Bristol- case study Flashcards
1st Stage to enquiry
What, where, why, risks
2nd Stage to enquiry
How we will conduct enquiry
3rd Stage to enquiry
Graphical representation of the data
4th Stage to enquiry
Analysing of data, what the data means
5th Stage to enquiry
What we could have done better and why
Random sampling
Just randomly sampling different pieces of data
Systemic sampling
Where the data is systematically chosen eg 10 m east
Stratified sampling
Data chosen for fieldwork study
What kind of sampling did we use?
Stratified
Interquartile range
How bunched together the data is
Where is Bristol?
Middle of England, north-west of London
How many people live in Bristol?
380,000 people, making it the 10th largest city in England
What is distribution
The way population is spread over an area
Population density
A measurement of numbers of people in an area, in km2.
What does sparsely populated mean?
Not many people
What does densely populated mean?
Means people lots of people live there
What impact have migrants had in Bristol?
Enrich the culture
They need to provide tutors for children who’s first language is not English
There is more pressure on housing
Improving levels of skills
How is Bristol changing?
The population is growing rapidly
The electrification of the train line means that the journey time has gone down to 70 mins
The population is more ethnically diverse
There are more people in Bristol that are under 16 to those of pensionable age
Over 2 mil people live within the 50 km of city
Social opportunities in Bristol-
Sport-
Has two professional football teams, attract a wide range of audiences
Shopping -
Can help to reduce crime, attract employment etc, cabbot circle
Entertainment-
Festivals, sports events etc
Harbourside-
Old warehouses turned into shops and restaurants , art places and museums
When was the new harbour built?
1975
When was the avonmouth dock built?
1870s
What are the brownfield sites?
Land that has been used, abandoned and now can be reused
What is urban greening?
Over 1/3 of Bristol is open space and 90% of the population live within 350 m for a park/ water. There are 8 nature reserves and 300 parks in the city. In 2015, it became their primary principle to make the city as green as possible
What did queens square park used to be?
A dual carriage way
What is sustainable energy?
About 200 people died last year due to pollution. With the green attitude, it improves people’s quality of life as well as their health
What is the integrated transport scheme?
In 2012 Bristol was the second most congested city in the uk. A journey as rush hour took 31% longer then at any other time of the day. Now 57% of people walk or cycle, which is more than any other uk city.
What about Bristol’s population?
The population has grown by 9% since 2000 and the amount of waste is down by 18%. The city still produces 0.5 million tonnes of waste a year.
Poverty in Bristol, filwood
1/3 of 16-24 year olds are unemployed
In 2013, only 36% of students gained 5 good GCSEs
Above average teen pregnancies
Life expectancy is 78, rest of Bristol is 80
Over 1,300 crimes a year
62% of people feel unsafe to go out at night.
Stoke bishop, richest area
81% of houses are owned 50% of population has a degree Only 3% of population is unemployed Life expectancy’s 83 Less than 300 crimes a year
How many social houses are needed ?
9,000 are needed but there are only 41 available
What are the problems?
14,000 people are on the waiting list for a house and
