enquiry Q3

• What is studentification?


  The process of an area becoming dominated by student populations.
• what is suburbanisation?


  The process of population and economic growth spreading from urban areas to surrounding suburbs.
• what is gentrification?


  The process by which an area becomes dominated by wealthy individuals
• What does gentrification lead to?


  Higher housing costs
• Why do people migrate?

  • house prices
  • job opportunities
  • retirement
  • change of lifestyle
• what is net migration?

  Net migration refers to the difference between the number of people immigrating to a country and the number of people emigrating from that country.
• What did the labour shortage encourage?

  Immigration

  Lived in deprived areas and got poorly paid jobs.
• Distribution of foreign born population isnt equal.

  • London, job opportunities
  • Scotland, oil and gas industry
• People tend to settle where people of the same ethnicity live.
• Boston has the highest percentage of eastern European migrants.
• Workers in Boston were:

  • exploited
  • did physical hard work
  • not being paid minimum due to lack of language and understanding
• Assimilation in Boston:

  • Children going to school and learning English
  • polish resteraunt and Lithuanian supermarket
• positives of immigration to rural areas:

  • filled unskilled jobs
  • greater diversity
  • brings income into the area
• negatives of immigration to rural areas:

  • community can be resistant to change
  • limited supply of health services
  • exploitation
• What is segregation?

  Separation or division of people based on race, ethnicity, or other characteristics.
• People will cluster where there is affordable housing.
• Why did Russians buy houses in London?


  Saw London as a safe space to invest money.

  Bought expensive property in exclusive areas.
• Bangladeshi population (Tower Hamlets)

  Clustered in an area with cheaper housing

  Health inequality

  higher unemployment rate
• What are the characteristics of an enclave?

  • places of worship
  • tradition clothing shops
• Southall (west london)

  83% ethnic minorities
• What is assimilation?


  The process of integrating or absorbing individuals or groups into a larger society or culture.
• Examples of assimilation:

  • knowledge of language
  • engagement in politics
• Factors that have led to changes in places:

  • access
  • role of planning
  • competition for land
• Tensions can happen between two groups of people that have different opinions.
• Newington Green

  Gentrification

  Property prices rising by 80%
• Why does regeneration of an area cause tensions?


  People will be forced to move as house prices will increase.
• What is social exclusion?


  The process of marginalizing individuals or groups from participating fully in society.
• Glasgow:

  High number of people born outside the UK

  Very deprived area
• British people feel that ethnic minorities are responsible for what?

  • unemployment rates
  • Dilution of Scottish culture