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What is a millionaire city?

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A city with over 1 million people

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What is a mega city

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A city with over 10 million people

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What is a world city

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A city that acts as a major centre for finance, politics, research, publishing and other associated activities with a national impact

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What is meant by the term urban?

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An area with characteristics of a town or city

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What is the GDP of New York?

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$7 billion

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What percentage of new Yorks population have a diploma or higher education?

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70%

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What are the 5 boroughs of New York?

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1) Manhattan
2) The Bronx
3) Queens
4) staten Island
5) Brooklyn

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Where are the JP Morgan and Tiffany and co headquarters situated?

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New York

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What is the population of Mumbai?

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14 million

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What is the population of Dharavi?

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1 million

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What percentage of houses in Dharavi have 5/6 people per room?

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77%

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How many people share 1 communal toilet in Dharavi?

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500

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How many cases of water borne diseases come from Dharavi everyday?

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3,000

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What percentage of Dharavi work locally?

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85%

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How much money does Dharavi slum make every year?

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Up to $1billion. Most entrepreneurial slum in the world!

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In 1995 the slum sanitation programme provided how many toilets in Dharavi?

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330

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17
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How much did vision Mumbai cost?

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2.4million

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18
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How many of the cooperations dropped out of vision Mumbai in 2009?

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4/19

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How many houses were destroyed in 2007 due to vision Mumbai?

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45,000

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In 2011 huge violence broke out in Dharavi when developers tryed to evict how many families?

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45

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What is the population of Cairo?

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12.5 million

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How many new citizens turn up to Cairo?

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1 million every 8 months

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What did the German development arm GTZ do in Cairo?

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Fitted sewer system and access to clean water, other private investors also provided solar panels and wind turbines

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How many people now live in Sadat city?

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150,000, which is less than most rural areas

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Why was Sadat city unfinished?

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Ruler assisted in 1981 who started the development

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what are the characteristics of the new capital Cairo are proposing to build?

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660 new hospital, 5 million residents costing £30bn

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How are Cairo paying for the new capital?

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Through foreign investment, giving land for a stake

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28
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How are Melbourne coping with urbanisation?

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By the inner city revival project including a new city around the yarra river and improving public transport

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29
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How has the population of surbiton grown?

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141,000 to 160,000 in 2011

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What is the main commuter route into London from surbiton?

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A3

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31
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What percentage of people in surbiton own a car?

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70%

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32
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What zone of London is surbiton in?

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Currently zone 6 although a campaign has been done to get it into zone 5 for cheaper train fares

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How much are the house prices in surbiton?

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£406,000. They are only £226,000 in the uk on average

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34
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How far do los Angels have to pipe their water from?

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350km

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35
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How is urban smog created?

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The cold air at surface traps the pollution above loss Angeles and in still conditions the smog builds up

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How much has the population of st Ives grew?

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16,400 from 3,800 in 1961

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How much have house prices rose by in st Ives over the past 10 years?

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Around 160,000

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38
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How many properties are build on the river great Ouse floodplain due to land restrictions?

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1,000

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How many new homes have be proposed in st Ives?

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200 with 75 affordable

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How many extra places have been created due to a primary school extension in st Ives?

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240

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41
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How much have the flood protection works cost in st Ives?

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£8.8million

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42
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How much has the new busway cost in st Ives to link it to Cambridge?

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£116million

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43
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Define urbanisation

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Urbanisation in the growth of population that live in urban areas as oppose to rural areas

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What year did the Trafford centre open

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1998

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45
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How long did the Trafford centre take to build and how much did it cost?

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27 months and £880 million

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46
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How many people does the Trafford centre employ in the local area

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8000

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47
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How many stores is there in the Trafford centre?

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280

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How many eating places are in the Trafford centre and how many does the food court seat?

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36 and 1,600

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49
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How many car parking spaces are at the Trafford centre?

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10,000

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50
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What amount of visitors attend the Trafford centre by car?

