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Bristol population

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2017 - 454,000

expected growth by 2039 - 23%

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Violent crime in Bristol

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Stoke Bishop - 24

Filwood - 325

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% of households in Bristol with no vehicle

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Stoke Bishop - 12 %

Filwood - 36%

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Average life expectancy in Bristol

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Stoke Bishop - 82.5

Filwood - 77.2

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Bristol Transport challenges

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Traffic has increased over 3 times national average
23% of journeys are spent stationary
costs local economy £350m per year
Air pollution causes 200 deaths a year

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Migration in Bristol

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78% are white British
most common languages after English are Polish and Somali
Brings benefits - diversity of culture, food, experiences, skilled and unskilled workers
Brings disadvantages - pressure on health and educations services and housing supply

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Bristols importance of infrastructure

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International airport
Seaports - Avonmouth and Portbury
M4 and M5 motorways
Direct train to London 
"Super-connected" city with 80mbps broadband
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Bristols importance of economy

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Tech-hub with local and international companies such as Huawei of China
Center for Aviation industry with Rolls Royce and Airbus
Bristh place of Wallace & Gromit in Aardman Animations

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Bristols social importance

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University of Bristol & UWE

4th most prosperous UK city

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Housing challenges in Bristol

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Rent prices rose 18% in 2014-15
Housing benefit is capped at £649 while cheapest 2 bed home is £785 for rent
872 homeless families in 2015 had to be emergency rehoused by the council costing g £4.4m

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Ways of life in Bristol

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Culture - Colston Hall (international Opera and pop/rock stars), Bristol Old Vic
Recreation & Leisure - Football rivalry of Bristol City & Bristol Rovers, Glocester Cricket Club, Parka (the downs, Weston Birt)
Shopping/consumption - 3 major shopping areas, Cribbs, Cabbot & Harbourside offer modern and varied shopping

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Sustainable solution for Bristol

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Transport Master Plan - 
Electric vehicles programme with 40 charging points
smartphone app for public transport
"Poo Bus"
"Metrobus"
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Lagos population

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2017 - 21 million

population growth rate - 20%

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Lagos challenges

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Squatter settlements - 60% of the city lives in slums like Makoko
waste - only 40% of rubbish is officially collected
Health - Cholera (poor sanitation) Malaria (in Lagoon)
Traffic - roads are always congested, 15 minutes night drive could take 4 hours during rush hour
informal jobs - 60% live in the informal economy

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migration in Lagos

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Not a lot only 0.7% foreign

countryside to urban migration is rapid

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Lagos importance

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Infrastructure - international airport and seaport that handles 80% of imports and 70% of exports
Economy - Home to Eko Atlantic, the new “Dubai” of Africa, home to Nollywood (the film industry worth $600m a year)

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Lagos - Super-rich

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Banana Island

  • Mansions
  • luxury cars
  • parties and shopping
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Lagos - Middle class

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Dolphin Estate
-flats
-electricity + air-con
satellite TV 
-work in the formal economy
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Lagos - Slum Dwellers

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Makoko

  • shacks on stilts in the lagoon
  • no flushing toilets
  • work in the informal economy
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Sustainable solution for Lagos

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Interrogated Transport Network
links all public transport together -more effective
a bus rapid transport (BRT) system with separate bus lanes carries 200,000 people a day
7 new train lines connected to the bus stations, airport, and ferry ports have been built

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Mega-city

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An urban area of more than 10 million

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Urban sprawl

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The physical growth of a city outwards

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World cities

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A city with influence over the whole world centers for trade and business. They are hubs of cultures, science, and media

24
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How has the distribution of the worlds largest cities changed over time

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Shift East - 1950–>2015

Europe–>Asia

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Equation for natural increase

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Causes of urbanisation in LIDCs

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Push factor-
Lack of employment other than farming
overpopulation (high birthrate)

Pull factors-
more reliable food sources
higher quality of life (food, comfort)