London Case Study

Question 1

What does london show?

Answer 1

London
Has a large population
Has a youthful population
Is very ethnically diverse
Social clustering and ethnic enclaves
Inner city characteristics are different to suburbs (more often more diverse)
London shows signs of ethnicity in the urban landscape

Question 2

Population characteristics in london

Answer 2

• London has a population of approximately 8.5 million people.
• London has a youthful population.
• London’s median age is 33. (The UK’s average is 39.4)

Question 3

Ethnicity in london

Answer 3

• London has a more diverse ethnic mix than anywhere in the UK.
• It’s the world’s second most ethnically diverse city in the world, after New York.
• 45% of the population class themselves as ‘White British’ in London
• 37% of London’s population is born overseas.
• Social clustering often occurs in urban areas, where groups of individuals from similar backgrounds or countries tend to live in areas
close to one another. (e.g. Banglatown in Brick Lane)
• Inner city areas have higher populations of non-white British people as these areas have often been popular with immigrant groups.
Cheaper, smaller, more run-down accommodation (e.g. flats or social housing) have made them more popular with immigrant groups
who have normally had less money to spend on rent.
• The suburbs have higher populations of White-British people as these areas tend to have larger, more desirable homes with more open
spaces. This may have attracted more affluent White-British individuals in the process of suburbanisation

Question 4

Signs of ethnicity

Answer 4

• Ethnoscapes - Banglatown in Brick Lane or Chinatown in Soho
• Gastronomy - restaurants e.g. curry houses along Brick Lane
• Cultural events - e.g. Notting Hill Carnival celebrating Caribbean culture
• Language - e.g. Turnpike Lane (in Tottenham) has the highest linguistic diversity in London