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90%

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51
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How many people are within a 45 min drive from the Trafford centre?

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5.5million

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52
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How many shops are provided at merry hill

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180

53
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How many people does the food court seat in merry hill?

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2,200

54
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What was the name of the farm which was destroyed during the construction of merry hill?

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Merry hill farm

55
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What percentage did the town centre rents decrease by in Dudley during its decline?

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24%

56
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How much did non market food sales fall by in Dudley during the decline?

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70%

57
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How much did the bullring cost to redevelop in the 1980’s?

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£550million

58
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How many stores are provided in the new bullring?

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140

59
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How many jobs have been created in construction and retail due to the new bullring?

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8,000

60
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What was special about the opening of forever 21 in the bullring?

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This was the first store in the UK

61
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What building in the bullring won awards for architecture and why?

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Self ridges. It was designed covered in aluminium discs which made the environment more appealing

62
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How many car parking spaces are provided at the bullring?

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3,000

63
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How many passengers does new street station have a day?

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170,000

64
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How much did the new street station development cost?

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£750million

65
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How large is the new John Lewis in the new street station

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450,000 sq ft

66
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How may jobs have been created in new street station

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Over 1,000 in both construction and retail

67
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How much money do visitors bring in to new street station every year?

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£5billion

68
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What percentage of those living within 40 miles of new street station have said their quality of life has improved?

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19%

69
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How many new shops have opened in new street station

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Over 43 including restraunts

70
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How many new escalators and lifts have been installed in new street station?

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36 escalators and 15 lifts

71
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What were the 3 mains reasons why the London docklands declined?

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1) suburbanisation
2) de industrialisation
3) the docks close in 1981

72
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How many jobs were lost due to the deindustrialization of the London docklands

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12,000, 60% men

73
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How much did the regeneration of London docklands cost?

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Initially £70million but this grew to £300 million

74
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How many people commute to Canary Wharf each day?

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100,000

75
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How many new affordable houses were built as part of the docklands regeneration?

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24,000 altogether. 6,250 which were local authority or housing association

76
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How many trees were planted as part of the London docklands regeneration?

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200,000

77
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How much of the population were unskilled or semi skilled around London

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36%

78
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What was the main critic after the London docklands regeneration

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Developers favoured the richer building luxury apartments meaning more affluent residents moved in causing friction, jobs were also too high skilled for those who worked on the docs

79
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What was done in response to the problems of the London dockland regeneration?

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Shadwel basin=40% more affordable housing
£1.5m IT centre to train 16-18 year olds
Skillet = job agency provided by LDDC set up to provide training and skills to those that needed it

80
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When was Notting hill known as a stopping point for highway men?

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Mid 18th century

81
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How many hospital cases were caused in Notting hill due to the 1958 influx of Caribbean migrants?

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66

82
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How many people does the carnival in Notting hill attract each year?

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Over 1 million

83
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What was the name given to Notting hill by estate agents to make the area seem like a villages and more rural

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Hillgate village

84
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Who are Tim and Perry Hinck?

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One of the first investors into Notting hill who bought 157 Portland street for 11,750 in 1968 and it’s now worth £2million

85
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What was the Portland arms changed into due to gentrification?

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A Beauty spa

86
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What is terrilick tower?

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Terrilick tower is Britans biggest apartment block in Nottinghill where women were rapped and children were attacked.
It how now been transformed with new security and cameras and has a reputation of a style icon with a grade 2* listing and a trendy address

87
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Why did Manchester decline in 1970/1980

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It was affected by the recessions which caused a loss of jobs and employment
Population fell by 13% in the 1990s
Demand for housing fell and prices dropped below £500

88
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What percentage of households in Manchester were seeking benefits when it declined?

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52%

89
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Who was involved in the partnership of new east Manchester?

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Manchester city council and private/public investors

90
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How much did the Sharp project cost?

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£16.5m

91
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What was the first company to invest in the Manchester central part?

