U.2 - Mile End Undesirable Urban Flashcards
How has it received negative media representation
Pop band Pulp’s song Mile End described squatters in a run-down apartment tower
Unemployment statistic
3rd highest unemployment in London
Why is access to jobs hard
Low percentage of low-skilled jobs, making access to employment hard
What caused overcrowding and where
Slums closed near st Katherine’s Dock closed creating
Highest overcrowding in the UK
% living in council housing
29%
What are residents’ views on housing
Difficult to rent without being evicted for inability to afford bills
What worsens lived experience
Young people feel judged for using job centres due to youth offences
% of parents eating schools highly
80%, lower than average
How do young people feel due to education
Education has failed them to prepare for the future, and hasn’t created ambitions
Ethnicity characteristics
46% Muslim, 24% White British in the east
Possible reason for overcrowding?
Popularity with migrants, overcrowding near dock where job opportunities are
How many feel safe
87%
