Case study: Population and the Environment, Glasgow

Question 1

What is the life expectancy in Scotland/Glasgow?

Answer 1

• Scotland has the second lowest life expectancy in western Europe
• Glasgow has the lowest life expectancy in Scotland
  -73

Question 2

What is the human development index for Glasgow?

Answer 2

• UK is 15th

Question 3

What happened in Glasgow after it went though deindustrialisation?

Answer 3

• high levels of unemployment
• crime
• drug and alcohol abuse
• diet became less healthy as unemployment increased
• Glasgow effect that if you live in Glasgow you’re not going to live as long as everyone else
• mental heath decreased
  > eroded sense of place
  > high suicide rates

Question 4

How much of Scotland’s GDP is spent on health?

Answer 4

9.9%