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Fujitsu with 150,000 sq ft of new offices

92
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How large is the new Asda-Walmart which was built as part of the new east Manchester?

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180,000 sq ft

93
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How many new homes were built on Ashton old road in beswick as part of new east Manchester?

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500 new homes with 7 different types and steel frames costing £30 million

94
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Who did new Islington work with to provide new quirky houses with were modern and agreed on improvements with residents?

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Urban splash

95
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How many new homes were built in beswick and Clayton

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3000 new homes with a £80 millions capital investment

96
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How many new ict learning centres were built in beswick as part of new east Manchester?

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9

97
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What was done in terms of transport as part of new east Manchester?

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Expansion of the metrolink now supplying 2/3 more stops including the central park and sport city

98
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How much has teenage pregnancy decreased by due to new east Manchester?

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66%

99
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What were the main criticisms of new east Manchester?

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Was profit the main goal?
3,000 jobs but all in low skilled and low paid
Firms went bankrupt such as Manchester Salford housing, £60m scheme along with Lowry homes who lost £9.4m

100
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How many deaths each year are caused in London by air quality?

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4,000

101
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How much was the congestion charge when it was introduced in 2003 and how much is it now?

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2003=£5

Now=£11.50

102
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How much did traffic fall by in the first day after the congestion charge?

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25% with 60,000 fewer cars entering the zone

103
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How much did the congestion charge reduce traffic by?

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15%

104
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What percentage did taxi provision rise by after the congestion charge?

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13%

105
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How many more people used bikes due to the London congestion charge?

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49%

106
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What was the inspiration of the Emirates air line in London?

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Medelin’s metrocable and Rio teleferico which help those in poorest slums to reach the city

107
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How much did the Emirates airline cost?

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£60million

108
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How high is the Emirates air line above the ground?

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90m

109
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What is the population of Cambridge?

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613,000

110
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How often do the park and ride services leave Cambridge?

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Every 10 mins

111
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How long is the guided busway in Cambridge? I

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26km

112
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What do the stagecoach bio uses in Cambridge run off?

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Cooking oil and animal fat

113
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How many passengers in Cambridge use the bus daily?

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44%

114
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What was the government grant given to local councils for the ‘cycle city ambition’

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£4.1million

Used to build cycle network lanes for the main routes into the city

115
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How many more passengers now travel on the buses in Curitiba because they are triple articulated?

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4,000

The buses can Cary more than the subway but 200x cheaper

116
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What are the colour coordinated buses in Curitiba and what do they all mean?

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Red = express
Green = suburbs to express 
Orange = rural to express
Grey = urban dwellers to city centre(most stops)
117
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How may people use the bus system daily in curitba?

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2 million, 80% travellers

118
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How much of a reduction in auto trips has Curitiba caused?

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27million less trips and 30% less fuel per capita

119
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Define sustainability

A

Meeting the needs of today without damaging the needs of future generations

120
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What is the target for amount of waste recycled by 2020 set by the EU?

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50%

121
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What are the 5 processes of mechanical biological engineering?

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1) remove metal iron
2) larger objects taken for energy
3) smaller fractions pumped with water to create slurry
4) grit and stone sent to building/construction
5) anaerobic digestion = bacteria break down and methane gas produced
6) leftover is dried and used as compost

122
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Out of 175,000 tonnes of organic waste how much is used as compost?

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125,000

123
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In what year did West Sussex win the local imitative award?

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2000

124
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How many less nappies are sent to landfill in West Sussex due to the real nappy initiative?

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800 a day!!

125
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What do families who sign up to the real nappy initiative get back?

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£30 cash back or a free started pack which can be reused

126
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How many tonnes of rubbish, despite waste management is dumped into landfill sites in Dharavi?

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500 tonnes

127
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How many households in Curitiba recycle their waste?

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2/3

128
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How many tonnes of waste is recycled in Curitiba every month?

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500 tonnes

129
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How many people does the green exchange help in Curitiba?

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Around 30,000

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