stratford

Question 1

social issues pre-development

Answer 1

• life expectancy is 7 years less
• 1 in 4 houses overcrowded due to large family sizes. 60 people per 1000 in temporary housing
• local people were not skilled enough for highly paid jobs (e.g. Canary Wharf) and therefore unemployment issues

Question 2

economic issues pre-development

Answer 2

• 12% unemployment - highest in London
• old jobs lost to deindustrialization
• 40,000 jobs lost by 1980, and current jobs were very low paid

Question 3

environmental issues pre-development

Answer 3

• much land was left derelict and unused (brownfield)
• much of the land and soil was contaminated by factories

Question 4

what was done?

Answer 4

• sporting facilities (e.g. Velodrome)
• 40,000 new homes, 50% made affordable
• landscaped Queen Elizabeth’s park with tourist facilities and natural habitats
• new office buildings and improved transport links (Eurostar, DLR)
• high-end commercial (Westfield)

Question 5

environmental

Answer 5

• 2m tons of polluted soil cleaned out to create park
• 70% materials used were recycled and reused
• more aesthetically pleasing - electricity pylons removed and cables buried underground
• construction of site caused noise and air pollution

Question 6

economically

Answer 6

• Eurostar station - connects to Europe ad provides a number of business opportunities
• Westfield employs 10,000 people
• 50,000 jobs created in construction
• multiplier effect
• only 12,000 jobs created were permanent

Question 7

socially

Answer 7

• 40,000 new homes built, 50% affordable
• new sporting and recreational facilities
• jobs made available could be too skilled for untrained locals