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What are the mean cars in Corniche, Mussafah and Al Ain?

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2.4, 1.3, 1.2

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How long to Doctors/Clinic in Corniche, Mussafah and Al Ain?

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20,20,22

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How long to school in Corniche, Mussafah and Al Ain?

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25, 31, 32

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How long to Fam + friends in Corniche, Mussafah and Al Ain?

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20, 26, 35

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How safe did people feel in Corniche, Mussafah and Al Ain?

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65, 30, 40 felt ‘very safe’

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Where to find statistics in Corniche?

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SCAD.ae

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How many nurses per 100,000 of population in Corniche vs Al Ain

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640 vs 600 (2013)

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How many dentists per 100,000 of population in Corniche vs Al Ain?

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58 vs 51 (2013)

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From 2000-2011 what is the increase in the percentage of pupils in Al Ain that are enrolled in private education?

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36.4%

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In 2013-2014 what percentage of students were enrolled in private education in Corniche and Al Ain?

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69.6 vs 53.1%

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Compare the percentage of students enrolled in private education in Corniche and Al Ain in 2000 and 2011

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47 vs 23 and then 66 vs 59

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How to find crime in areas?

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Went on The National Newspaper and used headlines. For example ‘Pharmacist High on Drugs Arrested For Dealing’ in Al Ain or in 2015 when a fire killed 10 people in Mussafah or when a gang of 11 illegal immigrants stole vehicles, gas cylinders and electricity cables.

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How did i compare value of land?

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Used Dubizzle or Propertyfinder.ae and compared the same size of residential property against the different areas.

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How much does a 3-bed apt cost, per year, in Corniche, Mussafah and Al Ain?

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220,000, 90,000, 80,000

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What strategies have been implemented in Mussafah to tackle inequality?

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The Department of Transport spent 77 million improving roads along ‘Dalma Mall Road’ to increase communication and access to the Mall.
In 2009, Bus times between Mussafah and Abu Dhabi were cut from 40 minutes to 20 minutes.
The government subsidises public transport, including buses, so most journeys only cost between 2 Dhs.
Dalma Mall opened in 2010, a 147,000 square foot mall with over 480 stores.

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What strategies have been implemented in Al Ain to tackle inequality?

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In 2012 the ‘Upgrading the Northern Ring Road’ Project was completed in which 3 underpasses and a three lane flyover was built.
In 2009 the Al Ain City Centre Bus Station which eventually totalled 350 buses in 2011.
2006 ADEC project to upgrade curriculum in 6 schools
Furthered by the opening of more private schools such as in 2013 when BCAL opened

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What did the Corniche, Mussafah and Al Ain score on the bi-polar environmental survey

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+27, -8, -1

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How to assess the success of schemes over time?

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Historical data + Egan Wheel

GIS - turn back the clock - assess building planning, beautification and communications

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Show how there is a North-South contrast in East Anglia

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Norfolk + Suffolk - older people dominate age structure - 49% of workers above 25 - 2005 39% of employees earn less than £250/week - Sparsely populated rural area
Essex + Hertfordshire + Bedfordshire - Strong links to London - Commuter towns - Greater affluence 15% earn less that £250/week - Average in Essex it £540

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Why has counter-urbanisation/suburbanisation occurred in East Anglia?

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1980s railways between London + Norwich electrified, increase in commuting + car ownership + appeal of living in country - Ripple effect leads to growth along rail + road corridors

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Effect of London commuters in East Anglia?

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Contributed £11 million in 2006 - Urban ‘haves’ and rural ‘have nots’ due to transport routes - Dormitory settlement - 4/10 new households can’t afford home - ‘social glue’ falls apart - Colchester and Ipswich have become suburbs of London

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Inequality in North Norfolk AONB

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Most remote part of East Anglia - 40,000 pop, Elderly 30% population - 48% households 1 pensioner - 30% of properties are second homes - dormitory - 2004 report 84% could not afford terraced houses in AONB

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Schemes for North Norfolk

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Rural Housing Enabler - negotiates with developers - ‘Local Plan’ makes ‘Growth Towns’ where 30-40% of new builds are social housing - 300 properties below market completed by 2005

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Were schemes in North Norfolk a success?

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Dumb-bell market

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Inequality in Jaywick

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In 1% of worst off areas in UK - 6 of UKs cheapest streets - poor street lighting - abandoned vehicles and buildings - 60% no qualifications - High crime - 20% in ‘not good’ health - 355 income support claimants

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Schemes for Jaywick

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1999 Jaywick Regeneration Masterplan - Views of residents taken into consideration - funds from central + local gov + EU - New School - Healthcare - Guinness Trust low-rent housing with disabled priority - New roads

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What are the criteria for economic sustainability?

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Jobs for all of pop - Will make pop wealthier in med or long term - economic change through education

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What are the criteria for environmental sustainability?

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Pollution not increased - Conserves rare species + special environments - Resources not exploited faster than renewed

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Criteria for social sustainability

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Change extend to all pop - Locals are able to afford land - Culture retained - Local community involved in decisions

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Reasons why East Anglia not sustainable

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Qualifications low - 60% in North Norfolk have - Only 8% of graduates in East Anglia work there - ‘Brain Drain’ - 365,000 commute daily out of region to work - 84% in North Norfolk can’t afford terraced housing - 4/10 of new households can’t afford home

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Schemes to combat social unsustainalbility and inequality

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Transport - Bittern Community Rail Partnership - ‘dial-a-bus’ - Suffolk ACRE and Government Exception Policy providing 505,000 new homes in 2021 - Brancaster Community Shop provides combined services

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Schemes to combat Economic unsustainalbility and inequality

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Easton Farm Park for rural education + leisure - Farmers Market 100 happen - CenterParcs in Thetford Forest brings £5 billion/year + 250,000 jobs

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Schemes to combat environmental unsustainalbility and inequality

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Start up costs paid for renewable fuels business + Composting toilets

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London Enclave

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Spitalfields - Banglatown - Largest Bangladeshi community outside London - Cheap housing - enclave - 63% Asian pop - ranked worst housing

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Deprived Hackney

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Grafitti - vandalism - few open spaces - 136th worst unemployment - 1239 IMD worst health

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Privileged Hampstead

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Open spaces + parks - High income 6510/8414 - good health 6928/8414

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Problems with Nightingale Estate

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Elderly felt trapped, no play areas, poor design that encouraged crime

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Schemes for Hackney

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£60 mil 10 yr programme - demolished tower blocks - range of priced housing - residents involved in planning - CCTV and gates - Olympus square in centre with play area, pensioners lunch

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Why is Hampstead less deprived?

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Halstead Garden Suburbs improvements 1909 - All classes welcome - Houses limited to 8 per acre - Roads 40ft wide - Roads lined with trees

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