London

Question 1

Is London a megacity?

Answer 1

-No, but nearly- roughly 9 million

Question 2

Londons national importance

Answer 2

-Capital city
-30% of UK’S GDP
-most major British companies based here
-12.5% of UK’s Pop

Question 3

Londons international importance

Answer 3

-status as a ‘world city’
-30 million tourists annually
-one of the two most important financial centres in the world
-headquarters of many large international companies eg Google
-greenest city globally (40% greenspace)
- attracts investment from abroad eg Shard, football teams, owned by foreign investors

Question 4

London’s population age trend

Answer 4

• young people in 20s and 30s most common age group in london, as they can come for more job opportunities, higher pay and perception of exciting social life in London

Question 5

What most common ethnic groups in London? (%)

Answer 5

-White UK- 45%
-White other- 15%
-South Asian-12%
-Black- 13%
-Mixed- 5%
-Other- 3%

Question 6

What areas of London show cultural mix?

Answer 6

-Brick lane- most common language here is Bengali (people from Bangladesh) known as ‘curry capital’
- Brixton- lots of Caribbean influence eg wings and tings, brixton market, due to windrush generation

Question 7

How many passengers does the London underground and buses have per week?

Answer 7

• 75million (25m buses, 50m underground)

Question 8

Benefits of crossrail (new rail route across london)

Answer 8

• reduces journey times
• increases the number of rail passenger joined by 10%
• brings 1.5 million more people to within 45 min journey to central london
  -improves integrated transport system in london

Question 9

how much of london is green?

Answer 9

• 40% of city is green space - parks, woodlands, cemeteries and gardens etc

Question 10

importance of having green space in cities?

Answer 10

• produce oxygen- helps reduce enhanced greenhouse affect by absorbing carbon dioxide. 8.1m trees in london- almost 1 per person
• reduce flood risk
  -habitats for wildlife
  -growing food
• mental/ physical health benefits

Question 11

urban greening strategies?

Answer 11

-small scale- not paving over gardens, feeding birds etc
-larger scale- connecting green spaces we already have to help species naturally migrate. London has ‘green grid’ to link open spaces

Question 12

how many people live in poverty in london?

Answer 12

over 2 million

Question 13

which boroughs have over 20% of people receiving benefits?

Answer 13

-newham and greenwich

Question 14

Southall road signs sometimes translated to…

Answer 14

Punjabi

Question 15

Economic opportunities

Answer 15

-londoners earn 23% more than UK average
-85% of jobs in tertiary sectors (providing service/skill)
- world finance centre

Question 16

Social opportunities

Answer 16

-cultural mix-only 45% of pop are ‘white british’- provides diverse culture eg music, food and more

Question 17

Environmental oppurtunities

Answer 17

-40% greenspace
-greenest city in the world

Question 18

socioeconomic challenges

Answer 18

-unaffordable housing ( roughly 57% of income spent on rent on avg)
-lack of social housing ( over 200,000 on waiting lists)

Question 19

environmental challenges

Answer 19

-Pollution (most of central London above EU limit of 40mg/m^3 for NO2)
-Waste ( roughly 25% of waste to landfill)
-housing (building on Greenfield sites)
-urban sprawl (displaces habitats)

Question 20

Sustainable improvements to transport

Answer 20

-cycle superhighways
-Congestion zone charges (ULEZ)
-Santander cycles (Boris Bikes)

Question 21

Sustainable transport in East Village

Answer 21

-every home less than 350m from a bus stop
-Kings Cross 7 mins away by train
-Electric charging points

Question 22

sustainable housing in East Village

Answer 22

-Smart appliances require less energy- more efficient
-smart meters track and conserve energy
-light painted walls to conserve heat
-grey water (left over untreated water eg left over bath water) used for flushing toilets

Question 23

Sustainable neighbourhood of East village

Answer 23

-25% of all apartments are affordable housing
-local shops- local multiplier effect

Question 24

social opportunities created by regeneration in stratford (olympic park)

Answer 24

-jobs- 10,000 at Westfield
-sport facilities available for locals
-new school opened on grounds of park- Chobham academy covers all levels of education
- east village made from ex-athlete village

Question 25

social challenges created by Olympic park

Answer 25

-many people in boroughs surrounding the park still live in poverty
-cheap, affordable housing for poorer people torn down to build site eg 450 Housing association flats

Question 26

economic opportunities of Olympic park

Answer 26

-olympics brought over £9Bn in investment to east London, much of which went into transport
-Lloyds TSB estimated Olympics will generate £10Bn in extra income of UK enconomy

Question 27

economic challenges of Olympics/ olympic park

Answer 27

-cost £8.7Bn of taxpayers money- 5Bn over budget
-Rent and property prices increased as a result of games

Question 28

environmental opportunities of Olympics/Olympic park

Answer 28

-Stadiums built of at least 25% recyclable materials
-green spaces and wildlife habitats created eg- ponds woodlands and otter holts, 8300 trees planted

Question 29

environmental challenges of Olympics/ olympic park

Answer 29

-Games produced 3.3 million tonnes of CO2
-many materials for stadiums and Olympic park imported from overseas

Question 30

How many houses did east village provide

Answer 30

-2800

Question 31

how many tourists have visited park since olympics

Answer 31

-6 million

Question 32

what university based in Olympic park

Answer 32

UCL

Question 33

Reasons newham needed regeneration

Answer 33

• highest levels of poverty in London
• High unemployment
• Deindustrialisation- lots of brownfield sites