London - contemporary urban environment

Question 1

London Population

Answer 1

8.9 million people
£63,000 GDP PC

Question 2

London wealth gap

Answer 2

Most unequal region nationally.
16% population in poorest tenth nationally, while 17% in richest tenth.

Question 3

Kensington and Chelsea wealth gap

Answer 3

greatest difference from top and low earners.

Question 4

London poverty (in 2015)

Answer 4

27% living in poverty.

Question 5

High cultural diversity in London

Answer 5

New Zealanders and Australians are the highest number of full-time employees, not from the UK.

Question 6

Ranges in unemployment rates

Answer 6

3.1% Richmond, 7.7% Barking.

Question 7

London living wage

Answer 7

At £10.55 an hour, lifting 10,000 of families out of poverty.

Question 8

Windrush generation

Answer 8

cultural diversity in London after war, now 3-7% of Londons population is Black Caribbean.
45% white British.

Question 9

Language in London

Answer 9

Over 300 languages spoken.

Question 10

Social segregation in London

Answer 10

Created through language barriers, fear and perceptions of gang violence, low employment rates in poor areas, e.g. Tower Hamlets at 65%.

Question 11

London air pollution

Answer 11

causes 9,000 deaths annually.
ULEZ zone put in place in 2019 to limit this - cars pay £12.50 per day to drive in central London.

Question 12

Urban heat island in London

Answer 12

Central London is 10 degrees warmer.