Changing Cities (Paper 2) Flashcards
What proportion of the world lived in cities in 2020?
55%
By how much did the UK population grow by between 1830 and 1890?
10%
How many universities were there in Mumbai in 2020?
17 universities
By 1901 how many cities in the world had a population over 10,000?
33
How many people are there per square mile in Dharavi?
1 million
How many cases of diarrhoea, diphtheria and typhoid are reported daily in Dharavi slum?
4,000
In 2019, what % did London contribute to the UK economy?
21.9%
How many mega cities were there in 2017?
40
In 2020, what was the population density of London?
5,000 per sq.km
What was the student population of Birmingham in 2011?
78,000
What % of the current Birmingham population were born outside the UK?
22%
What was the population of Birmingham in 2014?
1.1 million
What amount of Birmingham is currently covered in park land?
3,500ha in 571 parks
How many more houses were needed in Birmingham, in 2015, to meet demand?
5,000
What % of Birmingham’s current population is under the age of 45?
66%
In what year was Merry Hill shopping centre built?
1985
Between 1990 and 1995, by what % did CBD trade fall by in Birmingham?
12%
What year did the Bull Ring reopen following redevelopment?
2003
How many jobs were lost in Longbridge as a result of the closure of the MG Rover Factory?
5,900 and 65,000 in supply chain
In 2016, what % of Birmingham’s population lived in areas categorised by the UK government as the ‘most deprived areas’ in the UK?
40%
In 2016, which Birmingham area was categorised, by the UK Government, as in the top 5% of least deprived areas in the UK?
Sutton Four Oak
Carbon emissions have be reduced in Birmingham. Between 2009/2010 how much did they fall by?
12%
What was the recycling rate in Birmingham in 2013?
30.1%
As of 2016, how much money had been promised to be invested in Birmingham of energy efficiency?
£59 million
What was the population of Mumbai, in 2016, including metropolitan area?
21 million
What % of India’s factory work occurred in Mumbai in 2016?
10%
What % of India’s foreign trade occurred in Mumbai in 2016?
40%
What was the annual worth of informal industries in Mumbai in 2020?
$1 billion
How many rubbish bags were collected daily in Mumbai in 2014?
1 million
How many people were there per toilet in Dharavi slum in 2014?
500
SPARC is an example of a bottom up scheme in Mumbai. What does SPARC stand for?
Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres
How much money did the Mumbai 7 year improvement plan cost?
$2 billion
What % of Bihar relied on agriculture in 2011?
80%
What % of Bihar had access to electricity in 2011?
58%
What was the average income in Mumbai in 2020?
30,000 rupees a month
In 2020, what proportion of India’s billionaires moved to Mumbai?
28/100
In 2020, how many people in Mumbai were living in slums like Dharavi?
1 million
What is urbanisation?
The increase in proportion of people living in built up areas instead of rural areas
What is suburbanisation?
The movement of people from inner city areas to the edges of cities due to more green space and low density housing
What is counter urbanisation?
The movement of people from urban to rural areas usually located beyond the green belt
What is reurbanisation?
When people move back to the centre of urban areas
What is decentralisation?
The movement of people, factories, offices and shops away from city centres to suburban, edge of city locations
What is deindustrialisation?
The decline of manufacturing and industrial activity (secondary industry)
What is industrialisation?
The movement from an economy dominated by primary industry to secondary industry (manufacturing)
What provided employment for 14-25 year old people in Birmingham?
Youth promise pledge
What did Site and Service do?
Gave locals material to adjust and improve housing
What did SPARC do?
Provided permanent housing for residents, community toilets for residents and empowered women to make a difference
What did the 7 Year Plan do?
Invested $2 billion into 14 storey high rise apartment
+Improved services
-Local peoples sense of community destroyed
