Human Flashcards
Developed city housing, leith edinburgh
-New tenement style housing/ off street parking being built
-anti social high rise flats being demolished
-improved amenities for local people have been built, for example ocean terminal
-a private health club and new restaurants provide new employed opportunities.
-industrial buildings reposed as flats
-some buildings built with a nautical theme
-affordable housing has been provided by the council
Developed city traffic
-trams
-park and ride introduced such as Edinburgh gateway
-rose street was pedestrianised, however this pushes traffic onto oncoming streets
-bus lanes on commuter routes, resulted in all other vechines being pushed into other lanes.
-bike hire rental, just eat bikes, however got stolen.
-encouragement to use travel like busses by implementing free Wi-Fi
-bus app
Developing housing, rio
-self help schemes for local
people, for example favela barrio
-installing pipes for sanitation
-streets were widened to allow lorries etc
-pacification to keep streets safe
-much of the housing been given upgrades like bricks
-improved refuse collection improves the environment
-many houses been collected to metered electricity
-residents given right to buy their houses
-roads have been paved and given formal adresses
Developing traffic, Rio
-mayor announced a 15 year plan to develop light rail way line, increasing the capacity of the public transport network.
-the yellow line expressway bypasses the city centre.
-number of cycle lines been increased
-cable cars
-metro rio has added a line 4 which has added 6 stations
The rio-niteroi bridge connects rio to the commuter area. This manages transport by reducing pressure on ferry services.
what points could be made about an aging population?
-increased pensions therefore higher taxation
-decline in services for children
-increased pressure on adult children to care for elderly parents
-decrease in unemployment rate however also skills gap due to less economically active people
-increased strain on healthcare
what points can be made about a youthful population?
-much larger workforce
-increase in those of a childbearing age therefore potentially increased unemploymeny
-build more schools and train more teachers
-increased pressure on housimg/ food supplies
what are some migration pull factors?
-good exchange rate
-healthcare in scotland is free
-plenty of available jobs such as in construction
what are some migration push factors?
-not enough jobs
-poor wages
-poor state benefits
what are some migration impacts?
-jobs filled that british people might not do
-overcrowding
-education system may become strained
-multicultural society
-racial tension
Impacts of land degradation?
-Loss of fertile topsoil through water or wind erosion leading to inability of the land to support vegetation
-when crops fail or livestock died off food supply is reduced leading to malnutrition and famine
-rural migration into overcrowded urban areas has caused more pressure on the growth of shanty towns
-farmers have lost their income due to poor crop yields
-conflicts over land/resources causes people to be forced to move and resettle - leading to growth of refugee camps
-desertification is forcing people to move out of the Sahara desert into the sahel
Effectiveness of housing in Rio
Slum clearance was not effective as people would simply move to a new location and it would begin again
Self help schemes are more effective as it gives people a sense of ownership
Pacification was not totally successful as rhe police were accused of violent behaviour
Effectiveness for leith housing
Increased house prices have priced original residents out of the market
The demolition of historic sites has lead to campaigning and conflict including the save leith walk campaign which was successful in preventing the demolition of a historic area
Most improvements have been in keeping with the local heritage of the area
More affluent residents have been attracted to the area which has improved the perception of the area
