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1eseconomic inequality in london

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average income in kensington 135 000, in newham 35 000
25% of london live in poverty

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how many hate crimes against muslims in london

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800

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is there interaction between age groups in london

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least interaction in the entire country could lead to isolation

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what pop in london is not white british

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50%

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what % is NWBR in brent and havering in lodnon

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60 in brent , 16 in havering , so not evenly spread

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living wage increase in london in 2016

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8.45 to 9.75

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what does sadiq kahn plan to do in london

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build more affordable housing

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when did trinity open in leeds

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2013

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michelin star restaurant in leeds

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vicar lane restaurant

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southern enterance in leeds train station

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cut 5 mins of journey and 100 000 people use it daily

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leeds corn exchange

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a hub for independant shops

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other changes in leeds

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developing south bank
granary wharfe
ranked 4th most atractive city outside london
street food ( trinity kitchen)

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since congestion charge how much has traffic reduced by

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traffic - 21%

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since congestion charge in london how much has cycling increased

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43%

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since london congestion charge how much have co2 emmisions decreased by

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12%

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london low emmision zone

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introduced in 2008
if vehicle doesnt meet emmisions standards daily charge is 100 and 200 for lorries/ busses

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santander bikes

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2010
5000 to 13600 bikes
315-839 docking stations
up to 30 mins free

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hybrid busses in london

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1500 environemtally friendly busses
reduce co2 emmisions by 30%

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bridgewater place leeds

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building shape accelerated winds , knocked over van and killed someone in 2011 ,
in 2016 had to pay 903 000 towards wind deflection works
have to now submit plans to build here

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burj khalifa

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828m tall
able to withstand 249km winds
sways 2m

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masdar- abu dhabi

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reliance on oil not sustainable
so in central atrium a barajeel ( wind tower) provides cool air and water mist , reducing air con
also make use of venturi tunnel underneath to maintain cooling air flow

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exwick school suds used

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permeable pavements
green roof
detention basin
swale
pond
sport area for extra runoff

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benefits of suds at exwick

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biodiversity increase, runoff controlled, easily maintained

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challenges of suds at exwick

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difficulty to mange runoff on severly steep sloping site

