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Question 1

Describe population composition of Ferguson St Louis in 1970, 2000 and 2010

Answer 1

1970: 99% white, 1% Black
2000: 44.7% white, 52.4% Black
2010: 29.3% white, 67.4% Black

Question 2

State a racist incident in Ferguson St. Louis

Answer 2

Aug 2014: white police office shoots dead Michael Brown (AfAm) - not found guilty

Question 3

Why is the growing civil unrest in Ferguson St. Louis

Answer 3

Growing civil unrest / debate about relationship between AfAm community and law-enforcement

Question 4

What is being done to tackle racism in Ferguson St. Louis

Answer 4

Ongoing investigation suggested misconduct and pattern of discrimination.

Question 5

Define dissimilarity

Answer 5

Dissimilarity – how many of other groups are around them (universally black, or more mixed)

Question 6

Define isolation

Answer 6

Isolation – how many people would have to move in order to get even racial distribution

Question 7

Define clustering

Answer 7

Clustering – do minority areas join each up, i.e. one large ghetto (or scattered)

Question 8

Define centralisation

Answer 8

Centralisation – around the CBD / other central places or not?

Question 9

Define concentration

Answer 9

Concentration – relative physical space, i.e. put into small amount of geographical space

Question 10

How do diverse living places in urban areas have social characteristics that reflect ethnicity and culture

Answer 10

in terms of distinctive retail outlets,
places of worship
and leisure.
(🌎 Southall)

Question 11

What does the built environment include

Answer 11

…includes shops, restaurants, places of worship, leisure, and this is likely to mirror local cultures.
This might also include shop decorations or the goods/food sold.

Question 12

What is the evolving environment

Answer 12

Evolving environment
As communities change in their ethnicity so use of buildings evolves, e.g. church becomes a mosque with different symbols/speakers visible.

Question 13

What is encapsulated environment

Answer 13

Areas with fewer migrants may experience little change, or these may be superficial (e.g. east-Europeans attend existing Roman Catholic churches).

Question 14

What is establishing environment

Answer 14

As ethnicities become wealthier and established so their ability to build substantial structures changes and these become more apparent on the skyline, e.g. BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden, London.

Question 15

What are enforced environments

Answer 15

However, due to pressure to maintain a place’s heritage, planning laws are often used to restrict changes to the built environment.