Urban Social Segregation

Question 1

Diaspora

Answer 1

Group of people with similar heritage or homeland who have settled elsewhere in the world

Question 2

LDN CASE STUDY

Answer 2

• merchants and skilled workers located and settled there from across the continent
• middle class expansion in 19th century
• diverse communities after 1945 bc migrant intake inc
• Islamophobia became an issue concerning the large proportion of Muslim refugees
• terrorist bombs in 2005
• riots in inner city neighbourhoods
• Notting hill carnival interrupted by marches
• disturbances over council taxes in 2001

Question 3

BRADFORD CASE STUDY

Answer 3

• Hindus and Sikhs moved up the social ranking much quicker than the Muslims bc of 1970’s recession and collapse of wool industry
• refugees dominated access to multicultural programs
• tension btwn natives and migrants
• riots, racial and ethnic social segregation

Question 4

Solutions to economic inequality in Birmingham

Answer 4

Living wage - intro in 1999
Schools - inc literacy rates and employability
Low-skilled workers - construction work available
Affordable housing - originally just 1%, now 77%
Public transport - park and ride to reduce pollution, new cycle routes
Environment- canals dredged, tow paths cleared 4 green space
Fairness commissions - used to receive the wrong incentives

Question 5

Solutions to social segregation issues

Answer 5

Improve educational provision
Inc employment
Inc community involvement
Communal facilities rather than specific to the race