DP case studies

DP case studies

1. *Manchester

   • 15% of Manchester's population is students.
   • Manchester offers a growing knowledge economy.
     • Eg. BBC MediaCity in Salford.
   • In Manchester, there were 33 homicides in the year to Sept 2015
   • 'Othering' deliberately singles out and separates people thought to be different from the mainstream.
   • Eg. Channel 4's Shameless

2. Boston

   • Has the highest percentage of E. European immigrants in the UK in its 65,000 population.
   • 'Picking, packing and plucking'
   • Immigrant workers are being exploited by their gangmasters.
   • The immigrants are segregated in the town's areas of poor housing.
   • Paid below the £6.21 farm minimum wage.

3. Oxford

   • Oxford is an international city.
   • Lack of housing, availability, choice and affordability.
   • Oxford needs between 24,000 and 32,000 new homes between now and 2031
   • Oxford is the least affordable housing location in the UK.
   • The average cost of buying a house in Oxford is more than 11x the average salary of an Oxford worker.
   • In 2014, the city council set up an independent review of the greenbelt.
   • 6 possible sites were identified.
   • The govt. has tried to encourage the building of more affordable housing by insisting that any planning permission granted for new dwellings should include a prescribed number of affordable dwellings.

4. Breckland

   • Total population is 130,000 and is forecast to grow by 9.5% by 2021.
   • The economy is becoming less dependent on agriculture.
   • Serious multiple deprivation in Norwich, Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn.
   • The absence of overt conflict is related to the lack of ethnic diversity and change does not involve one group winning at another's expense.

5. Cornwall

   • Population of 540 000
   • There are no motorways.
   • Cornwall has one of the UK's fastest-growing populations in spite of an ageing population and the departure of many young people for work elsewhere.
     • Caused by inward migration.
   • Cornwall is a popular choice for retirees and families looking for a less-stressful rural lifestyle.
     • Over 95% of Cornwall has access to super fast broadband.
   • Access to health facilities is poor in rural areas.
     • Sennen has a doctor's surgery just one morning a week.
       • Newquay Aerohub generated 700 skilled permanent jibs by 2015.
   • 95% of the population is White British.
     • Cornwall is the UK's top tourist destination for its. scenery.
       • Cornwall has tried to re-image itself to attract a broader demographic.
     • Post-production countryside.
       • EU funding programme Objective One aims to boost rural development.
         • The Eden Project generated £1.1 bn for Cornwall's economy and generated 13m visitors.

6. Slough

   • Slough shows how ethnic tensions can be managed successfully.
   • 18 significant ethnic groupings in Slough.
     • New rail link into Heathrow Airport.
   • Slough Borough Council has identified 39 brownfield sites for regeneration.
   • Ask Saath is a charity that focuses on young people to increase centripetal forces.
   • The town's proximity to Heathrow has led many TNCs to establish offices eg. O2
     • The Slough Regeneration Partnership was formed in 2012
       • Aspire Southall aims to develop employability skills among the local. population.

7. E. London

   • The original East End docks closed in 1981
     • E. London was left in a spiral of decline.
       • Regeneration has led to gentrification.
         • The Conservative govt. introduced the Right to Buy scheme.
       • Between 1980 and 2015, over 127 000 council properties were sold nationally.
     • The LDCC's project was Canary Wharf
       • A divide emerged between the new and old Eastenders.
     • The Docklands market-led regeneration was a top-down project.
     • Local borough councils had no say in the regeneration of the area.
   • London's second CBD
     • 100 000 commuters and the average salary in 2015 was £100 000
   • The aim was to create high-earning jobs, which would generate other jobs as wealth 'trickled down' to poorer communities.

8. Southall

   • Large-scale Indian immigration after 1947
   • Migrants from Punjab in N. India
   • Many found jobs in Heathrow Airport, 15 mins away.
     • The largest Asian community in London.
   • Ethnic enclaves help to crate London's cultural diversity.
   • Southall Broadway
     • There is a gurdwara.

9. *Brent vs. Bromley (pop structure)

   • Brent is one of the most multicultural parts of the UK.
   • Brent is over 3x more densely populated than Bromley and the rate of change is over 3x that of Bromley..
     • Small inward internal and international flows in Bromley.
   • The Brent population is younger.
     • Substantial inward international migration and strong outward internal migration.
   • Higher level of education in Bromley.
     • Higher female life expectancy in Bromley.

10. *Tower Hamlets vs. E. Devon (pop structure)

    • The population of TH was 270 000 in 2014
      • Over 9% of the residents in E. Devon are White British.
    • The population of E. Devon is 135 000
    • 49% of TH residents are aged between 20 and 39
    • TH has the UK's lowest median age at 29
    • London's median age is 33
    • The UK's average age is 39.4
    • The average age of E. Devon is 47
    • Devon is a popular area to retire to.
    • TH has the UK's lowest proportion of over-65s
    • Devon bus services run half hourly to Exeter.
    • QMUL is served by over 100 buses an hour.
    • TH is one of the UK's most ethnically diverse areas.