Changing Spaces; Making Places
OCR AS/A Level Geography Example Case Studies
Table of Contents
Place profiles at a local scale ..................................................................................... 2
Brick Lane, London, England ...................................................................................................................... 2
District Six, Cape Town, South Africa .......................................................................................................... 3
Social inequality ........................................................................................................ 4
Nairobi, Kenya ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Cambridge, England................................................................................................................................... 5
Economic Change...................................................................................................... 6
Birmingham, England ................................................................................................................................. 6
Rebranding ................................................................................................................ 8
East London, England................................................................................................................................. 8
Liverpool, England ..................................................................................................................................... 9
Birmingham, England ............................................................................................................................... 10
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, Brick Lane
BACKGROUND
Location London, England, United Kingdom
PLACE PROFILE
Demographic (3) 41% Bangladeshi population
41% Muslim, 16% Christian population
Large proportion aged 20-35
Socio-economic (3) 37% economically active employees
Only 4% retired population
£21.4 million construction of Premier Inn
Cultural (2) Curry capital of England
Jamme Masjid Mosque- originally a church & synagogue
Political (2) Rushanara Ali (Bangladeshi MP since 2010)
67% voted to remain in Brexit
Built (2) Generally 3-4 storey terraced housing, built by Huguenots
Gentrification, e.g. UK’s first slushy cocktail bar
Natural Little evidence
CONNECTIONS PAST
France (2) Huguenots (skilled French weavers) arrived in the 1700s
Established thriving silk industry in Spitalfields area
Eastern Europe (2) Jews fled Eastern Europe to Brick Lane in late 1800s
Jewish legacy can be seen in shops, e.g. Beigel Bakes
PRESENT
SE Asia/ Bangladesh Muslims immigration brought culture, food (e.g. curry
shops such as City Spice), and diversity
Rest of London 2010 East London Tech City Investment
Rest of UK Arrival of chain stores, e.g. Pret a Manger, Crosstown,
Premier Inn
SHIFTING FLOWS
People (3) Huguenots (1700s)
Jews (late 1800s)
SE Asians (post-1945)
Money (2) increases flows of money into the area
MNCs, e.g. Premier Inn, increase investment into the area
Ideas (2) Affluent Londoners developed taste for Huguenot silks
Gentrification diluted SE Asian culture
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OCR AS/A Level Geography Example Case Studies
Table of Contents
Place profiles at a local scale ..................................................................................... 2
Brick Lane, London, England ...................................................................................................................... 2
District Six, Cape Town, South Africa .......................................................................................................... 3
Social inequality ........................................................................................................ 4
Nairobi, Kenya ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Cambridge, England................................................................................................................................... 5
Economic Change...................................................................................................... 6
Birmingham, England ................................................................................................................................. 6
Rebranding ................................................................................................................ 8
East London, England................................................................................................................................. 8
Liverpool, England ..................................................................................................................................... 9
Birmingham, England ............................................................................................................................... 10
1
, Brick Lane
BACKGROUND
Location London, England, United Kingdom
PLACE PROFILE
Demographic (3) 41% Bangladeshi population
41% Muslim, 16% Christian population
Large proportion aged 20-35
Socio-economic (3) 37% economically active employees
Only 4% retired population
£21.4 million construction of Premier Inn
Cultural (2) Curry capital of England
Jamme Masjid Mosque- originally a church & synagogue
Political (2) Rushanara Ali (Bangladeshi MP since 2010)
67% voted to remain in Brexit
Built (2) Generally 3-4 storey terraced housing, built by Huguenots
Gentrification, e.g. UK’s first slushy cocktail bar
Natural Little evidence
CONNECTIONS PAST
France (2) Huguenots (skilled French weavers) arrived in the 1700s
Established thriving silk industry in Spitalfields area
Eastern Europe (2) Jews fled Eastern Europe to Brick Lane in late 1800s
Jewish legacy can be seen in shops, e.g. Beigel Bakes
PRESENT
SE Asia/ Bangladesh Muslims immigration brought culture, food (e.g. curry
shops such as City Spice), and diversity
Rest of London 2010 East London Tech City Investment
Rest of UK Arrival of chain stores, e.g. Pret a Manger, Crosstown,
Premier Inn
SHIFTING FLOWS
People (3) Huguenots (1700s)
Jews (late 1800s)
SE Asians (post-1945)
Money (2) increases flows of money into the area
MNCs, e.g. Premier Inn, increase investment into the area
Ideas (2) Affluent Londoners developed taste for Huguenot silks
Gentrification diluted SE Asian culture
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