Year 11 Case study: London

Question 1

Sustainable living includes:

Answer 1

Use of renewable resources
energy efficient
use of public transport
accessible resources and services

Question 2

Disadvantages of cultural mix

Answer 2

hard to ensure new people can speak English, mix with other groups
Ghettos, hard to prevent poor people from living in poorer parts
Language barrier could be an extra cost

Question 3

Advantages of Brownfield sites

Answer 3

Sites available since industry declined
reduces need for urban sprawl
public transport better in urban areas, no need for cars
new development can improve urban environment

Question 4

What is an integrated transport system

Answer 4

Means all different forms of transport can link to one another. public and private

Question 5

A sustainable city should:

Answer 5

offer good quality of life to residents
not reduce opportunities for future residents
grow at sustainable rate
use of resources in a sustainable way

Question 6

Crossrail in London

Answer 6

Set to open 2018,reduce travel time and increase no of journeys by 10% (200 million journeys)
May Increase house prices if near crossrail-more desirable

Question 7

What is multiculturalism

Answer 7

Refers to a country or place that has more than one culture living together in a close proximity

Question 8

What is gentrification

Answer 8

Process of renovating/improving a house or district by higher income earners

Question 9

What is cultural mix

Answer 9

Representation of a culture in an area e.g. bars and clubs

Question 10

Key info about London

Answer 10

SE London on river Thames. original inhabitants Romans
site chosen due to physical landscape. River tidal so ships could make it up the river at high tide
One of the most important financial centers in the world

Question 11

What is urban greening

Answer 11

Means to increase the amount and proportion of green spaces within a city

Question 12

Transport systems in London

Answer 12

Developed ITS, underground, buses, light railway and cycle way
M25, Eurostar. 1 mill own bikes, only 2%of journeys use bikes
Not sensible to drive as congestion charge
Underground use set to increase by 60% by 2050 due to immigration

Question 13

Population, life expectancy, employment and income

Answer 13

pop: 8.6 million 13% of total UK pop 
male life expectancy 79, 83 for women 
av. earnings £34,400, £22,000 nationally
av. house costs £514,000, £272,000 nationally
7.5% unemployed UK 6.5%

Question 14

Housing challenges in London

Answer 14

2007 house prices rose 13% inner London 10% outer
Decrease 15% 2009 due to recession
Outer steadily increasing and inner rapidly increasing to 130% due to rapid population inrease

Question 15

Where are brownfield sites found

Answer 15

Usually found near city center where industry is

Question 16

Housing challenges in London

Answer 16

2007 house prices rose 13% inner London 10% outer
Decrease 15% 2009 due to recession
Outer steadily increasing and inner rapidly increasing to 130% due to rapid population inrease

Question 17

What is sustainability

Answer 17

About meeting the needs of current generations without compromising needs of future generations to meet their needs

Question 18

Employment opportunities in London

Answer 18

Major world financial center so attracts skilled workforce
likely to be employed in managerial, professional and technical occupants compared to UK as a whole
manufacturing jobs declined as more machinery

Question 19

Ethnicity in London

Answer 19

45% white British mainly east (Bexely)
12% southern Asian mainly east
13% Black, widely spread, mainly north and east
Arabic mainly central
37% of pop from outside the Uk

Question 20

Disadvantages of Greenfield sites

Answer 20

Need for cars as public transport poor
Increases urban sprawl
once land been built on, not gonna be turned back into countryside 
Valuable farm/recreation land lost
natural habitats destroyed

Question 21

What is London an international trade center for?

Answer 21

Media and communication
education
legal and medical facilities
culture, entertainments and tourism

Question 22

London migration and age

Answer 22

most immigrants young, most leaving older
High 20-19 pop as looking for jobs
High 40-49 hippy times summer of love
few 5-9 due to recession

Question 23

Disadvantages of Brownfield sites

Answer 23

Old buildings need to be demolished first
ground need to be decontaminated
land expensive in urban areas

Question 24

Advantages of Greenfield sites

Answer 24

Land cheaper in rural areas

no demolition or decontamination needed

Question 25

Examples of urban greening in London

Answer 25

Canals, rivers and jetties used to breed birds, roof-top green spaces, offering range of green spaces to public
out of London land, 38% open green space, 24% domestic gardens 1% footpath and railways

Question 26

Where are Greenfield sites found

Answer 26

In rural-urban fringe on outskirts of a city

Question 27

Advantages of cultural mix

Answer 27

Enriches huge areas of London’s cultural life

exposes people to other cultures and highlights the liberal and tolerant people in London