P1 G case studies

Question 1

urban deprivation case study – NYC

Answer 1

South Bronx is the poorest district in the nation

1950s: “white flight”, in-migration of ethnic minorities
1960s: largely working class, start of decay due to incr levels of crime and unemployment
1970s: significant poverty levels, plummeting property values and abandoned buildings → rise of drug dealers and other crime
Late 1980s: beginning of urban renewal projects
Today: improving living conditions but still high levels of urban poverty and crime

Question 2

slums case study – Rio De Janeiro favelas

Answer 2

Vibrant communities
- Due to less regulation, political oversight
- Envt: street art
- Social: independent, personalities

High levels of crime, run by drug rings
- Red Command – arms and drugs trafficking group