Urban Issues and Challenges - London Key Facts

Question 1

Urbanisation percentage of UK:

Answer 1

82%

Question 2

London vs N Scotland Population Density:

Answer 2

• London is 5000/km2
• N Scotland is 10/km2

Question 3

Growth in 21st century in London:

Answer 3

Over 1 million new people

Question 4

Factors that contributed to its growth:

Answer 4

• Tidal river Thames allowed trade London became a port
• Bridging point allowed control of both sides of river

Question 5

Population of London:

Answer 5

8.982 million

Question 6

Population in 1801:

Answer 6

Already ove 1 million

Question 7

Prediction of population by 2030:

Answer 7

10 million

Question 8

Percentage of white British in London:

Answer 8

47%

Question 9

Percentage of Londoners born outside country:

Answer 9

37%

Question 10

Shoreditch opportunities:

Answer 10

• Creative industries
• Web design, art, filmmaking etc.
• Silicon Roundabout is tech hub
• Many themed cafes, vibrant nightlife

Question 11

Industries around docklands in the past:

Answer 11

sugar refineries, timber yards, flour mills etc.

Question 12

When was LDDC set up:

Answer 12

1981

Question 13

People working in Canary Wharf area:

Answer 13

over 100K

Question 14

Rise in jobs from 1996 to 2020:

Answer 14

4M to over 6M

Question 15

2014 passengers using tube every week:

Answer 15

75 million

Question 16

Tube passenger number in 2016-17:

Answer 16

1.4 billion

Question 17

Demand for public transport grow by how much by 2050:

Answer 17

60%

Question 18

Impacts of crossrail:

Answer 18

• Increase property prices near stations by 25%
• Increase rail journeys by 200M every year (10%)
• Reduce Liv st - heathrow by 30 mins
• Bring an extra 1.5M within 45 minutes of central London

Question 19

Percentage green space:

Answer 19

47%

Question 20

Trees, wildlife, allotments:

Answer 20

• 8.3M trees
• 13,000 species of wildlife
• 30,000 allotments

Question 21

People living in poverty in London:

Answer 21

Over 2 million

Question 22

London number of boroughs:

Answer 22

33

Question 23

Percentage of those on benefits in Newham vs K&C:

Answer 23

• Newham is over 20%
• K&C is 5-10%

Question 24

Life expectance variation:

Answer 24

90 in Green Park (WEST) and 78 in West Ham (EAST)

Question 25

Unemployment rate in Newham vs KC:

Answer 25

Newham is 2.5 times higher than KC

Question 26

Growth of London’s population vs new houses built every year:

Answer 26

100,000 people/year, but only 20,000 new houses/year

Question 27

Number of homeless people:

Answer 27

170,000

Question 28

Number of premature deaths every year due to exposure to air pollution:

Answer 28

4,000

Question 29

Increase in cyclists:

Answer 29

1-15% in past 50 years

Question 30

Proportion of London’s waste going to landfill:

Answer 30

1/4

Question 31

Aim of recycling by 2030:

Answer 31

65%, improvement on the 52% of 2016