Changing Urban Environments

Question 0

A thing which encourages people to move

Answer 0

Pull factor

Question 1

A thing which encourages people to move away

Answer 1

Push factor

Question 2

An example of a push factor

Answer 2

War, climate, salary

Question 3

An example of pull factors

Answer 3

Salary, Health services, climate

Question 4

What does CBD stand for?

Answer 4

Central business district

Question 5

An example of a CBD in Bristol

Answer 5

Broadmead

Question 6

An example of an inner city in Bristol

Answer 6

Stokes croft

Question 7

An example of suburbs in Bristol

Answer 7

Westbury on Trym

Question 8

An example of urban-rural fringe in Bristol

Answer 8

Abbots Leigh

Question 9

What would you see in a CBD?

Answer 9

Shops, cinemas, business headquarters, offices, multi-storey, car parks

Question 10

What would you see in an inner city area?

Answer 10

Independent stores, small cafes and restaurants, terraced housing, brownfield sites

Question 11

What would you see in the suburbs?

Answer 11

Detached and semi housing, parks, convenience stores

Question 12

What would you see in the rural-urban fringe?

Answer 12

Woodland/fields, small villages, large detached houses

Question 13

What is the Burgess model and what is its problems?

Answer 13

A graph showing the typical city layout - made in 1925 (outdated)

Question 14

How many people are expected to live in urban environments by 2021?

Answer 14

52.2 million

Question 15

Government housing target by 2016

Answer 15

240,000 new houses

Question 16

Why is the demand for housing higher than ever?

Answer 16

Divorce, increasing population, elderly people living longer, more independent people

Question 17

Brownfield site

Answer 17

An area of land which has been used previously

Question 18

Greenfield site

Answer 18

An area of land that has never been built on

Question 19

Problems with greenfield sites

Answer 19

Less land for urban people to use (eg walk dog), roads and facilities will need to be placed, destroys natural habitat

Question 20

Advantages of greenfield sites

Answer 20

More garden space, no restrictions of existing network, no clearing of sites needed, land cheaper on outskirts, plots can be larger

Question 21

Advantages of brownfield sites

Answer 21

Easier to get planning, sites are not left derelict, utilities are already provided, near to shops and other facilities, roads already exist, cuts commuting

Question 22

Disadvantages of brownfield sites

Answer 22

Less desirable areas, land needs clearing, can be harder to sell, land may be polluted

Question 23

Case study in London

Answer 23

Stratford

Question 24

Facts about stratford's redevelopment

Answer 24

£100 million station, 350 homes, 15,000 new jobs created, newly opened schools.

Question 25

Cost of Stratford's redevelopment

Answer 25

£1.3 billion

Question 26

Company who redeveloped Stratford

Answer 26

ODA

Question 27

How many people die from air pollution in London?

Answer 27

4,300 per year

Question 28

How many drivers are there in London?

Answer 28

9.9 million

Question 29

How to reduce pollution in cars

Answer 29

Turn off engine when stationary

Question 30

Illnesses caused by air pollution

Answer 30

Asthma, heart disease, lung cancer

Question 31

How many people in the UK have a car?

Answer 31

27% of households

Question 32

How many children in London have asthma?

Answer 32

1/5 children

Question 33

Case study of ethnic segregation in the UK

Answer 33

Leeds

Question 34

How many people in Leeds are worried that their race will effect their life chances?

Answer 34

3/5 people

Question 35

How have Leeds tackled ethnic segregation

Answer 35

Listened to ethnic communities, improved English language taught in schools, free access to community facilities (eg gym membership)

Question 36

CBD decline in Bristol dates

Answer 36

Between 1960 and 1980's the CBD fell into decline

Question 37

How much was land in the CBD originally rented for?

Answer 37

£400 pounds per square foot

Question 38

What was a side affect of the CBD decline?

Answer 38

Crime, pollution, traffic congestion

Question 39

Decentralisation leads to what affect?

Answer 39

The 'doughnut effect' - companies move from inner city to outer city due to reduced cost of land

Question 40

Who paid for the development of Cabot Circus?

Answer 40

The Bristol Alliance

Question 41

How much was spent on Cabot Circus?

Answer 41

£500 million

Question 42

Dates of which Cabot Circus was made

Answer 42

2006-2008

Question 43

Ways in which Cabot Circus has widened its appeal

Answer 43

Cinema, designer shops, mini golf, entertainment, strong design, parking, hosts events

Question 44

Squatter settlement case study

Answer 44

Kibera, South Nairobi

Question 45

Two people that have helped the people of Kibera

Answer 45

Andre Leeheer and Nathan Collett

Question 46

Andre Leeheer is originally from where and teaches what?

Answer 46

Amsterdam, Holland. Teaches Muay Thai boxing

Question 47

Nathan Collett's film was called... | He set up a what in Kibera?

Answer 47

Kibera Kid. A school

Question 48

How where people originally getting electricity?

Answer 48

Tapping into electricity wires illegally

Question 49

How orphans are there in Kibera?

Answer 49

40,000

Question 50

Name of the upgrading project in Kibera

Answer 50

KENSUP - Kenya slums upgrading project.

Question 51

Forms of international help for Kibera

Answer 51

Comic relief, gap year students helping, education and medical care provided.

Question 52

Forms of self help in Kibera

Answer 52

Informal work, DIY schemes