling some distance between ones home and place of work on a regular basis.

Question 41

Define counter urbanisation.

Answer 41

When large numbers of people move from urban areas into surrounding countryside or rural areas.