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Where is Brent, what landmark is there

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North West London, forms part of outer London

wembley stadium- one of countries biggest landmarks

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what were the results of a Rightmove survey in Brent?
based on what?

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brent is most unhappy borough in the UK
based on décor, pride, cost, safety. area contentment, community

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where is Bromley

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South east London
South of Thames
comprises greater London

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what type of housing is most common in brent?

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1980s Victorian terraced, many split into flats

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what is housing in Bromley

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post war period- detached or semi detached

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what was the population of Br and Br in 2015

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Brent: 325,000
Brom: 324,000

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what was the popn of BR and Br in 2021

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Brent: 340,000 Brom: 330,000

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population density of Brom and Brent

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Brent: 7500km-2
Brom:
2100km-2

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rate of population change in Brent and Bromley

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Brent: 18%
brom: 5%

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avg age of brom and brent

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brent: 35
brom:40

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what % white brit in brom and brent

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brent: 36%
brom: 78%

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what % of children in brom and brent in poverty

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brent 35%
brom 18%

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what % of brom and brent are english speaking

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brent: 63%
brom : 94%

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what are population growth trends in Stock vs Parc

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P : stagnant growth/ declining
s: growing popn

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what is the age structure of Stock vs Parc

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S: high proportion of economically active adults and young families
P: high proportion of elderly, low proportion of children

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how white are Stock vs Parc

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S: largely white british
P: overwhelmingly white british

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describe migration from indian subcontinent and west indies

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mainly from colonies of Africa, Caribbean and Indian Empire
act of parliament gave all ex-colonial countries free entry to the UK
first ship HMH tilbury 1948
most commonly settled in major cities- Manchester, Birmingham and London
jobs poorly paid so many lived in deprived inner city areas

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how did recession impact migration in the UK

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2008
UK not able to rule against free movement in EU
tried to make more difficult - non EU migrants require working Visa
caused tensions and scandal
illegal immigration increased and continues to increase

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where is a majority of migrants to the UK from in 2011

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India - 700 thousand
poland- 580 thousand (increased from 50 thousand in 2001)
pakistan 480,000

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what % of UK population is white

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87%

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in 2014 how many left the UK for the EU and non EU countries?

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89000 left for EU
101,000 for non EU

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Boston context:
what is population?
what % of popn was from EU in 2011
what is hourly wage

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65,000
13%
£9.13 compared to £13.33 nationally

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what attracts polish workers to Boston?

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can work long hours and earn large sums by polish standards
low cost of living in rural areas

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how have eastern european migrants changed boston?

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lithuanian supermarket and cake shop
european food shops
polish restaurants and pubs

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challenges and opportunities brought by EU migration to Boston
c: housing, increased costs and expansion strained services- schools and healthcare language barrier hate crimes and discrimination rise o: more workers means business expansion can lead to more investment in area multiplier effect cultural enhancement
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where in london contains largest asian community?
Southall, Ealing nicknamed little india
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what places of worship can be found in Southall
church mosque gurdwara mandir
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example of generational shift of enclaves?
Jewish migrants in London
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what as the most important dockyard in England in 16th century
Deptford- closed in 1869 heavily bombed in ww2 by german aircraft
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what and when was first attempt to revive Deptford
1950s-60s bulldoze bombed housing and slums rebuild as estates of public housing to halt loss of population and improve image of Deptford Pepys estate first occupied 1966 - became antisocial behaviour nightmare
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what was the second attempt to revive pepys estate
1990 investment poured into estate by local authority did not solve fundamental design problems or poor conditions of residents homes 2000 Hyde group purchased and regenerated 5 blocks of estate into new high quality homes
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outcome of regeneration of pepys estate
raising of rents meant old residents replaced by yuppies / affluent newcomers pressure mounting to further upgrade estate
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how have the older and poorer residents felt downsides of pepys estates over the years
bombed out of houses in ww2 and forced to adjust to living in tower blocks with widely recognised social costs (isolation, crime and ASB) coping with general deterioration of estate in 80s now priced out of homes with current round oof well-intentioned rebranding and reimaging
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why was there a rise of crime and antisocial behaviour in pepys estate
majority of homes in long dark corridors with interlinking bridges became crime corridors with frequent muggings vandalism and antisocial behaviour
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Luton context: where is it ? why is it so diverse? what is the popn % of Pakistani and Bangladeshi people? stat on muslim population?
Luton, Bedfordshire several waves of immigration- afro caribbean and asian immigrants in 60s. more recent EU influx 14.4% pakistani 6.7% bangladeshi 3rd highest muslim popn in the UK
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why are there tensions in Luton
divisions apparent in 2001 when many failed to complete census - not politically engaged 2004-09 a few of 20,000 Muslim popn linked to terrorism 'the enemy within?' after anti-war protest by about 20 muslims with extremist views attempted to disrupt homecoming parade by british troops protest increased ethnic tensions
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why are there internal tensions within Glasgow
tensions within regions of poverty with high incidence of immigrants brit popn feel ethnic minorities responsible for : - high rates of unemployment - 'stealing jobs' - authorities not bothering too much about investing in the improvement of these hardcore poverty areas - dilution of scottish culture
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what has led to increased ethnic tensions in Glasgow?
anti islamic increased since: 9/11 attacks on usa 7/7 bombings of london glasgow airport attack 2007 immigrants arriving since 2001 intensified situation
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evidence for increased international migration to glasgow
2001 census- only 1 ward had over 10% ethnic diversity 2011- 4 wards, anderton with 42% ethnic diversity
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how much do russian oligarchs invest in properties in London
£6.5million to £140million
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how many suspected Russians became billionaires after chaos of collapsed soviet union
around 100
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slough context: where is it? what is its population?
Berkshire, commuter town for London 161,000
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how many ethnic groups were there in slough, any whites?
38- though no distinct eclaves 34% white british- 50% less white than rest of UK
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how many in slough say they are british?
over 75% but only 60% born in UK so many have adopted british nationality
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how have communities been shaped over time in slough? any tensions?
20s,30s- scots and welsh migrants sough work there 1945- polish community settled 1950s- indian immigrants settled 80s ad 90s saw tensions between sikhs and Hindus followinh amritsar massacre in India in 1984
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how has slough borough council managed tensions?
aiming to improve housing, employment and environment for locals developing : 3 housing developments 29 new council rented homes community centre the curve - new cultural learning centre new sports centre
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how does the community group Aik Saath try to manage tensions?
local strategy to resolve tensions means 'together as one' in punjabi, hindi and urdu training with primary and secondary school students workshops on peer mediation to solve disputes
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what % of south west england is white british
95% UK's least diverse region
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cornwall context: where is it? what is good about it? what is bad about it?
south west england good: tourist and retirement destination bad: seasonal, low paid and part time jobs lacks year round economy for adult employment brain drain
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recent regeneration in cornwall
grants from local and national government eden project qualified for government regional aid which can attract business enterprise zones created which are branded to attract particular companies implementation of faster broadband implemented by EU
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what is the eden project
opened in 2001 intended as a way of reenergising south west attracted over million visitors in first 4 months cost over £140 million to complete creates jobs and tourism
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key players in managing change in cornwall
the EU- funded cornwall since 1999 Uk gov- made investment grants local gov- public sector is largest employer economic stakeholders- tourism biggest industry, other industries include food and farming environmental stakeholders- biggest asset to scenery, many concerned about waste from clay extraction social stakeholders: education and universities in Cornwall

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