london case study

Question 1

patterns of socioeconomic wellbeing - london fairness commission

Answer 1

in 2015 - every £1 of wealth owned by the bottom 10% of households, the top 10% owned £172

Question 2

patterns of socioeconomic wellbeing - poor

Answer 2

• inability to get on housing ladder due to inflated prices
• inaffordability of train fares
• below minimum wage pay
• chronic low respiroty diseases
• overcrowded flats
• lack of lesiure
• gang violence

Question 3

patterns of socioeconomic wellbeing - rich

Answer 3

• multimillion houses
• fine dining and theatre
• holidays abroad
• well paid jobs
• private education and healthcare

Question 4

patterns of socioeconomic wellbeing - 2013 poverty profile

Answer 4

16% of population in the poorest 10th
- top 10th of employees earn 4x as much as the bottom 10th
- kensington and chelsea difference of £29 in top and bottome earners

Question 5

social developments - urban renewal

Answer 5

economic investmnet and growth to parts of london
- olympic regeneration in newham has provided housing, leisure and education investment

Question 6

social developments - every child programme newham

Answer 6

offers children to learn a musical instrument or take park in cultural events

Question 7

economic developments - london living wage

Answer 7

voluntary commitment made by employers
- over 10k families have been lifted out of working poverty

Question 8

economic developments - crossrails 2018

Answer 8

increase londons rail based transport capacity by 10%

Question 9

economic developments - workplace in newham

Answer 9

introduced to help people find jobs
- prodiveds residents with free advice about employment and training
- supported 20k residents into employment

Question 10

environmental developments - low emission zone

Answer 10

green transport policies have included routemaster buses
- more than 1400 charge points to support electric vehicles

Question 11

urban governance - mayor of london

Answer 11

greater london authority act 1999
- restore a city wide government for london
- ensure the city has a strong voice
- attract investment

Question 12

nature and impact of physical conditons - clean air act 1956

Answer 12

along with greener buses, taxi age limits adn low emission zone
- reduced co2 emissions

Question 13

nature and impact of physical conditons - 2014 public health report

Answer 13

5.3% of all deaths aged 25+ are linked to air pollution

Question 14

nature and impact of physical conditons - london UHI

Answer 14

centre of london is 10 degrees warmer than surrounding rural areas
- summer heat waves are threats to homes, workplaces and public transport
- negative impacts to health, vulnerable people

Question 15

nature and impact of physical conditons - london climate change partnership

Answer 15

extremely high demands and londons power supply network may lead to brownouts due to high cooling demand
- damnd negatively affects londons sustainability