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suds used at olymipic park london
porous asphalt strips wetlands swale filter strips . drains ponds rainwater harvesting
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suds used at olymipic park london
porous asphalt strips wetlands swale filter strips . drains ponds rainwater harvesting
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benefits of olympic park suds
management of extreme floods, biodiversity, protects groundwater and local watercourses from pollution
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challenges with olympic park london
desgin criteria differed for elements as not all systems were adaptable ( were overcome )
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how much waste produced in singapore
1970-1260 tonnes, 2015- 8400 tonnes
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where does waste go in singapore in 2015
lanfill- 2% incinerated - 38% recycled - 60 %
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how long do incinerator plants last in singapore
10 years
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when is singapores lanfill site expected to be filled by
2040
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how many incinerators in singapore
4
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how much did Cheonggyecheon river project cost
281 million dollars
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when was seoul river project started
2003 , took 2 years to complete
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how much of seoul river was restored
5.8km
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how many torusits did seoul river restoration bring
by end of 2008 , 18.1 million
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public facilities involved in cheonggyecheon river restoration
dongdaemun plaza , and various seating schemes to encourage diversity of cultural programming
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how much did speeds in CBD slow by after seoul restoration
12.3%
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after seoul restoration how much did temps decrease by
2.5-5 degrees
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by 1990s how many companys were housed by EZs
5000
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how many people did EZs employ by 1990
125 000
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literacy rates in mumbai
89%
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why is mumbai at risk of flooding
5 rivers run through it and mumbai has limited room to expand so new developments built on floodplains
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how many in dharavi live on less than 2 dollars a day
9 mill
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how much do residential homes next to dharvi cost
2 billion
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how are mumbai increasing water scarcity
rainwater harvesting systems made compulsary on new residential building s
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how is mumbai upgrading public transport
in 2011 the world bank provided 1 billion dollars of funding to upgrade roads and rebuild train tracks and purchase more efficetn fuel busses
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what is mumbai doing to combat AIDS
the national aids control organisation runs condom promotion capaigns to reduce hiv rates
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what percentage of people in mumbai live in slums
60 %
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how many people share 1 toilet in dharavi
1000
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when is water available in mumbai
rationed so only available betwee 5 and 7 sm
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2005 flooding in mumbai
400 people died. 10 000 homes flooded
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curitiba population
3 million
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how many parks and greenbelts in curitiba
28
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whats c.i.c in curitiba
industrial city 10km of curitiba , by 2000, over 550 factories operating providing 50 000 direct and 150 000 indirect jobs
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whats cohab in curitiba
public housing programme , providing 50 000 homes for the urban poor
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how much waste does curitiba recycle
2/3- scheme generates jobs and reduces landfill as it generates money
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what percentage of travellers in curitiba use the bus service
80%
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how often do curitiba busses come
1 min at peak time
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4 threats to antarctica
fishing and whaling climate change resources tourism
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ATS in protection of antarctica
1959, 12 nations signed up now 53, with aims to keep antarctica a peaceful area , used exclusively for scientific research
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the protocol of environmental protection in protection of antarctica
negotiated by UN and trwaty members in 1991, give extra protection to environment especially against mineral exploitation
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IWC in protection of antarctica
responsible for conservation of whales 1926- 125 000 whales 2018- 3000 whales
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UN environemt programme in protection of antarctica
prepare regular reportsfor the UN secretary on antarctica
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NGOs in protection of antarctica
cant do to much direct impacts so ensure protocols are enforced and monitor threats and enhance protection
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examples of NGOs in protection of antarctica
- Antarctic and southern ocean coalition ( ASOC) which is a group of 30+ ngos including WWF and greenpeace - committee on antarctic research ( SCAR) which develop and co-ordinate the scientific research
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wheres apple headquaters located
california `
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apple factories
outsourced to foxconn- taiwanese company - factories in mainland china
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how many jobs created from apple in china
4.8million
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how much do apple workers in china earn
60h weeks at 150 dollars a month
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how many iphones sold in 214
74 million
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how many committed suicide at apple
14
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when was un created
1945 after ww2
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how many goals in un
17 goals all with aims to promote sustainability and peace
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what have UN been successful in
dealing with some food scarcity, education, human rights, decolonisation, free trade, law of sea negotiated 1973-1982, stoping small boats policy
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UN bad reasons
didnt intervene when mass genocide in rwanda where 800 000 died , bias to rich western countires
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population of spitalfields and banglatown
12 578
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male female split in brick lane
54% male 46% female
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how many aged 16-64 in spitalfields and banglatown
80%
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representation in brick lane
hackney post- interactive map of street art ravish london websote quotes brick lane galleries increase as gentrification and tourism statistics brick lane film- monica ali sally flood poet adam dants map
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adam dants map of spitalfeilds
includes key locations within the area today and also historic background of a variety of places, providing strong sense of place , bottom up process, inculdes characters such as tracey emin the artist and fred the chestnut seller
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booths poverty map
indicated mixed fortunes but very unreliable . 1890s
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signs of external forces in brick lane
TNCs- leons fast food chain all saints clothing shop
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changing flows of people in brick lane
17th centuary- french huguenots - weaving and tailoring 19-20th irish and jewish now bangladesh
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what percentage of people bangladeshi in brick lane
41%
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garnets paper mill
secondary sector, manufacturing jobs. now mixed housing , buon apps, SUDS , nature reserve, hydroelectic turbine
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Otley mills
once a textile mill, closed in 2014 where 74 jobs lost, now wharfebank buisness centre, mixed housing, tertiary sector
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ashfield works - otley
former printing press and haulage yard now a care home with offices and retail units
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women to men ration in otley
7360 women 6855 men
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population in otley
1960- 12 000 2001- 14600 2011- 14200
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% white british in otley
97.1%
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partnerships in otley
farmers market victorian fayre food and drink festival sponsers- science festival and tour de france
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how many people employed in printing machinary trade by 1900 in otley
2000- was otley most important industry
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representations of otley
walter fawkes shane green turner printing press in otley park poetry- otley town poet media- otley in bloom, carnival, show writing- annie lord- home coming
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western ice sheet antarctica
in last 50 years air temp increased by 3 degrees since 1955 oceans have increased by 1 degree to west penguin colonies distribution changed decline in krill glaciers retracted
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east antarctica
temp increases small ice has been expanding towards indian ocean as increasing westerly winds leads to more precipitation , making see less salty , and ice forms
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what area did southern ocean whaling sanctuary ban whaling
50km2, 1994
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main ore deposits in antarctica
iron and coal, some diamonds
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whats in ross sea in antarctica
oil and natural gas fields
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when did mining in antarctica become prohibited
international agreement in 1991, came into force in 1998

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