Lesson 2- Slough Flashcards
Where is the highest percentage of council housed people?
Britwell
Where are the gated communities?
Farnham near Chalvey and Britwell.
What does access to services depend on?
Whether or not you can afford a car or if you are close enough to walk (around 0.75km).
Give examples of open spaces/ country parks for recreation.
Black park, Kedermister park, Upton Court park
What is gentrification?
The renewal and rebuilding of housing for an influx of middle class/ affluent people into deteriorating areas, displacing the poorer residents.
Where is gentrification occuring?
Farnham
Where are the houses in the centre built?
Where the transport routes converge.
Name a difference in Upton.
Lots of grammar schools means academic competition and tutoring.
Access to green parks and open space depends on income.
What is the recreation in Baylis and Stoke like?
19th century industrialisation style, crammed together.
What does IMD stand for and what does it mean?
The Index of Multiple Deprivation takes into consideration all types of deprivation e.g. High Crime, high unemployment, poor health etc. And combines it into one overall measure.
What are services/ amenities more easily accessed with?
More money- the wealthy have it more readily accessible to them.
What area of Slough are the more expensive, larger houses?
The outskirts near London (Langley St Mary and Upton Court)
