Distant Place Study - Stratford Flashcards
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Stratford is in the borough of Newham which is part of East London and the Lower Lea Valley
How has the lived experience of Stratford changed over time?
Used to be a polluted, working district for trade using the London docks - since they’ve gone - major deindustrialisation took place.
Since the Olympics regenerating the area - more rich, luxury and affluent area.
Could be said to be stripping the area of its authentic culture.
How has this led to different place identities?
Carpenters Estate used to be a derelict area full of social housing but the council has been accused of pushing residents out of the estate.
Council wanted to regenerate the area and start off by kicking residents out of the James Riley Tower but residents couldn’t afford to live elsewhere.
E15 group argues this was method of social cleansing to create more luxury area.
What are the demographic characteristics of Stratford and how have they changed over time?
Population= grown by 14% between 2011 and 2021
Ethnicity= Around 50% white and 50% other ethnicities - very ethnically diverse
House prices= Significantly grown since Olympics.
Crime rates= Very high with 479 crimes in Oct 2023
Education= Only around 33.7% of children achieve 5 or more GCSEs.
How are the patterns of social inequality influenced by the built environment?
Carpenters estate - James Riley Tower tried to be knocked down which excludes w/c people who had it as their council housing as they had no where else to go.
Multiculturism present - ethnicities and variety of restaurants and shops - cantonese etc.
To what extent have the flows of people been important in developing the character of this place?
51% are non Uk born that live in Stratford - adds variety of cultures.
Religious buildings - various to welcome everyone and encourage tourism
How has Stratford been represented by different people and organisations?
Olympics - regenerated the areas and given major landmarks like the London Stadium
Evaluate the role of one or more external forces in changing lived experience in Stratford
Gentrification due to Olympic regeneration project which brings young people and investment.
Migration also causes multiculturalism
Flows of investment = changed a lot
Name 3 sources of data used in this case study
Datashine, National Census and Crime Rates.com
To what extent were your data sources reliable?
datashine - reliable data but no explanation as to why the stats are like this
national census - very reliable as run by government so no bias stats
crime rates- police website so also reliable
