human case studies Questions and
Answers
what are the issues associated with cultural diversty in Mumbai?
✓ ~~~ - 16 major langs spoken- many differnt religions including: christanity, islam, budism,
hinduism etc
✓ - 1000 new migrants move in per day
✓ - 4th most populated city in the world- micro industry is huge approx 1500 one roomed
factories
✓ - big divide between muslim and non muslim communties
Aims of the LDDC
✓ ~~~ - set up in 1981
✓ - regenerate the docklands as they had gone into dereliction due to the move to
contianersiation so they were no longer used
✓ - there was a significant amount of polluted land
✓ - 60% of males in east London were unemployed
what did the LLDC achieve
✓ ~~~ 22,000 new homes
✓ 200,000 trees planted
✓ £100 million on improving education + healthcare in the area
✓ lots of new jobs in the service industry
was the LDDC successful
✓ ~~~ yes -> its aims were to regenerate derlict ares and that was achieved, it created lots
of new jobs and attracted lots of businesses into the area at little cost to the governmemt
as was done through private investment
✓
✓ no -> it didnt benefit the needs of the oringal dockers, there was no affordable housing
and the jobs created didnt suit the needs of the dockers
What was city challenge?
✓ ~~~ - 1991- 1997
- city challenge
,- made local councils bid to achieve funding
- was focused around up-skiling local people
- 1997- over 50,000 jobs created and 40,000 houses improved
- many deprived areas didnt gain funding as there bids werent good enough
what happened in hulme ?
✓ ~~~ - 2000 affordable homes
- asda created 200 suitable jobs
- parks were created providing green space
- youth club for children
- gov provided £37.5 million in funding
What were Enterprise Zones?
✓ ~~~ -1981
- established in areas of high unempolyment to attract start up compaines by
reducing tax
- aimed to create jobs
- by 1990 over 5000 companies were in enterprize zones
-> employing over 125,000 people
- example -> birchwood business park -> warrington
critisied as some already establised businesses moved to pay lower taxes so didnt
neccasarily create jobs just moved were they were located
,example of Town centre mixed developments
✓ ~~~ Areas where land use is mixed. Planned by councils, with private investment. They
attract people back to city centres.
- southhamptom quay
example of cultural and hertiage quarter
✓ ~~~ - Birmingham jewlwery quarter
- northen quarter in mancehster
example of a gentrified area
✓ ~~~ - brixton
- house prices increased by 500k since 2000
example of edge city
✓ ~~~ santa ana is an edge city of los angles
- LA has 20 edge cites
- offical city is 30km
- wider metroploination are spans 100km
example of post-modern western city
✓ ~~~ las vegas
post-modern western cities - are characterised by the multi-nodal structure, with a
mix of artichteual styles moving away from the conformity of the 20th century
, how many people live in slums globally?
✓ ~~~ - 900 million -> 1/4 of the urban population
no. of migrants into dahavri per week
✓ ~~~ - 1000 migrants
what % of residents of dahavri are in empolyment
what % of residents are educated
✓ ~~~ - 86%
- 69%
population change in lymm from life as a rural village
✓ ~~~ - 4000 to approx 13,000
ethnic breakdown of population of London/ racial discrimination in certain bouroughs
✓ ~~~ - 46% of London white british
- tower hamlets -> non white people 39% less likely to be employed
- 14% less likely to be employed in lambeth
no. of languages spoken in mumbai, and breakdown of religens
✓ ~~~ - 16 major languages spoken
- christianty, islam, hinduism, buddish, sikism and more
Answers
what are the issues associated with cultural diversty in Mumbai?
✓ ~~~ - 16 major langs spoken- many differnt religions including: christanity, islam, budism,
hinduism etc
✓ - 1000 new migrants move in per day
✓ - 4th most populated city in the world- micro industry is huge approx 1500 one roomed
factories
✓ - big divide between muslim and non muslim communties
Aims of the LDDC
✓ ~~~ - set up in 1981
✓ - regenerate the docklands as they had gone into dereliction due to the move to
contianersiation so they were no longer used
✓ - there was a significant amount of polluted land
✓ - 60% of males in east London were unemployed
what did the LLDC achieve
✓ ~~~ 22,000 new homes
✓ 200,000 trees planted
✓ £100 million on improving education + healthcare in the area
✓ lots of new jobs in the service industry
was the LDDC successful
✓ ~~~ yes -> its aims were to regenerate derlict ares and that was achieved, it created lots
of new jobs and attracted lots of businesses into the area at little cost to the governmemt
as was done through private investment
✓
✓ no -> it didnt benefit the needs of the oringal dockers, there was no affordable housing
and the jobs created didnt suit the needs of the dockers
What was city challenge?
✓ ~~~ - 1991- 1997
- city challenge
,- made local councils bid to achieve funding
- was focused around up-skiling local people
- 1997- over 50,000 jobs created and 40,000 houses improved
- many deprived areas didnt gain funding as there bids werent good enough
what happened in hulme ?
✓ ~~~ - 2000 affordable homes
- asda created 200 suitable jobs
- parks were created providing green space
- youth club for children
- gov provided £37.5 million in funding
What were Enterprise Zones?
✓ ~~~ -1981
- established in areas of high unempolyment to attract start up compaines by
reducing tax
- aimed to create jobs
- by 1990 over 5000 companies were in enterprize zones
-> employing over 125,000 people
- example -> birchwood business park -> warrington
critisied as some already establised businesses moved to pay lower taxes so didnt
neccasarily create jobs just moved were they were located
,example of Town centre mixed developments
✓ ~~~ Areas where land use is mixed. Planned by councils, with private investment. They
attract people back to city centres.
- southhamptom quay
example of cultural and hertiage quarter
✓ ~~~ - Birmingham jewlwery quarter
- northen quarter in mancehster
example of a gentrified area
✓ ~~~ - brixton
- house prices increased by 500k since 2000
example of edge city
✓ ~~~ santa ana is an edge city of los angles
- LA has 20 edge cites
- offical city is 30km
- wider metroploination are spans 100km
example of post-modern western city
✓ ~~~ las vegas
post-modern western cities - are characterised by the multi-nodal structure, with a
mix of artichteual styles moving away from the conformity of the 20th century
, how many people live in slums globally?
✓ ~~~ - 900 million -> 1/4 of the urban population
no. of migrants into dahavri per week
✓ ~~~ - 1000 migrants
what % of residents of dahavri are in empolyment
what % of residents are educated
✓ ~~~ - 86%
- 69%
population change in lymm from life as a rural village
✓ ~~~ - 4000 to approx 13,000
ethnic breakdown of population of London/ racial discrimination in certain bouroughs
✓ ~~~ - 46% of London white british
- tower hamlets -> non white people 39% less likely to be employed
- 14% less likely to be employed in lambeth
no. of languages spoken in mumbai, and breakdown of religens
✓ ~~~ - 16 major languages spoken
- christianty, islam, hinduism, buddish, sikism and more
