case studies Flashcards
where was the olympic park located (example of an urban regeneration project)
newham
how many people were unemployed in newham compared to the UK
6.7% compared to 3.4% in england
what was the gcse percentage in Newham compared to the rest of london
51% A*-C compared to 57% in london
what was the crime rate in newham
8.9 per 1000 of the population
how many houses did the athletes village and whole park offer
8000
what did the aquatics centre turn into
50m pools for public, schools and elite athletes
what was the name of the school that opened by on the olympic park site
Chobham Academy
how much did the olympics generate in investments to east london
£9 billion
how much did the uk economy get from the olympics
an extra £10billion
what did stratford get to connect it to the rest of london
a tube station
how much of the stadiums were made of recycled materials
25%
where is london located and what is it’s population
south east
8million
what is london the home to
royal family
government
5 international airports
TNCS eg barclays
what is londons population likely to be by 2030
10 million
what age are the majority of people in london and what are they doing there
national migrants between 18 and 35 who attend uno or work
what percent is white british and what percent of london is other ethnicities
45% white british
55% other ethnicities
state some examples of recreation activities in london
play at the west end
arsenal game
olympic park
what does wide ethnicities lead to
cultural mix and various of festivals like notting hill carnival
what’s is the ITS and how many journeys does it do per day
integrated transport system
1 million
london is one of the greenest cities in the world - how much is green space?
46%
how many trees are in london
8.1million
how many years is life expectancy below national average in newham
7 years
a shortage of homes means there is pressure to build on the what?
rural urban fringe which increases the number of commuter settlements causing urban sprawl
there is pressure to build where
on brownfield sites as it’s better than greenfield sites but more expensive
how many premature deaths has air pollution caused in london and how are london trying to reduce this
4000
congestion charge
london recycles 61%
where is mumbai located and has access to what ocean
located on the west coast of india
indian ocean
what TNCS are based in mumbai
Disney, johnson and johnson, glaxosmithkline
what type of migration does mumbai experience
rural to urban
what is the population of mumbai
23million growing by 1 person per minute
who are the majority of migrants in mumbai
migrants between 20 and 35
64% men looking for work
what are the literacy rates in mumbai
84%
economic migration has caused what
hyper- urbanisation more growth in informal settlements eg dharavi
in dharavi (slum) what is the population
1million people per 1mile2
how many families share a stand pipe in dharavi and how long does it come on for
10 families and 2hours
how many people share 1 toliet and how many cases of water borne diseases (state examples)
500 people share 1 toliet
4000 diseases such as diarrhoea and typhoid
how many people are employed in the informal sector and stay an example of a job (mumbai)
90%
recycling 
what percent of all plastic is recycled by ragpicker‘s and how many ragpickers are there
35,000 ragpicker‘s recycle 80% of all plastic
how many vehicles are in Mumbai
3.2million
mumbai is the what most polluting city in the world
4th
what is vision mumbai and what do people get
A government led dharavi redevelopment project where people who can show residency since 2000 can receive a 300sq ft house for free
since 1993 how many toliet blocks and toliets have been built and how many people has this affected in mumbai
366 toilet blocks with a 6952 toilets survey more than 350000 people
A project to provide safe electricity has been put in place how many slum dwellers were affected
104000
where is lesotho located
small country in south africa
how much water falls in lesotho in winter
57mm per month
what are the names of the two dams built and how much do they cost
KASTE and MAHALE
8billion
where is the water being transferred to
from the river segu to the river vaal in south africa
how many people were displaced after the first two dams
30,000
what percent of water is lost through leaks
40%
what percent of the population received safe water in SA
10%
what percent did it provide for lesotho’s GDP
75%
what percent did sanitation increase from
15% to 20%
what does BEDZED stand for
beddington zero development energy development 
how far away is BEDZED from london
40min
how many homes does BEDZED provide and what else is on site
82 homes
a cafe, health centre, childcare facilities
how many stations and bus routes does BEDZED have
two railway stations and two bus routes they also have a tram link but promotes a walking and cycling
how many litres is water reduced to at BEDZED and what percent of that is grey water
76litres
18%
how is water conserved at BEDZED
aerated taps, low flush toilets, small bath tubs
what percent of housing at BEDZED went to low income families
50%
where are houses faced at BEDZED and what are houses made of
houses face south to maximise heat from the Sun
constructive thermally massive materials that store heat that is released at cooler times
how many metres of BEDZED are covered in solar panels
777
where is the wakel river basin project located
south of rajasthan
north west india
why is there little water supply (wakel)
high temps combined with low rainfall 250mm and 96% falls between june and sept
what are the two aims of the wakel river basin project
increase water supply and storage
raise awareness of local communities of the need for effective water manage
what are the two methods used in the project
taankas and johed
what does a taanka do, how much water did it collect, how many m deep was it
an underground storage system about 3 m wide and 3 to 4 m deep they collect surface water from roofs and can hold up to 20000 L
what does a johed do
small earth dams to capture rainwater
how many rivers that dried up now glow throughout the year
5
what is the uk population expected to rise from and to by 2030
60mill to 73mill
in 2017 what % was coal used to generate energy in uk
5%
during the industrial revolution what was the main source of generating energy
coal
when and where were oil and gas discovered
north sea
1960s
in 2017 what % was gas and oil used in the uks energy mix
gas 39%
oil 36%
why was modern renewable energy sources needed
as burning fossil fuels leads to emitting greenhouse gases
in 2017 what % was nuclear power apart of the uks energy mix
8%
what percent did solar, wind & hydroelectric power all together produce for the uks energy
3%
