Urban Features Flashcards
Bristol population
2017 - 454,000
expected growth by 2039 - 23%
Violent crime in Bristol
Stoke Bishop - 24
Filwood - 325
% of households in Bristol with no vehicle
Stoke Bishop - 12 %
Filwood - 36%
Average life expectancy in Bristol
Stoke Bishop - 82.5
Filwood - 77.2
Bristol Transport challenges
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
Migration in Bristol
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
Bristols importance of infrastructure
International airport Seaports - Avonmouth and Portbury M4 and M5 motorways Direct train to London "Super-connected" city with 80mbps broadband
Bristols importance of economy
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
Bristols social importance
University of Bristol & UWE
4th most prosperous UK city
Housing challenges in Bristol
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
Ways of life in Bristol
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
Sustainable solution for Bristol
Transport Master Plan - Electric vehicles programme with 40 charging points smartphone app for public transport "Poo Bus" "Metrobus"
Lagos population
2017 - 21 million
population growth rate - 20%
Lagos challenges
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
migration in Lagos
Not a lot only 0.7% foreign
countryside to urban migration is rapid
Lagos importance
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)
Lagos - Super-rich
Banana Island
- Mansions
- luxury cars
- parties and shopping
Lagos - Middle class
Dolphin Estate -flats -electricity + air-con satellite TV -work in the formal economy
Lagos - Slum Dwellers
Makoko
- shacks on stilts in the lagoon
- no flushing toilets
- work in the informal economy
Sustainable solution for Lagos
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
Mega-city
An urban area of more than 10 million
Urban sprawl
The physical growth of a city outwards
World cities
A city with influence over the whole world centers for trade and business. They are hubs of cultures, science, and media
How has the distribution of the worlds largest cities changed over time
Shift East - 1950–>2015
Europe–>Asia
Equation for natural increase
10
Causes of urbanisation in LIDCs
Push factor-
Lack of employment other than farming
overpopulation (high birthrate)
Pull factors-
more reliable food sources
higher quality of life (food, comfort)
