liverpool

• uk urban population

  90% of uk population live in urban areas which account for 7% of land mass
• rural-to-urban migration - push factors (lack of jobs, poor housing) pull factors (better job opportunities)
• Liverpool location

  North west of England
• repeated migration 


  bought range of foods and cultural experiences and also contributed to the scouse accent
• industrial decline leads to deprived areas


  this leads to unhealthy lifestyles, life expectancy has reduced by 10 years in some areas
• deprived areas have children who drop out of school eraly

  people have no qualifications therefore low income and high unemployment
• suburbanisation (urban to rural)


  destruction of greenfield sites