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What is a megacity?

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A city with more than 10 million habitants

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What is urbanisation?

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the increasing proportion of people living in urban areas

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What are four factors causing urbanisation?

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Location, natural increase, economic development, migration

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Why is location a cause of urbanisation?

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Urbanisation is rapid by ports because they are good places for trade

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Why is natural increase a cause of urbanisation?

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Cities have better healthcare and life expectancies so more people move there

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Why is economic development a cause of urbanisation?

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Economic development creates jobs, which are a pull factor

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why is migration a cause of urbanisation?

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Most migrants are young and looking for jobs (pull factors

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What is our HIC city case study?

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London

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What is London’s current population?

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9 million (national importance)

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What is the 7th busiest airport in the world?

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London Heathrow (international importance)

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How many tourists do we get annually?

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30 million in 2017 (international importance)

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What % more do Londoners earn than the rest of the UK?

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23% (national importance)

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What percentage of Londoners have uni degrees?

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60%

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Londons stock exchange is…

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the largest in the world

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what percentage of london is green space

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40%

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london is the greenest…

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city in the world

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How does migration impact Londons economy

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migration improves the economy

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How does migration improve taxes?

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Working migrants pay income tax

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How does migration improve healthcare?

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26% of doctors are from outside of the uk

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What percentage of the UK’s immigrants live in London?

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40%

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How has urban change in London created opportunities economically?

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London generates 22% of the UK’s GDP

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How has urban change in London created recreational opportunities?

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West end theatres, shopping centres which all provide jobs

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How has urban change in London created transport opportunities?

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London has a great integrated transport system

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How has urban change in London created environmental opportunities ?

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urban greening, 8 royal parks

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What is urban greening?
integrating green infrastructure within urban areas
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What is London's urban greening programme?
Trying to become the first 'national park city'
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In which boroughs are white people the minority?
Brent and Newham
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Name 3 tourist attractions in London
Big Ben, The London Eye and Buckingham Palace
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What major sporting event occurred in London?
2012 Olympics
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What is an integrated transport system?
Where different types of transport all have links
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What is social deprivation?
The degree to which a person or a community lacks the things essential for a decent life
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What is inequality defined as?
The difference in how income is distributed in individuals and or populations
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What is urban decline?
The deterioration of the inner city, often caused by lack of investment and management
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What is urban deprivation?
Standard of living below the majority in a particular society
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Is unemployment evenly distributed in London?
NO
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House prices in London are...
higher than in any other part of the UK
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Schools in the poorest areas...
get the lowest GCSE grades
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People living in wealthier areas live...
longer than those in deprived areas
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What was London's employment rate in 2011?
67%
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What was the UK's employment rate in 2011?
70%
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What are brownfield sites?
previously developed land which is not in use
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How many hectares of land were brownfield sites which arent to be used?
250
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What is the rural-urban fringe
the edge of cities
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What is urban sprawl
The growth outward of cities into rural urban fringes
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What is the tax impact of urban sprawl?
Increased taxes for rural urban fringe habitants
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What is the traffic impact of urban sprawl?
Increased traffic in rural urban fringes
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What happens to population density as you move up north?
Decreases
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What is a cost advantage of building on greenfield sites?
They are cheaper because there is no cleanup needed
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What is an advantage of building on greenfield sites to architects?
They have a blank canvas to work on
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What is a greenfield site?
land that hasn't been developed previously
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What is a sustainable advantage of building on brownfield sites?
Its more sustainable because its already developed
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What road advantage is there to building on a brownfield site?
Road networks to brownfield sites already exist
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What is a planning advantage of building on brownfield sites?
there is a higher chance of getting planning permission because councils want to reuse brownfield sites
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what is a commuter settlement
places where people live and travel elsewhere for work
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What is an environmental disadvantage to using greenfield sites?
natural habitats may be destroyed
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What is a waste disadvantage to using brownfield sites?
Old buildings may need to be demolished, ground may need to be decontaminated
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What is our case study for a regeneration project?
Queen Elizabeth Park, Stratford
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Which borough is the Olympic Park in?
Newham
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What was Newhams average salary?
20,000
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one in four houses in newham are...
overcrowded
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brownfield sites in newham were polluted with...
oil and chemicals
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What shopping centre was build for the Games which provided jobs?
Westfield
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what place was going to be used as offices after the Games?
Here East
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what building college was built in newham
New Construction College
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What provided homes after the Games?
East Village
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How many houses did East Village supply?
2800
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How many tonnes of CO2 did the games produce
3.3 million
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What type of land was the stadium build on?
Brownfield

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