Birmingham challenges Flashcards
we had a _______ shortage in what year
Housing shortage in 2013
how many houses did we need and how many did we build
80,000 but we only had space for 51,000
we had a low quality of ____
life
what is quality of life
the standard of health, comfort and happiness experienced by an individual based on their surroundings
why was the quality of life low
in inner city areas such as spark brook, unemployment rates were higher than outer city areas, so they had a worse life. this is also inequality
in 2015 what was birmingham voted
3rd most deprived UK city
in 2015 how much waste was recycled
only 30%
as a solution to lack of recycling, what did they do?
they built 5 recycling centres
how many homes does the tisley incinerator power and how much waste does it burn
42,000 homes by collecting 35,000 tonnes of rubbish and converting it into electricity
how high was unemployment
14%
urban sprawl - how many people moved away in the past 10 years
42,000
urban sprawl meant more commuting occurred. how many more commuters are there each year
50,000 new each year. one year it rose from 150k to 200k
why does birmingham have challenges
de - industrialisation which leads to urban decline
what is urban decline/ demultiplexer effect
- factories close
- people lose their jobs
- people turn to crime or move away from the area
- the area is now deprived
at least 2 of birminghams challenges
- Deprivation
- Urban sprawl
- 14% unemployed
- Housing shortage
- Waste disposal
- Low quality of life
