World Cities Flashcards
How many people live in Mumbai?
21 million
How much higher is the GDP per capita in Mumbai compared to the surrounding rural areas?
3x more
What is the rate of urbanisation in Dharavi?
2.4% increase
How many people are in poverty in Dharavi?
30% of the population
How many people in India live in slums?
Approx. 65 million
What is the rate of household increase in Wilmington?
8%
How many farms are now in Wilmington?
2
There were previously 8
What year was the A2 trunk road built near Wilmington?
1971
How many car owners are there in Los Angeles?
10 million
How many jobs were lost at Long beach, Santa Ana (LA) after factories closed down?
1 million
How far is water transported to get to LA?
350km
How many people live in LA and how much waste do they produce?
24 million people
50,000 tonnes
The three reasons for decline of the London docklands?
- ) Counter urbanisation
- ) Deindustrialisation
- ) Closure of docks
How many people lost jobs when the docks closed between 1978-83?
12,000
It left 60% in unemployment
How many new homes were created by the LDDC in London?
22,000 new
10,000 refurbished
How many jobs did the LDDC create from 2000 onwards?
Jobs increased from 27,000 to 90,000
How many seats does the O2 arena hold?
How much did it cost?
20,000 seats
Costed £43,000,000
Advantages of Olympic park?
9,000 new homes
12,000 new jobs
River Lea cleared
Encourage healthy lifestyle
Disadvantages of Olympic park?
500 tress destroyed
450 houses removed
300 business relocated
Cost the economy £8.75bn
What year was the jubilee extension finished?
1999
How many people use the city airport?
4.3 million
How did the new London gateway benefit London?
27,000 new jobs
£2.5bn to the economy of South London
Fits bigger ships now
Cost of Jubilee extension?
£3.5 million
Cost of new library in Birmingham?
£189 million
How many seats does the Barclaycard arena hold?
15,800 seats
HS2 job production?
22,000 in the 5 years of construction
100,000 long term jobs
Benefits of new HSBC in Birmingham?
1000 jobs
£121 million a year to economy (of Birmingham)
Jobs created by John Lewis in Birmingham?
1000 (approx.)
Bull ring facts
36.5 million visitors a year
Cost £0.5 million a day during construction
8,000 jobs created
140 stores
The name of a new town outside London created after WW2?
Basildon
How many flats are there in Park hill
1000 flats
257 for sale
