2.2 - Mile End Flashcards
What Kind Of People Live In Mile End?
Bangladeshi’s raised in Britain
Lack ambition and hence on the wrong path –> prison
They struggle to find jobs due to lack of opportunity
They dropped out of school and didn’t take it seriously
What’s The Environment Like?
New migrants so bought up in poor households
Role models were drug dealers
Appeal to a lavish lifestyle but can’t afford it
Mile End
Just NE of London
Physically close to Canary Wharf but geographically distant
One of earliest London suburbs
Dominatined by Bangladeshi and White British
Why Are Perceptions Dangerous?
Not always justified and therefore don’t speak the truth about a place
What Affects Do Perceptions Have?
Our perceptions affect our actions, as businesses may not invest
Are Bengali’s Perceptions Accurate?
They only represent a single perspective and a lot of them came out of jail.
Religion In Mile End?
45.9% of people are Muslim
22.3% are Christian suggesting signs of White Flight.
Urban Reality
High cost of living (high demand for housing) etc.
Poor environmental quality
High crime rates
Ethnic tensions - segregation or disscrimination
Low chance of integration
Elderly Isolation - People that never left the city but now it’s all busy
Political Causes Of Urban Reality
Blitz devastateion and collapse of shipping industry
Economic Causes Of Urban Reality
Marshladn relatively inaccessible, post war council housing isn’t great
Social Causes Of Urban Reality
In-migration job competition leading to the diverse trailing behind
Technological Causes Of Urban Reality
Poor infrastructure e.g. sewage/transport but much imporved (buses & jubilee line).
Can You Change Urban Reality
Queen Mary’s University
Redevelopment of dock
Long-term illnesses growing
UK’s fastest growing population
Perceptions Of Urban Areas Are Dangerous Due To Location
Mile end now disconnected from the rest of London meaning lack of investment from businesses & TNCs, resulting in less education etc.
Social media describes it as “dirty”, low environmental quality has driven down house prices.
Marshland not nice to look at deterring tourists and businesses
Proximity to London creates an even bigger divide
Perceptions Due To People
Racism leading to segregation leading to dscrimination ,eaning Bengali struggle for jobs, meaning they turn towards crime, which ends up destroying their future.
Bengalis fear segregation
Meaning deters investment
Soho reputation of “night life and prostituies” acts as push factor to elderly and religious community from moving or investing.
