City Changes Flashcards
How is population increasing
Population of young adults move to work and study from regions of UK. Many companies appoint migrants with particular skills to help them in companies. Unskilled workers find jobs eash to get as man uk workers dont need to do easy jobs.
Where do most migrants arrive?
Most migrants frist arrive and live in inner city as there is alot of opportunity for work with cheap rented houses and most likely to move to areas where big clusters of etnic groups to feel settled
Where do most established migrants move too
Move tonplaces such as richmond as housing is usually bigger and more peaceful area and still generally close to CBD
Newham
Ethnicity-30% white,26% black,39%asian
Income-low
Housing-32% owned,35% rent, 32% social
Services-school pressuee as high population
Lambeth
Ethnicity-balck 25%,white 55%,asian 8%
Income-average
Housing-44% owned,22% rent,34% social
Services- english mostly 2nd language in schools
Richmond
Ethnicity-85%white,7% asian
Income- high
Housing- 69% owned, 16% rent, 15% social
Services-less pressure on school with less children.
Inequality-services
Rapid population growth= pressure on health and education etc. and providing money for services by council is problem
Inequality-employment
Fewer manufacturing jobs in inner city-new industries on outskirts. Harder to find jobs. Lower income jobs. 25% poverty due to unemployment
Inequality-education
Hard to get too best state schools and wealthy parents send childrent to private schools whereas poorer families sned children ti state schools. Lack of education means less job opportunites
Inequality health
Health- unhealthy lifestyles are more common in pooorer areas. Life expexpectancy 5 years lower