diverse places case studies

Newham key facts

Population 355,266

Average age 32

Migrant population 53.7%

33% white British 22% black British

Average salary: £39,000

Newham historic development

Royal docks development

Becton gasworks 1879 largest tower in UK

100 listed buildings such as the spotted dog pub from the 15th century

Newham suburbanisation

Very little suburbanisation

larger population

less land available

poorer population

Newham counter urbanisation

Very little counterurbanisation

people move there to be closer to work and cannot afford suburb housing

Newham migration trends

More international migration for job opportune

Wider variety of ethnic minorities moving and forming enclaves

Newham regeneration

Cable cars new office

West Ham London

Olympic Park

Stratford International

Newham gentrification

Community hubs and centres are being knocked down to make flat

Historic buildings turning into trendy Cafes

Newham deindustrialisation

Global shift lead to shipping and manufacturing industries to move away from the docks

workers were left to seek other jobs.

Newham accessibility

London City Airport

International trains and tubes

Buses and taxis

Newham housing

Council blocks

Flats above shop

Terraced housing

Three rivers key facts

Location: Southwest Hertfordshire Northwest border of London

Population 93,000

Average age 40

77% white British 2.4% black British

19% of people in three rivers were born outside of the UK

Average salary: £46,000

Three Rivers historical development

Croxley business Park

Growth of TNCs such as Renault and GlaxoSmithKline

Three Rivers accessibility

Underground Metropolitan line

Chiltern railways

Local Bus routes

Bordered by M25

Three Rivers migration trends

Internal migration of elderly dependents for retirement

Internal immigration of working age and students for jobs in London

Three rivers deindustrialisation

Old printing companies being shut down as manufacturing sectors decrease

Three Rivers suburbanisation

New housing areas

Brownfield sites- redeveloping derelict land but limited by greenbelt to restrict the urban sprawl

Three Rivers counterurbanisation

There is counter urbanisation due to good accessibility and connections to London and green appealing spaces such as the Chilterns which is an area of natural beauty

Three Rivers regeneration And gentrification

Regeneration:

114 new houses built over eight years

172 million generation scheme in South Oxhey in the market Square including new housing

Gentrification: life Stages-older established population extending existing houses