P1 G LO1c Flashcards
social exclusion def (housing)
social exclusion = differential access to and quality of housing
- results in segregation
4 sections of urban morphology
- Central business district
Mix of commercial and residential - Twilight zone/ inner city
Slums zone - municipal/ public housing
High density and sometimes high rise. built, operated and owned by govt = Affordable - Suburban housing
Low density housing
factors affecting location of housing
- Physical factors
- Land Values/ wealth and income
- Family life cycle/ life stages
- Ethnicity
- Planning by authorities
- Historical factors
how do physical factors affect location
Wealthier ppl live near attractive physical landscapes (high ground), poorer ppl near areas at risk of hazards (eg steep relief)
how does land value affect location
HICs: highest residential densities in inner-city areas
- Residential density in city centre low bc bid-rent
- Incr densities in suburban areas – decentralisation, dev of edge-of-town estates
- Paradox of poorest ppl located on expensive inner-city land – need to be close to employment
how does wealth and income affect location
- Socio-economic status: social contracts eg caste system in India – determine social position in trad societies // western – employment and income
- Lvl of income – ability to bid for choice locations
how does ethnicity affect location
- Cultural differences between immigrants and existing residents = varying degrees of residential segregation
- Visible ethnic minorities – spatial segregation
- Clearly defined ethnic or racial areas
- voluntary or involuntary segregation
positive of ethnic segregation 3
- Reinforces cultural values/identities/lifestyle
- A means of protection (ie greater political voice)
- Provides culturally specific institutions
negative consequences of ethnic segregation 5
- Divides groups from one another, excludes groups
- Reduces social interaction between grps
- Prevents social/economic advancement
- Incr levels of fear/anxiety about unknown grps
- Promotes discrimination/racism
example for ethnic segregation bangladeshi in london
Bangladeshi population in London
1960-1980: decentralisation of londons white pop to suburbs
Today: established network of businesses in Spitalfields – prosperous commercial zone in Tower Hamlets
Banglatown: restaurants and businesses tapping on lunchtime workers in nearby city – Curry hot spot and tourist attraction
why is there segregation upon immigrant arrival 5
- late arrival to area
- inability to speak local language
- desire to maintain cultural identity
- security in numbers –> stick tgt
- poverty –> overcrowding
case study ethnic segregation case study chicago
one of the most segregated metropolitian areas in USA
- black white segregation in 2000 was 80.3 on dissimilarity index
- >1/5 foregin born, 10% immigrants from 1990s
what is ‘exit strategy’ in the context of segregation
incr minority and dramatic decline in white ppl – “white flight”
- charter grp percieves minorites to be socially undesirable and leaves
factors affecting location of urban residential areas
- urban residential planning: policies and legislations by govt
- historical factors
examples of lack of urban residential planning
- “edge cities” gated communities of wealthy people
- “white flight” moved to outer suburbs
- rich resisting dev of afforable housing in their area