Stratford

Question 1

Background info/ census data

Answer 1

-East London in the borough of Newham
-population of 270,000 in 2010, projected to rise to 375,000 by 2031
-the youngest age structure, highest proportion of children under 1yrs/ 30% of pop is people under 20yrs
-highest birth rate
-70% non-white
-144 languages recorded as home languages at schools
-low employment rate of 56%

Question 2

Problems with migration/ peoples views

Answer 2

-lack of affordable housing
-in-work poverty
-locals are moving away as they feel more like an outsider, not connected to Stratford

Question 3

The regeneration of Stratford

Answer 3

-sparked by London 2012 Olympic games
-7km from city of London
-much of the site was a brownfield, was cleaned and used to create the largest urban park in Europe

Question 4

Positives and benefits of the regeneration

Answer 4

-estimated economic impact of £28 billion
-attracted 50 million visitors in the first year
-more than 10,000 new permanent jobs
20,000 new homes built
-sustainability pos= regeneration promised to conserve biodiversity, produce zero waste, minimise carbon emissions, promote environmental awareness

Question 5

Negatives and other impacts

Answer 5

-cost to wider community- costed £9.3 billion, resulted in other ‘good causes’ receiving less funding
-26% of local businesses said the Olympics would not be good for their business and have had to move away
-had to relocate local residents- 70% from tower blocks have been rehoused