Jembatan Basi/Northwood Flashcards
Where is Jembatan Basi?
Jakarta, Indonesia. It is 4km west of the city centre
What is Jembatan Basi’s population?
4,000
Why are there so many slums in the area?
Demand greatly exceeds supply, nor the government or private sector are rich enough and people do not have the resources to build high quality homes.
What is the average daily income of the area?
$4/day
Outline the health risks of the area.
Very few people have toilets with many run on a commercial basis. Most waste enters the waters meaning people are more likely to get cholera and typhoid. Extremely high levels of pollution, poor nutrition people mostly eat rice.
What is education like in Jembatan Basi?
Most schools are poorly equipped and a lot of children don’t go to school as they are busy working.
What is housing like in Jembatan Basi?
Homes have well built foundations but have been built up and up with makeshift materials like pieces of scrap wood and metal.
Where is Northwood?
Irvine, Southern California
When was Irvine built and what type of city is it?
It is a fully planned city and it was built in the 60s.
How many people live in Northwood and how many households are there?
21,000 people 2,000 households
What is the median income of Northwood?
$86,500
Name some of Northwood’s employers
University of California (largest employer), Blizzard, Broadcom, Kia, Mazda, Toshiba
What is the education in Northwood like?
Schools are among the best achieving in the country. Area has 5 high schools.
What % of people in Northwood have degrees and what % have masters or doctorates?
68.5% have first degrees, 20.5% have masters/doctorates.
What are the crime rates of Northwood?
70% below national average, 50 per 100,000 experience violent crime and 52 per 100,000 experience vehicle crime.
