T4: EQ2 —> Urban/ Rural UK

Question 1

What are the case studies of Urban desirability?

Answer 1

• Soho - Weatminister
• Mile End - Newham
• Aylesbury

Question 2

What was Soho like in the Victorian era

Answer 2

• reputation for night life & prostitution
• Victorian era —> poorer area with low sanitation and QOL
• child labour & dangerous factory working conditions
• Industrial revolution —> high wealth inequalities
• Typhoid/ smallpox/ Cholera

Question 3

What investment caused Soho to change?

Answer 3

• MET police —> reduced high crime rates
• proper sewage systems
• building new homes

Question 4

Why is Soho now desirable?

Answer 4

• Historical: remembered for John Sno cholera breakthrough
• Tech companies: Snapchat and X
• Cross-rail access
• 300 Airbnbs for tourists

Question 5

Describe Mile End and how is it perceived?

Answer 5

• badly
• borough of Newham —> 36% of employees are in low-paid work —> 2nd highest poverty rate in London