UK- urban case study
london location and facts - ANS urban area-8.1m pd -11700sqmile found 25km from mouth if the thames inside the m25 importance of london internationally - ANS finance service centres- central time zone between us and asia for longer hours and it is the universal language heathrow- hub airport access to 194 destinations universities- 3 of the best unis in the world like ucl getting talented people from across globe importance of london nationally - ANS culture- national art gallery, opera house, pop culture, theatres political- home to parliament and ministries, highest court house financial- 20% of GNI for only 12% of pop and 0.6% of Land internal migration affect london - ANS - 1/3 of 20 year olds who leave their town end up in london - attracted to universities and finance industries - lively city where you p people spend money in bars and clubs international migration affect in london - ANS - 250000 foreign students - 45% of pop is white british and 37% are born outside the uk - 50 non british communities of over 10000 people bringing their language, food, religion and culture how urban change has created social economic opportunity - ANS 1- employment finance centres, big TNCs with headquarters in london like apple in battersea and google in king's cross 2- cultural mix brings new food, music, clothing and brands
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