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URBAN ISSUES + CHALLENGES
LONDON
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GEOGRAPHY > URBAN ISSUES + CHALLENGES > LONDON
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national
importance:
attracts
skilled
workers
graduates make 58% of London's
population
has more
high
skilled + high
paid
jobs
800,000 people
commute
everyday
4.5 million people work in close
proximity
29% more work per
hour
-> more
productive
creates 1/5 of UK's
income
competition -> productivity +
success
international
importance:
London
gateway
- a port that allows
trade
to go in + out
creative
opportunities
attracts international students
international students boost
exports
google
office next to university (good
employee
pool to choose from)
impacts of
international
migration:
a
diverse
culture and customs e.g. Notting Hill carnival
wide range of
food
from different cultures e.g.
China
Town
multicultural
and a range of religions/places of worship
impacts of
national
migration:
young
population
skilled
people
high percentage of
graduates
number of London living in poverty
2
million
percentage of London living in poverty
23.26
%
why green space is so important to a city:
improves
health
controls
carbon
emissions
provides natural
drainage
creates
community
spaces
filters
pollutants
strategies to make cities greener:
700 green
roofs
(plants are able to grow on top of
buildings
)
permits
to plant greenery on the
streets
(Paris)
reasons why London produces 7 million tonnes of waste every year:
densely
populated (people who work/live there + tourists)
rebuilding
single
use items
big
businesses
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