London and HIC citys

Question 1

State the structure for HIC citys (London)?

Answer 1

1. CBD
2. Innercity
3. Innersuburbs
4. Outersuburbs
5. Green belt
6. Country side

Question 2

State some things in the CBD?

Answer 2

• The main commercial hub of an urban settlement
• There are a vast array of services
• Land value is high

Question 3

State some things on the Inner city?

Answer 3

• This area is sometimes know as the twilight zone (derelict houses, brownfield sites, a changing enviroment)
• High density housing
• Minimal open space

Question 4

State some things on the suburbs?

Answer 4

• There is more open space than inner city areas
• Houses are usually of medium to high value
• Innersuburbs: Semi-detached houses
• Outersuburbs: Detached houses

Question 5

State some facts about London?

Answer 5

• Londons population is 8.71 million people
• 770,443 crimes were commited in London in 2012/2013. This was 5.5% less than the previous year (Cause of olympics)
• 368,000 people are unenployed
• The council collect 4 million tonnes of rubbish each year
• Each Londoner uses an average of 167 litres of water per day

Question 6

Who was the mayor who decided to make a bid for the olympic games?

Answer 6

Ken Livingston

Question 7

What postive affects did the Olympics have on East London?

Answer 7

• Two new schools were built
• 8000 new homes were created
• 5 world class sporting venues were made
• 176million square metres of retail space

Question 8

What negative affects did the olympics have on East london?

Answer 8

• Prices on London transport were high
• Other tourist destinations such as Kew Gardens reported a 20% drop in visitors

Question 9

State some things that were happening in Stratford before the olympics and what happened after the olympics.

Answer 9

• Before:
• Derelict and overgrown sights
• Contaminated soil and polluted water ways
• Company headquarters such as Formans Salmon Smokers
• After:
• Stunning new sports venues
• Athletes village is a residential community
• Clean soil and waterways
• A landscape park with natural habitat

Question 10

The olympic village is now one of the ‘most sustainable villages in the world.’ How is this possible?

Answer 10

• Village built on a slight slope, Rainwater drains from roofs and pavements into waterways, water then drains into ponds and is filtered by natural reeds, clean water is pumped back up hill for toilets and irrigating trees.
• The village contains 10 hectars of parkland
• Amazing cyclepaths and walkways have been made
• They charge extra for parking
• They all have GREENROOFS which reduce flooding, enchorage more wildlife and slow down the rate in which water drains