urban futures case studies only

Question 1

name of the case study about the impacts of URBANISATION

Answer 1

lagos

Question 2

location / background / population of lagos

Answer 2

lagos is a port which lies in the south - west coast of nigeria.
there are 14.8+ million people living in lagos in 2021 so its a mega city.
lagos is based on the trading of goods

Question 3

what slums are you looking at in lagos

Answer 3

the makoko slums

Question 4

problems with makoko slums

Answer 4

a slum built over water
houses are on stilts
polluted area
high crime rates
250,000 people live there
poor air quality due to transport, humans and fires (fires used for cooking and heating)
barely any people have power, fresh water, sanitation, jobs and homes
high rates of HIV/AIDs
very few people complete primary school
canoes called okas are used as floating shops and homes

Question 5

what help was provided to makoko slums

Answer 5

a loan of $200 mil was given by the world bank and that was used to improve better drainage and solid waste management.
they also identified 9 of the biggest slums

Question 6

give a named example of a sustainable development

Answer 6

BedZED

Question 7

where is BedZED located

Answer 7

its located near Croydon in greater London in the borough of Sutton. 2 miles north - east of the town of Sutton.

Question 8

how is BedZED sustainable?

Answer 8

transport - they use cycles and are near public transport. have bike storage units. example - orchard avenue - 2 minutes away
food - everyone has a garden to grow their own fruits and veg and therefore uses less landfill so there’ll be less methane and so less climate change. have compost bins for food waste and for their gardens
waste - have separate recycling bins at home
water - have dual flush toilets. have showers instead of having baths. have low flow taps to reduce water waste levels by 50%

Question 9

give a named example of a city in a AC country

Answer 9

leeds

Question 10

where is leeds located

Answer 10

next to bradford in the county of west Yorkshire in the north of england

Question 11

how is leeds connected to other cities

Answer 11

you can use the M1 and M62 to get there. there’s also the leeds bradford airport and it takes 2 hours by train.

Question 12

thing ya need to know about leeds

Answer 12

education - 92% of schools are good or better. has seveal major universities such as the university of leeds
jobs - jobs in the HQ of asda or in the HQ of channel 4 or in banking, law or tech/digital
quality of a good life - for shopping they have the queens arcade. for music venues they have corn exchange. they also have art galleries

Question 13

how did leeds develop

Answer 13

saxon era - it started out as a saxon village where everyone were probably farmers.
medieval era - roads built for trading. most people trade things like metals, textiles and pottery, woven and dyed clothing
1643 - grows along the river Aire for boat travel to the sea. people traded dyed wool for food so people farmed sheep. and there was an English civil war.
1816 - leeds-liverpool canal was completed for trading resources with other countries
1858 - town hall was built and it was huge and impressive which mean leeds was wealthy

Question 14

what is the ethnicity of leeds like

Answer 14

85% of people are white, 7.7% are asian, 2.7%are mixed race, 3.5% are black.

Caribbean people arrived in the 1950’s to get labouring and manufacturing jobs.
Irish folks came in the early 19th century and mid 20th century to get labouring and manufacturing jobs.
polish/ Ukrainian/ Hungarian people came after WW2 as refugees and they lived in the inner city.
polish/ Lithuanian people came in 2004 due to the extension of the EU and they lived in the inner city
indian and pakistani folks came in in the 1950’s for labouring and manufacturing jobs

Question 15

what is life like in leeds

Answer 15

culture - victorian architecture, west indian festival
sport - leeds united football team, yorkshire cricket team, leeds rhino rugby club#
redevelopment - new building at the leeds waterfront, 4,000 new houses, revamped leeds trinity mall
industry/business - HQ of asda and channel, tv production and financial centres
tourism and entertainment - tour de yorkshire, trinity leeds mall, yorkshire dales national park.

Question 16

what is bad about life in leeds

Answer 16

social - social division in leeds between the wealthy and the poorer residents, unemployment amongst younger people, transportation takes a while, 38% of children live in poverty
economic - theres fuel poverty, housing is too expensive, 15% are on benefit in poorer areas
environmental - bad quality waters in the cities rivers such as the river Aire, bad quality of air

Question 17

what are some studentification problems in leeds

Answer 17

rent and property prices go up - locals will start to leave as it’ll become too expensive.
high levels of crime and antisocial behaviour - people will feel unsafe and give a poor reputation to the area which’ll make people and businesses move away. antisocial behaviour may lead to damage to property
poor quality transport - higher bus fares, buses start late and finish early. buses don’t come regulary so people have to use cars —> air pollution
gridlock sunday - heavy traffic –> delay + air pollution

Question 18

what are they doing do improve leeds south bank

Answer 18

better public transport and footpaths and cycle paths.
turning Alf Cooke print works into a college
300,000 square metres of development - parks

Question 19

named example of a city in a LIDC country

Answer 19

istnabul

Question 20

where is istanbul located

Answer 20

lies on the coast of the city of Marmara and is north east of the sea of marmara. in turkey and is south west of the black sea.

Question 21

things you need to know about istanbul

Answer 21

its a megacity and a world city and is the fastest growing city in Europe. theres around 2,000 people per km squared. was the capital for the roman, ottoman and byzantine empire. has thriving industrial districts and has a large port for trade between asia, africa and europe.

Question 22

challenges in istanbul

Answer 22

housing quality - poor residents so cant afford proper houses. residents can’t find a job. solved by building better houses.
traffic congestion - aren’t enough roads connecting main parts of the areas, solved by building more road or have better public transport. deforestation needs to happen for the space
earthquakes - lies at the boundary of 4 tectonic plates. solved by making houses earthquake proof and giving evacuation training and drills

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