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