Urban Issues and Challenges: London

Question 1

What is London’s Population?

Answer 1

9.0m

Question 2

What is the avg. House Price?

Answer 2

£514,000

NEARLY DOUBLE THE NATIONAL AVG.

Question 3

What is the average wage in London?

Answer 3

£35,000 (nat. avg, 22,000)

Question 4

How is London Diverse?

Answer 4

55% Ethnic Minorities

Question 5

How many people use the tube weekly?

Answer 5

25million

Question 6

How has London acted as an example of Urban Greening?

Answer 6

47% of London is green space.

Question 7

What does cross rail promise?

Answer 7

Jobs, faster journey times, more seats, cheaper tickets

Question 8

How many Londoners live in Poverty?

Answer 8

2 Million

Question 9

How has poverty impacted life expectancy?

Answer 9

In tower hamlets, life expectancy is 12 years lower than in Knightsbridge

Question 10

Why it there a housing shortage in London?

Answer 10

20,000 homes built annually, 100,000 people annual population increase.

Question 11

How many people die annually die to pollution? Why

Answer 11

4,500 - Tall Buildings trap particulates

Question 12

How is London attempting to tackle CO2 emissions?

Answer 12

Boris Bikes, Public Transport

Question 13

How is London attempting to tackle landfill?

Answer 13

Zero waste by 2030

Question 14

What is the ULEZ Zone?

Answer 14

Ultra Low Emission Zone, prevents air pollution.

Question 15

What is the Lower Lea Valley also known as\?

Answer 15

QE2 Olympic Park

Question 16

The Lower Lea Valley was once a B________ S_____ which are….

Answer 16

Brownfield Site, land that was previously used.

Question 17

What was the Olympic Village?

Answer 17

Accommodation for olympic athletes

Question 18

Why is the East village bad?

Out________ F____ T____ B____rs

Answer 18

Inaccessible to first time buyers due to it’s previous significance - 2,800 homes are unaffordable.

Question 19

What was the Aquatic Centre converted into?

Answer 19

2 Secondary Schools

Question 20

How is the Lower Lea Valley a Transport Hub?

Answer 20

Stratford international is a Eurostar Station

Question 21

How many jobs generated?

Answer 21

25,000

Question 22

How was wildlife negatively impacted?

Answer 22

Animal Habitats were relocated

Question 23

What is the flood risk like in the Lea Valley?

Answer 23

High, lots of impermeable ground.

Question 24

What is Infant mortality?

Answer 24

the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births.

Question 25

Why is heathrow flawed?

Answer 25

Sipson Village will be destroyed to build the third runway

Question 26

Percentage of unemployment in North

Answer 26

24%

Question 27

Percentage of unemployment in south

Answer 27

14%

Question 28

O________g

Answer 28

OUTSOURCING

Question 29

What is the average wage in London?

Answer 29

34,000