human case studys Flashcards
1eseconomic inequality in london
average income in kensington 135 000, in newham 35 000
25% of london live in poverty
how many hate crimes against muslims in london
800
is there interaction between age groups in london
least interaction in the entire country could lead to isolation
what pop in london is not white british
50%
what % is NWBR in brent and havering in lodnon
60 in brent , 16 in havering , so not evenly spread
living wage increase in london in 2016
8.45 to 9.75
what does sadiq kahn plan to do in london
build more affordable housing
when did trinity open in leeds
2013
michelin star restaurant in leeds
vicar lane restaurant
southern enterance in leeds train station
cut 5 mins of journey and 100 000 people use it daily
leeds corn exchange
a hub for independant shops
other changes in leeds
developing south bank
granary wharfe
ranked 4th most atractive city outside london
street food ( trinity kitchen)
since congestion charge how much has traffic reduced by
traffic - 21%
since congestion charge in london how much has cycling increased
43%
since london congestion charge how much have co2 emmisions decreased by
12%
london low emmision zone
introduced in 2008
if vehicle doesnt meet emmisions standards daily charge is 100 and 200 for lorries/ busses
santander bikes
2010
5000 to 13600 bikes
315-839 docking stations
up to 30 mins free
hybrid busses in london
1500 environemtally friendly busses
reduce co2 emmisions by 30%
bridgewater place leeds
building shape accelerated winds , knocked over van and killed someone in 2011 ,
in 2016 had to pay 903 000 towards wind deflection works
have to now submit plans to build here
burj khalifa
828m tall
able to withstand 249km winds
sways 2m
masdar- abu dhabi
reliance on oil not sustainable
so in central atrium a barajeel ( wind tower) provides cool air and water mist , reducing air con
also make use of venturi tunnel underneath to maintain cooling air flow
exwick school suds used
permeable pavements
green roof
detention basin
swale
pond
sport area for extra runoff
benefits of suds at exwick
biodiversity increase, runoff controlled, easily maintained
challenges of suds at exwick
difficulty to mange runoff on severly steep sloping site
suds used at olymipic park london
porous asphalt strips
wetlands
swale
filter strips . drains
ponds
rainwater harvesting
suds used at olymipic park london
porous asphalt strips
wetlands
swale
filter strips . drains
ponds
rainwater harvesting
benefits of olympic park suds
management of extreme floods, biodiversity, protects groundwater and local watercourses from pollution
challenges with olympic park london
desgin criteria differed for elements as not all systems were adaptable ( were overcome )
how much waste produced in singapore
1970-1260 tonnes,
2015- 8400 tonnes
where does waste go in singapore in 2015
lanfill- 2%
incinerated - 38%
recycled - 60 %
how long do incinerator plants last in singapore
10 years
when is singapores lanfill site expected to be filled by
2040
how many incinerators in singapore
4
how much did Cheonggyecheon river project cost
281 million dollars
when was seoul river project started
2003 , took 2 years to complete
how much of seoul river was restored
5.8km
how many torusits did seoul river restoration bring
by end of 2008 , 18.1 million
public facilities involved in cheonggyecheon river restoration
dongdaemun plaza , and various seating schemes to encourage diversity of cultural programming
how much did speeds in CBD slow by after seoul restoration
12.3%
after seoul restoration how much did temps decrease by
2.5-5 degrees
by 1990s how many companys were housed by EZs
5000
how many people did EZs employ by 1990
125 000
literacy rates in mumbai
89%
why is mumbai at risk of flooding
5 rivers run through it and mumbai has limited room to expand so new developments built on floodplains
how many in dharavi live on less than 2 dollars a day
9 mill
how much do residential homes next to dharvi cost
2 billion
how are mumbai increasing water scarcity
rainwater harvesting systems made compulsary on new residential building s
how is mumbai upgrading public transport
in 2011 the world bank provided 1 billion dollars of funding to upgrade roads and rebuild train tracks and purchase more efficetn fuel busses
what is mumbai doing to combat AIDS
the national aids control organisation runs condom promotion capaigns to reduce hiv rates
what percentage of people in mumbai live in slums
60 %
how many people share 1 toilet in dharavi
1000
when is water available in mumbai
rationed so only available betwee 5 and 7 sm
2005 flooding in mumbai
400 people died. 10 000 homes flooded
curitiba population
3 million
how many parks and greenbelts in curitiba
28
whats c.i.c in curitiba
