CSMP Case Studies

Question 1

Demographic characteristics of rugby

Answer 1

Old population - 60% are 65+, only 18% are 0-17
Population of around 115,000
80% are ethnically white
66.5% are Christian
Largest growing population in West Midlands

Question 2

Socio-economic charcteristics of rugby

Answer 2

Average salary of £35k
1/333 are homeless - highest level of homelessness in the West Midlands
Above average employment rate - 78.5%

Question 3

Cultural characteristics of rugby

Answer 3

Home of the sport rugby
Market town
66% are Christian - St Andrews church

Question 4

Political characteristics of rugby

Answer 4

Conservative mayor
42 elected councillors

Question 5

Built characteristics of rugby

Answer 5

Rugby school
Industrial - centre of England
Shopping centre
Train station

Question 6

Natural characteristics of rugby

Answer 6

River Avon
Centre of England
Rugby school owns lot of land - preventing growth in certain areas

Question 7

Demographic of tower hamlets

Answer 7

320,000
32% Bangladeshi, 33% white british, 7% black ethnic
82.6% people are over 18

Question 8

Socio-economic characteristics of tower hamlets

Answer 8

Average wage: £75,000 - massive development gap
Average house price: £600,000 - Dense population
86% jobs are taken by non residents

Question 9

Cultural characteristics of Tower Hamlets

Answer 9

110 languages spoken
70% speak english as a second language

Question 10

Political characteristics of tower hamlets

Answer 10

3rd most deprived local authority
Council tax abolished

Question 11

Built characteristics of tower hamlets

Answer 11

Canary Wharf
East London
Tube - underground

Question 12

Natural characteristics of tower hamlets

Answer 12

North of River Thames
- once used as a port for trade

Question 13

Background of jembatan besi

Answer 13

Slum located in Jakarta, Indonesia
One of the fastest sinking cities in the world - 40% of the city is underwater

Question 14

Demographic of jembatan besi

Answer 14

Population 4000 people
Population density - 35000/km^2

Question 15

Social inequality of jembatan besi

Answer 15

Average income of $4 a day
Demand for housing is high as city sinks - high housing cost
Population growth
Lack of access to education

Question 16

Housing in jembatan besi

Answer 16

Extremely densely populated
- 35,000km^2
- due to large families caused by a lack of education
No toilets - lack hygiene
High cost

Question 17

How does education influence social inequality in jembatan besi

Answer 17

Education - poor - schools are poorly equipped - too expensive for inhabitants and students are required to work for money

Question 18

How does income influence social inequality

Answer 18

Average daily income of $4 a day
Lots of jobs are informal - so they are not protected
Young women work in factories due to inequality

Question 19

How does demographic influence inequality in jembatan besi

Answer 19

Mainly populated by families - due to lack of education
Leading to high population density

Question 20

How does health/healthcare influence social inequality in jembatan besi

Answer 20

Poor hygiene standards - very few homes have toilets
Healthcare is extremely difficult to access
Nutrition is mainly rice - malnourished
Lack of clean water - epidemics due to waterborne diseases

Question 21

How does social inequality impact people’s lives in jembatan besi

Answer 21

Sanitation - lots of illness and infection
Pollution - increase chance of disease
No sewage system - further spread of disease
Lack of nutrition - poor health (malnutrition)
Schools are poorly equipped - lack of access to high paying jobs

Question 22

Background of birmingham

Answer 22

Birmingham became a market town in 1166
However economic change become significant in the late 20th century due to rapid deindustrialisation
This occured due to a depleting need of birmingham for industrial production due to large competition
Which led to birmingham shifting to a service based economy

Question 23

What is the big city plan 2010?

Answer 23

Birminghams plan to redevlop/rebrand into a larger service based economy

Question 24

What was the aims of the big city plan 2010?

Answer 24

50,000 jobs
Contribute £2.1 billion to the economy each year
5000 new homes
Improve transport links

Question 25

How was the aims of the big city plan achieved?

Answer 25

Grand central station opened in 2016
Mailbox renovated in 2016
Library built in 2013
City park 2012 - increased greenspaces
High speed rail

Question 26

Background of Olympic park

Answer 26

Was previously a mixture of green and brownsfield sites
Cost a total of £700m - estimated £280m
80,000 workers were included in the project

Question 27

Players involved in the development of the olympic park

Answer 27

The Olympic Association
Local council
West ham united
Local communities

Question 28

Socio-economic impacts of the Olympic association in the place making process of the Olympic park?

Answer 28

• 3000 huts for athletes built
• at the time created 12000 jobs in the area which played an important role in rebranding as after the 1980s deindustrialisation of the docks many jobs were lost
• Athletes village became the earth village
• provided quality housing for locals

Question 29

Environmental impacts of the olympic association in the building of the Olympic park

Answer 29

• Misplaced 3300 species of animals
• Increased congestion with more hours of transport in the area
• Pollutants such as CO2 and nitrate released during the construction of the olympic park

Question 30

Impacts of West ham in the place making process of the Olympic park

Answer 30

• After the Olympics the Olympic park was left with no use
• West ham united proposed a deal allowing them to relocate stadiums to the Olympic park in 2016
• Giving the stadium a new purpose and bringing 50,000 new spectators to the Olympic park