Expansion and Regeneration

Question 1

Why has London grown?

Answer 1

• Suburbanisation - from inner to outer London for larger houses with gardens
• Counter-urbansiation - move out of London to bordering counties like Surrey
• Increasing divorce - more homes needed
• Family size has fallen - less likely to live in big family units - want their own space

Question 2

What does regeneration mean?

Answer 2

Long term upgrading of exisiting places for urban, rural industrial and commercial areas

Question 3

What does gentrification mean?

Answer 3

Existing people cannot afford to live in an area so wealthier people move in and change the area

Question 4

What does studentification mean?

Answer 4

Run down areas turned into places students can live

Question 5

Suggest positives of gentrificaiton

Answer 5

• Crime rate decreases
• Increase in jobs due to construction
• Areas hat were abandoned become more aesthetically pleasing

Question 6

Suggest negatives of gentrificaiton

Answer 6

• Residens are forced out of areas because they cannot afford it
• Business relocated

Question 7

Suggest positives of studentification

Answer 7

• Old housing is improved
• Age of residents decrease

Question 8

Suggest negatives of studentification

Answer 8

• Increase in anti-social behaviour
• Increase of young people renting properties cause inflation of house prices
• Local shops and services have to change to suit the lives of younger people

Question 9

What does rebranding mean?

Answer 9

Changing the appearance of a place/product again

Question 10

What were the impacts of the Stratford regeneration project?

Answer 10

• Reduced deprivation
• Created jobs for construction
• Many homes has to be relocated
• Wildlife had to be relocated
• Emission of carbon dioxide contributed to global warming
• Crimes have fallen

Question 11

What are the problems with rebranding?

Answer 11

• Rising population - rising population is faster than the number of houses being built
• Environmental quality - pressure on houses forcing green spaces to be turned into homes
• Economic challenge - Expensive to live and rent - pushing old residents out

Question 12

What 6 factors affect the quality of life in London?

Answer 12

• Green space
• Affordable Housing
• Transport
• Employment
• Energy effeciency
• Waste

Question 13

How is London tackling transport?

Answer 13

• Congestion charge - resulted in 6% increase in bus passengers - income is invested in London’s transport
• Buses are hybrid - making buses more cleaner and fuel-efficiant
• ‘Source London’ provides 4500 chargin points

Question 14

How is London tackling employent?

Answer 14

• Companies encouraging people to work at home 1-2 days a week
• Flexiable working hours - helps people to travel more cheaply outside the normal rush-hour

Question 15

How is London tackling affortable housing?

Answer 15

• East Village in Startford is 50% affordable housing
• Shared equity - allows potential home owners to pay either 25% or 50% of the property’s value and rent the remainder

Question 16

How is London tackling energy effeciency?

Answer 16

• Bed ZED in Sutton has 100 apartments and houses, offices and workplaces.
• They use 81% less heating .45% less electricity and 58% less water than an average British home. They also recycle 60% of their waste

Question 17

What are the disadvantage of no green spaces?

Answer 17

• Loss of farmland
• Loss of rural scenery

Question 18

How is London tackling recycling?

Answer 18

• Reusing waste - providing accessable recycling bins
• Developing waste-burning power stations to generate heat and power