human case studies 2 Flashcards
need for regeneration - newham
newham was londons most deprived area due to multiple deprivation
incomes in newham were among the lowest in england - 39.7% semi/skilled/unskilled jobs, 6.7% unemployed
high unemployment rates + low development = low local spending power
closure of londons port - industries closed causing derelict abandoned land and job losses
56.3% hosuing - social - densely populated and overcrowded, homelessness
land contaminated from previous industrial pollution - chemicals, waste, dumping ground
players in newham rebranding
olympic delivery authority - built venues and were involved in trnasport/infrastructure
LOCOG
local community
methods of regeneration - newham
contaminated land and derelict buildings have been removed - re-llandscaped the area
environmental sustainability - 4000 trees planted, 45ha of wildlife habitat created
many jobs were created in construction, operation and development of the park - 70000 temproary jobs created in construction, supplying materials, brought 5000 jobs to east london - low skilled thus available to locals
many new homes built - rent, shared and private
new roads, bridges, pathways and cycle paths built - increased connectedness
shopping centre - jobs
train station - easier to get to jobs in central london
park - tourist location generates profit
successes - newham
environmental quality increased - increasing local pride of place and help maintaining it
attracted local and national public attention to stratford - potential for tourists especially in conjunction with westfield shopping centre
publicity of london attracts toursts
temporary jobs - boosts both local economy and spending power
new homes attract new residents and benefits loocals - range pf tenures diversifies population further
problems - newham
rise in house prices and house rents plus new housing built within short distance of park - can push out locals who are lower income. new housing may not be affordable to locals
attraction of higher income groups to these housing may increase risk of segregation and drive out locals
loss of local business to chain businesses
pre 1950s - detroit
ford opened first factory in 1890
boom in 1910s - ford doubled wages in 1914
decline in 1930s - many workers below poverty line
1940s - war improved conditions as items were produced for war. ford conceded and recognised unionss
1950s - detroit
high population - following this population dropped as city lost jobs to the suburbs - changes in technology, automation, construction of the highway system, taxation policies
1970s-80s - detroit
continued white fight to the suburbs - removal of tax base from the city
1990s - detroit
1992 - detorit debt raises
2008 - bailout by federal authorities
2010 - plan to bulldoze nearly 1/4 of the city - concentrated its population in a particular area
more than $18 billion in debt
players influencing economic change - detroit
local government - what action did they take to try and diversify the economy? did they promise employers too much?
car companies - by creating the first affordable car, making it easier for people to commute to work from suburbs, henry ford doubled wages in 1914 - help or hinder
individuals - many white people decided they didnt want to live alongside their black neighbours and left for the suburbs - decimated the tax base of the city
unions - demanded higher wages and improved working conditions throughout the 30s including retirement benefits that now cannot be afforded
motor city blight busters - detroit
charitable organisation located in detroit, dedicated to the revitilisation of the detroit community
responsible for cleaning up dump sites, tearing down blighted houses, painting existing homes etc
over 21 years - 21000 gallons of paint, 15,500 pounds of nails, 15,500 sheets of plywood
pure michigan - detroit
began as an advertising campaign launched in 2008
aims to market the state of michigan as a tourist destination
recieved state and international attention beginning in 2008 when governor of michigan approved $45 million in additional funding for the pure michigan campaign from the 21st century jobs trust fund
the states return on every dollat invested in pure michigan is nearly $7 - 2014 visitors spent $22.8 billion
214,000 michiganders are employed in tourism industry jobs that can never be outsourced to another location
car industry today - detroit
still important - currently produces more cars and trucks than any other state
2014 - more than 2.3 million jcars and trucks
x - 2015 - 1 out of 23 jobs in car industry
2017 - ford motor cancelled plans for assembling plant in mexico in favour of expanding plant in michigan
trump threatened to increase tariffs on ford imports from mexico causing a shift in company policy
poulation of kings park
12,696 - has a greater population of children, middle aged and older adukts aged 45-84 and fewer young adults age 20-44
ethnicity - kings park ward
25% white british
32% black african and carribbean
religion - kings park ward
48.3% christiaan, 20.8% no religion, 17.8% muslim
household composition - kings park
21% lone parent households
54.1% houses socially rented
education - kings park
23.7% - no qualifications
employment kings park
- 1% full time employment
- 9% unemployed
- 9% elementary occupations
deprivation - kings park
within 10% most deprived wards in london
employment in northwood
near university of california
high tech companies eg blizzard entertainment
tnc headquarters - kia motors, toshiba
new business ventures
median income - $86,500/year (national average- $52,250)
healthcare - northwood
high standard
low air pollution as on edge of los angeles
education and crime - northwood
among best achieving in usa
crime rate is 70% lower than national average
housing conditions - northwood
single family households - 2.8 persons
future of northwood
even during downturns of the economy, still considered best place to live
housing - jembatan besi
demand for affordable housing greatly exceeds supply
densely populated
relatively well built foundations of houses but extra stories have been added using any material found
risk of fire due to overcrowding and improvised electrical wiring
no direct sunlight due to narrow alleys
employment - jembatan besi
$4/day - not always regular
most residents only able to provide unskilled labour eg selling second hand goods on street
formal jobs have little security - jakarta garment indusrty - little protection on factories and no health and safety precautions
health - jembatan besi
poor sanitation - few homes have a toilet, toilets in sllum are poorly built and run for profit by local businesses - fluh into sewers on street
built on former waste tip - cholera and typhoid, dehudration by diarrhoea caused by poor hygiene
education - jembatan besi
schools are poorly equipped
garment industry is a major source of employment for many young females
