Urbanisation in London

Question 1

When and why

Answer 1

experienced rapid urbanisation between 1800-1940
main causes were migration and high fertility due to London’s location and industry (industrial revolution)

Question 2

Physical environment influencing growth - river thames

Answer 2

barges and boats brought fish, wood, wool to city through middle ages
today provided 90% of London’s water as well as providing industrial processes of breweries, steel mills, and paper makers
investment in bus, rail, underground, and general transport caused urban deprivation
difference in housing quality and economic opportunities across city

Question 3

suburbanisation and counter urbanisation

Answer 3

counter occured across 20th century
promoted by government through green belt and new towns act (1946)
forced developers to look outside of city for villages to develop

Question 4

Urban resurgence

Answer 4

happened in parts of inner east London due to its attractive reputation for creative and digital businesses
olympics brought investments to industrial parts of east London causing resurgence having a positive multiplier effect

Question 5

role in global and regional economies

Answer 5

both world city and mega city
global political, financial, and trading powerhouse
metropolitan city - mixture of different cultures

Question 6

how has urban area changed

Answer 6

greater London authority aims to fund commercial town centres near London to promote more decentralised city
urban blight and decay has been created by deindustrialised parts of london since 1950s
residential land divided into inner and outer boroughs called green belt
outer boroughs wealthier