industrial city 10km of curitiba , by 2000, over 550 factories operating providing 50 000 direct and 150 000 indirect jobs
whats cohab in curitiba
public housing programme , providing 50 000 homes for the urban poor
how much waste does curitiba recycle
2/3- scheme generates jobs and reduces landfill as it generates money
what percentage of travellers in curitiba use the bus service
80%
how often do curitiba busses come
1 min at peak time
4 threats to antarctica
fishing and whaling
climate change
resources
tourism
ATS in protection of antarctica
1959, 12 nations signed up now 53, with aims to keep antarctica a peaceful area , used exclusively for scientific research
the protocol of environmental protection in protection of antarctica
negotiated by UN and trwaty members in 1991, give extra protection to environment especially against mineral exploitation
IWC in protection of antarctica
responsible for conservation of whales
1926- 125 000 whales
2018- 3000 whales
UN environemt programme in protection of antarctica
prepare regular reportsfor the UN secretary on antarctica
NGOs in protection of antarctica
cant do to much direct impacts so ensure protocols are enforced and monitor threats and enhance protection
examples of NGOs in protection of antarctica
- Antarctic and southern ocean coalition ( ASOC) which is a group of 30+ ngos including WWF and greenpeace
- committee on antarctic research ( SCAR) which develop and co-ordinate the scientific research
wheres apple headquaters located
california `
apple factories
outsourced to foxconn- taiwanese company - factories in mainland china
how many jobs created from apple in china
4.8million
how much do apple workers in china earn
60h weeks at 150 dollars a month
how many iphones sold in 214
74 million
how many committed suicide at apple
14
when was un created
1945 after ww2
how many goals in un
17 goals all with aims to promote sustainability and peace
what have UN been successful in
dealing with some food scarcity, education, human rights, decolonisation, free trade, law of sea negotiated 1973-1982, stoping small boats policy
UN bad reasons
didnt intervene when mass genocide in rwanda where 800 000 died , bias to rich western countires
population of spitalfields and banglatown
12 578
male female split in brick lane
54% male
46% female
how many aged 16-64 in spitalfields and banglatown
80%
representation in brick lane
hackney post- interactive map of street art
ravish london websote quotes brick lane
galleries increase as gentrification and tourism
statistics
brick lane film- monica ali
sally flood poet
adam dants map
adam dants map of spitalfeilds
includes key locations within the area today and also historic background of a variety of places, providing strong sense of place , bottom up process, inculdes characters such as tracey emin the artist and fred the chestnut seller
booths poverty map
indicated mixed fortunes but very unreliable . 1890s
signs of external forces in brick lane
TNCs- leons fast food chain
all saints clothing shop
changing flows of people in brick lane
17th centuary- french huguenots - weaving and tailoring
19-20th irish and jewish
now bangladesh
what percentage of people bangladeshi in brick lane
41%
garnets paper mill
secondary sector, manufacturing jobs. now mixed housing , buon apps, SUDS , nature reserve, hydroelectic turbine
Otley mills
once a textile mill, closed in 2014 where 74 jobs lost, now wharfebank buisness centre, mixed housing, tertiary sector
ashfield works - otley
former printing press and haulage yard now a care home with offices and retail units
women to men ration in otley
7360 women
6855 men
population in otley
1960- 12 000
2001- 14600
2011- 14200
% white british in otley
97.1%
partnerships in otley
farmers market
victorian fayre
food and drink festival
sponsers- science festival and tour de france
how many people employed in printing machinary trade by 1900 in otley
2000- was otley most important industry
representations of otley
walter fawkes
shane green
turner
printing press in otley park
poetry- otley town poet
media- otley in bloom, carnival, show
writing- annie lord- home coming
western ice sheet antarctica
in last 50 years air temp increased by 3 degrees since 1955
oceans have increased by 1 degree to west
penguin colonies distribution changed
decline in krill
glaciers retracted
east antarctica
temp increases small
ice has been expanding towards indian ocean as increasing westerly winds leads to more precipitation , making see less salty , and ice forms
what area did southern ocean whaling sanctuary ban whaling
50km2, 1994
main ore deposits in antarctica
iron and coal, some diamonds
whats in ross sea in antarctica
oil and natural gas fields
when did mining in antarctica become prohibited
international agreement in 1991, came into force in 1998
