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1
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London is considered a

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world city

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2
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population

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8.6 million

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3
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percentage of people white uk

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45%

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4
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what is silicon roundabout

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a high tech area centring around a roundabout in regenerated Shoreditch

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5
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How many people travel on buses and the underground per week

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75million

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6
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how long will heathrow to Liverpool street be with cross rail

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35 minutes

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7
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what is cross rail

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am E-W link under London

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pros of crossrail

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10% more rail passengers, better integrated transport, property value up by 25% around stations

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9
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how much of Greater London is green space

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47%

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examples of greenspace

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Hyde park, gardens, local parks

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advantages of green space

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oxygen, recreation, allotments, less flooding

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12
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number of trees in London

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8.1 million

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13
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who designed the garden bridge

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Thomas Heatherwick

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14
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% on benefits in Newham

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33

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15
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between - and - the life expectancy drops with a year on every underground station

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Kensington and newham

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16
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London population increase per year

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100,000

17
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London housing increase per year

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20,000

18
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pros of building on brownfield sites

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available, less urban sprawl, good public transport

19
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cons of building on brownfield sites

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demolish old buildings, need decontamination, expensive

20
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pros of greenfield sites

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cheap, no demolition

21
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cons of greenfield sites

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bad transport, more urban sprawl, won’t return to countryside, habitat destroyed

22
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what is higher than the EU regulation levels

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nitrogen dioxide levels

23
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how many die premature deaths due to NO2 poisoning each year

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4000

24
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how much has cycling increased in the last 50 years

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1-15%

25
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how much waste goes to landfill

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1/4

26
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what is the aim for waste by 2030

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0% to landfill

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