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Changing Urban Environments- Inner City problems, UK
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- 1How many new homes were built in Hulme City Challenge?3,000
- 2When was Hulme City Challenge launched?1992
- 3What replaces open spaces in an inner city?wasteland
- 4what are the 4 main environmental problems in inner cities?no open spaces, housing, derelict buildings, pollution from traffic
- 5Name 4 types of buildings that are derelict in an inner city?houses, flats, warehouses, factories
- 6What two types of housing can be found in an inner city?old terraces, cheap tower blocks
- 7What often happens to derelict buildings in inner cities?they are vandalised
- 8Name 4 people types there are more of (on average) in an inner city?pensioners, ethnic minorities, single-parent families, students
- 9Name three social factors that are worse in an inner city (on average) than anywhere else?health, drug abuse, crime
- 10Give an example of ethnic segregation in the UK in inner cities?London, Newham and Brent (NW London), over 50% are from black and Asian communities
- 11Who clash in an inner city?Police and community
- 12What economic factor is above average in an inner city?rates of unemployment
- 13Which two groups of people are especially above average in terms of rates on unemployment in an inner city?ethnic minorities and the young
- 14When did local employment decline?When industries and docks closed
- 15What costs a lot compared to in the suburbs?LAND
- 16What is widespread in an inner city?poverty
- 17Give an example of improving inner cities?Hulme City Challenge (Manchester, 1992)
- 18Give 4 details about Hulme Park1 first new large park in Manchester for 60years 2 play areas + sports facilities 3 links up with Castlefields 4 open space
- 19What was an old church redeveloped for in Hulme?dance and music facilities
- 20Name 4 features that made the architecture in Hulme friendly and welcoming?different building materials, brick colours, dwelling types, structures
- 21Name 4 types of varied accommodation in Hulme?homes for: single parents, first-time buyers, large families, small families
- 22When did the unsuccessful redevelopment in Hulme take place?The late 1960s
- 23What had they built in the unpopular redevelopment in Hulme?concrete crescents of high-rise flats
- 24Who changed their attitudes as a result of unsuccessful redevelopment in Hulme? (2 things)the government + planners
- 25Who was involved in the Hulme City Challenge?local people
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- A Levels Geography (GCSE) Flashcards on Changing Urban Environments- Inner City problems, UK, created by beth2384 on 09/06/2013.
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