eq -2 Flashcards
define the term perception
an individuals or groups picture of reality resulting from their assessment of the information they have received.
what are the problems faced in Victorian London?
- children as young as 5 sent to work
- population increased from 1m - 6m
- the air was polluted by coal-fired stoves
- raw sewage dumped into the Thames
- life expectancy was 37
- lots of young offenders - petty theft mainly
what were the solutions to the problems in Victorian London?
- construction of proper sewage system
- the founding of met police in 1829
- building of new homes for the working class
- while poor lived in slums of the east end the west was improved through the new building of things like the Picadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square
what is the urban reality of London today?
high living costs, cost of housing, financial and physical costs of community, higher food costs, pollution, antisocial behaviour crime and poverty
high living costs in London today
urban jobs generally pay more but there are higher living costs eg. housing food and community and these costs encourage urban-to-rural movement
low environment quality in London today
involves low-quality housing, particularly for those in poverty and atmosphere pollution noise light pollution and antisocial behaviour.
crime in London today
poverty is a huge cause and crime is higher in urban areas than in rural. central London has the highest crime rate also a lot in Heathrow airport e.g. theft, drugs and immigration
ethnic diversity in London today
UK is a multicultural society and migrants move to the suburbs due to greater affluence and employment
social isolation in London today
newly arrived immigrants feeling isolated slowly feel less so due to a willingness to acclimatise to the culture-loving neer to people of the same ethnic group.
the elderly living in London today
many elderly remain in inner-urban areas and in the area changes around them with rising crime and hecticness they end up feeling socially isolated too.
reasons why there are different perceptions of urban areas
- age
- wealth
- occupation
- how long lived there
- media
- lefiestilye
- changes
- greenspace
- ethnicity
what is the rural idyll?
The belief that living in a rural area is the perfect life and that problems and chaos of the city don’t exist.
Who is Tom Hardy?
An author from Dorset ‘Wessex’ who wrote about old rural towns and what they were like.
Pros of commuter villages
- lower housing cost
- accessible to cities
- lower population
- more green space
Cons of commuter towns
- fast pop growth
- the tension between age ranges
