London Flashcards
National london stats
23% higher average earning potential
800,000 commuters to london every day
produces 30% UKs GDP
International london stats
15 head offices/250
40% London green greenest city in the world
London stock exchange highest in world
London opportunities + 2 stats
Cultural mix
Recreation
2 million non native english speakers
40% green
Problems with Urban expansion
Pollution
Urban dereliction
Brownfield sites
Urban change problems stats
The bottom 30% only own 1% of the wealth
Air pollution costs NHS £3 billion a year
3000 Brownfield sites in london 2019
Newham stats
Average £20,000 salary
79% unemployment
Olymic park good stats
Atheletes villages becomes 40% affordable housing (out of 1200 total)
Brought £9 billion of investment
25% recycled materials
18,000 new jobs
Built on 560 acres of brownfield land
Olymic park bad stats
Nearby boroughs remain in poverty
£5 billion over budget
Low income properties destroyed
Brownfield reggeneration
£400 million scheme to build on brownfield in 2014