havant case study Flashcards
population
45,800
Where is havant
a town in south east hampshire
How is havant local to me
i go to college there
Whats the geology of havant
chalk overlain with clay
how does the geoglogy help the town
it led to springs forming which gave havant clear water which is rich in minerals. the spring was important in parchment making with parchment maid in havant being used for the treaty of versilles
Whats the topography like
Very flat meaning trainlines could be openend in 1847. As well as this factories are easier to build on flat land such as the tampax factory
What was leigh park built for
Made by Portsmouth city council as a place for people who had become homeless due to bomb damage in portsmouth in ww2.
how has leigh parks population changed
in 1956 the population was 3000, today it is 28,000
Population demographic in leigh park
An ageing population
What will an ageing population result in?
- increase in annual costs for health and social care
- increase in hospital admissions for the elderly
- higher proportion of older people living on their own who will be more likely to require formal care
- In the next 20 years the amount of people needing care will increase by 60%
How is housing affordability an issue in the uk
Housing prices are rising faster than the national minimum making housing affordability very difficult
Whats the impacts in havant from global TNCs
Solent retail park- burger king, tesco, next, etc
What are future plans for havant
Amazon distribution centre offering jobs and income to the area (TNCs)
