End of the Mile

Question 1

Give 3 was in which Environmental Quality in an urban location can be perceived as poor

Answer 1

1. Poor quality housing
2. Pollution - air, light (despite Clean Air Acts)
3. Antisocial behaviour

Question 2

How can ethnic diversity be perceived as undesirable in urban places?

Answer 2

1. Segregation - either through choice or as a method of getting support
2. Poor attitudes towards integration, by both migrants and already established population
3. Discrimination

Question 3

What 2 things (policies, institutions) have helped Mile End to improve in terms of access to education?

Answer 3

1. Queen Mary’s University

2. City Academies Programme

Question 4

In what way could the redevelopment of St. Katherine’s Dock be seen as a negative to Mile End?

Answer 4

Closure of nearby slum housing, which has lead to overcrowding in surrounding areas, area now has the highest rate of overcrownig in London

Question 5

What are 2 of the negatives associated with urban life?

Answer 5

1. The pace and related stress of life with the larger cities
2. Social polarisation between elements of society - eg. wealth and poverty

Question 6

What could help to overcome social isolation?

Answer 6

1. A willingness to assimilate into society

2. Living close to, or having a close relationship with, members of a person’s own ethnic group

Question 7

List 3 potential reason why migrants may move from the inner city to the suburbs

Answer 7

1. Increasing affluent
2. Wish to be more integrated
3. Increasing more self confident
4. Secure employment
5. ‘Grass is Greener’ mentality