LA Flashcards
(15 cards)
Describe the location of LA
On the West coast of America.
State of California.
Describe social segregation in LA
-Visible segregation between those who can move out of inner city, leaving poorer population behind
-High salary earners live in clusters in gated areas
-Lower income areas are hotspots for crime
-Many HIC inner cities have become dominated by TNC headquarters
-Migrants moving into city create ethnic enclaves home to those of similar ethnic backgrounds
Give an over view of LA
-By 1970, the fastest growing USA city
-population of 4 million (3000 km2)
-12.5 million people including greater LA
-2nd largest city in USA
-A megacity and world city
Describe Transport in LA
-Electric trams in 1920/30 allowing people to commute to work
-Freeways opened so people could commute
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What is a donut city ?
Poor on the outside, ring of rich, poor in the centre.
Edge cities on the outskirts - have few links to city
As suburbs expanded, inner city declined leading to derelict areas.
100 towns spread over 88,000 km
Impact of gentrification on LA
Areas like South Gate are at risk of gentrification.
This pushes out the local population.
Average house price is $800,000
66,000 homeless people
Social Impacts of LA’s suburbanisation on the inner city
-Poor and disadvantaged sections of society remain in the centre
-Poor quality of life/environment
-Social tension/resentment as poor districts don’t have the same level of services as richer areas
-Encourages more migration to suburbs
-Homelessness
Social impacts of LA’s suburbanisation in the suburbs
-Extreme social segregation (wealthier people move to suburbs)
-People who move improve qol
-Population growth (orange county grew to 1 million 1970-80)
Economic impacts of LA’s suburbanisation on the inner city
-Reduction in resources (new infrastructure to service new suburbs)
-Social services are funded by local taxation (inner city have high number who don’t pay tax)
-Inner city decline
Economic impact of LA’s suburbanisation on the suburbs
-Creation of edge cities (own facilities and employment)
-Increased resource consumption (new roads, houses and increased community distance)
Environmental impacts of LA’s suburbanisation on the inner city
-Smog (1,130 tonnes of noxious gas emitted daily)
-Flooding (‘concrete jungle’)
-Waste (industrial/poorer areas have less efficient waste management)
-Poor public transport systems (reliance on cars)
Environmental impact of LA’s suburbanisation on the suburbs
-Loss of countryside and habitats (orange county lost up to a third of its agricultural land)
-Swallowing up of villages (urban sprawl)
-1,150 km of freeways (increased traffic levels to 8 million vehicles in LA)
Why is LA a donut city ?
Migrants arrive poor so seek low-cost rental housing found in the inner city.
Watts and Downtown LA are very deprived and ‘rough’
Define residential succession
Established groups move out to suburban areas, leave housing for the next wave of immigrants.
Belair and Hollywood are very wealthy areas.
Define an edge city
A self-contained settlement which has emerged beyond the original city boundary and developed as a city in its own right.
Such as San Gorgonio in LA
