What Factors Make A Place Change Over Time Flashcards
(15 cards)
What is gentrification?
The buying and renovation f houses in deteriorated urban areas. Examples include west London
Why might an area attract new incomes and become gentrified?
- price has to be low, if cheap then it works revenovating
- would need to have good schools there
- public transport nearby so you can get in and out of the area
- good amenities e.g. play parks/shops
- attractive area, where there inst lots of run down areas
- area gets reputation for being ‘on-the-top’
What was Notting Hill like before renovation?
- unclean, no hygiene
- lots of litter and pollution
- busy, more people in streets
- racism
- rundown
What is Notting Hill like now?
- more colourful, sense of character, attractive
- high security for important people, had most famous people living there
- restaurants, bars, cafes
- no pollution, litter
What has happened to the housing in Notting Hill area?
- house prices have rocketed
- multi million pound houses, three stories high
- people have “gutted” the homes
- handsome houses, often with private gardens, many of which lead to substantial communal gardens
What has happened to the types of people who live in the area of Notting Hill?
- now beyond the means of all but the well-of
- rich people live in the millions of pound houses
What have been the positives changes to Notting Hill?
- top tourist attraction in London
- high concentration of restaurants
- owners of homes can sell them and make a profit
- reduction of large empty properties and so improve the visual look of the area
- local businesses benefit as there were more people spending and shopping in the area
- landlords benefit as they can rent and sell their houses at a much higher cost
What have been some negative changes to Notting Hill?
- loss of ethnic diversity. Two of the most traditionally largest ethnic minority groups in Notting Hill have declined.
- 2-10% of tennents renting houses in areas about to be gentrified are harassed by their land lords
- lower income residents were eventually priced out and left with no place to go
- pressure on tenants to move out
What are some positives of gentrification?
- those selling their properties get greater profit
- rich residents are attracted back to the central city improving area
- an increase in users for libraries, schools, clinics and volunteer groups
- there is an increased number of customer for inner city businesses
- urban areas become renovated at little cost to the local council
What are some negatives of gentrification?
- increasing social division between rich and poor
- houses prices increase more rapidly than local younger generation can afford
- rents are increased by private landlords to drive out low income renters
- parking issues as mor larger vehicles attempt to park at the side of the road
- poorer social groups are forced to move out even if they don’t want to
What is BIG DATA (also known as ‘whole set data’)?
Information that is from the whole population e.g. government census every 10 years
What is land registry?
Government records of all sales of house prices
What is the overall average of house prices in Notting Hill?
£716,667 over the last year
What is the problem with having census data that is only collected very 10 years?
A lot can change in that time and it will probably become outdated
Why cant census data be done every year?
Time consuming to carry out
