Unequal Spaces Flashcards
(49 cards)
Give an example of the least deprived ward in Camden and say why:
FROGNAL/FITZJOHNS: • crime rate: 61.6/1000 • income support: 0.8/1000 • median house price: £900,000 • cars per household: 0.8
From ARC GIS what did you find out about Somers Town, Haverstock and St Pancras?
- They have the highest %age of house holds with unemployed parents in Camden
- They have the lowest incomes IMD (2010)
From ARC GIS what did you find out about Frognal/Fitzjohns, Hampstead and Belsize Park?
- They have the greatest incomes (2010)
2. They have the highest employment rates in Camden
Illustrate income inequalities with a “killer fact”:
The median household income in Frognal/Fitzjohns (£45,000) is more than TWICE that of St Pancras/Somers town
Illustrate house shortages in Camden with a “killer fact”:
Weekly rent for a 2 bedroom flat is 71% of median weekly income in Camden!
Illustrate life expectancy with a “killer fact”:
There is a 11 year difference between male life exp. in Somers town and Hampstead
Show some management strategies to dealing with housing in Camden (Georgia Gould):
• ~300 new housing application/month
= new bedroom standard (family +1
Show a management strategy to deal with Fuel poverty in Camden (Georgia Gould):
• 8.9% of camden in fuel poverty
= Affordable warmth services: 600
From Primary Fieldwork which wards in Camden are the most deprived?
ST. PANCRAS, SOMERS TOWN & BLOOMSBURY (scored lowest in):
- street cleanliness survey
- building survey
- accessibility (least amount of aid in place for impaired)
From your primary data/fieldwork which wards in Camden were least deprived?
FROGNAL, HAMPSTEAD, HIGHATE, BELSIZE (scored highest in):
• street cleanliness
• Building survey
• Burglaranility Index
How are the Camden Inequalities Taskforce going to improve education attainment?
- Increase participation (14-19)
- 7.4% of 14-19 yr olds=NEETS - Promote more work exp. and local partnerships: entrepreneurial curriculum
- Careers week in Primary schools - build good practice
How can Camden Inequalities Taskforce improve employment?
• female employment (25-44yrs) has increased by 45% since 2005
- increase side funding for childcare in long term
- develop target package of employment to increase maternal employment
Give 2 strategies to reducing housing inequalities in Camden:
- high social housing
- community/shared ownership of housing
- lower rents
What does the Camden inequalities Taskforce not directly addressed?
- the needs of the disabled
* health related issues (although good health = decent homes = gain qualifications/jobs
What features characterise deprivation?
- tends to be multi-faces and interlinked: • Low income/employment levels • poor access to services • leads to social marginalisation - no silver bullet solution
Why does rural deprivation exist?
- gov.s/policies (SSSI) prevent development e.g housing, transport
- urban deprivation is more visible and concentrated than rural deprivation so easier to tackle
What is the difference between the price of a detached house in Camden and E.Sussex?
x56!!!
What is a hidden problem?
An issue that is not required to be looked at by the government as it can’t be measured so no evidence
Example of hidden problems in rural areas:
- elderly - no access to healthcare
- the homeless
- lack of broadband (wifi) or mobile phone access(3G)
- people without a mode of transport/car
- those lacking appropriate skills/education
By how much/week are rural families more worse off than urban?
£46 - £76
Way do Market forces struggle struggle in Rural areas?
- lower levels of demand = higher costs of delivery = market failure
- companies not interested in investing
- economies of scale disappear
- distance decay
- centralised located services-financial cost=user
What does distance decay mean?
The further away you live the less likely you are to try and get it
Describe the elderly population in East Sussex:
2nd highest proportion of over 85s in the country
Give 2 examples of rurally deprived towns in E.Sussex:
- Ouse Valley
2. Camber
