Unit 2A - Urban Issues and Challenges - Case Study - Opportunities and challenges in London, UK (Pt. 2) Flashcards
What % of residents of inner London is from an ethnic minority?
37%
Name a cultural event that celebrates multiculturalism?
The Notting Hill Carnival
What % of UK’s total value added was generated in London?
22%
Top sector for employment in London?
Financial and Insurance activities
What accounts for 25% of London’s journeys?
Public transport
How many green roofs created in London?
Over 700
Name a green space open to public?
Hampstead Heath
How many people in London living in poverty?
Over 2 million
How does life expectancy change as you move from west to east across London?
Falls on average by one year for every station along Underground from Knightsbridge where it is 90 to West Ham where it is 78
% of pupils achieve five+ good GCSE grades in Kensington and Chelsea?
80%
4 things that wealth affects across to?
Housing, education, health, employment
3 reasons why London suffers from air pollution?
Dense road network, sheer size of city and high buildings
3 pollutants that London has a particular problem with?
Nitrogen dioxide, ozone, particulate matter
% of London’s waste recycled, incinerated and sent to landfill each?
61% - recycled
6% - incinerated
24% - sent to landfill
5 main opportunities/challenges of living in London?
Cultural mix, recreation and entertainment, employment opportunities, transport and urban greening