swanage vs hendon: global, national, regional infleucnes on demographic and cultural characteristics

describe the location of hendon and swanage

Hendon: borough of Barnet north west London it’s a suburb and has great proximity to central London ward

Swanage: a coastal town and civil parish in the south east of Dorset parish located in deep rural

Physical characteristics of hendon and swanage

Hendon: high relief (hills), river Brent flows through Hendon, Welsh harp

Swanage: Jurassic coast, purbeck limestone

History of hendon

Heavily bombed during World War Two

RAF museum built

Hendon library l Hendon hall redeveloped into a care home

History of swanage

Heavily bombed during ww2

Railway line closed but removed cuttung off transport for 30 years

Severe flooding

Give external influences of hendon and swanage

hendon:

global: brent cross, raf museum, well connected, TNCs

national, train stations eg thameslink goes to brighton

regional: bus routes

local: good sense of community

swanage:

global: jurrasic coast

national: seafront and beach nourishment by government funding

regional: 417 new homes being built

local: great community

Give internal factors of hendon/swanage

hendon:

architectual reminders: st johns church, RAF museum,

open space: hendon park/ welsh harp

population characteristics: very diverse, 36% white 405000 (barnet population)

- no ethnic enclaves, no segregation

residential segregation: demolition of west hendon estate displaced hundreds of famillies

swanage:

architectual reminders: swanage lighthouse

open space: swanage bay, fields

population characteristics: 97% white, 0.2% asian, 0.8% black, not diverse

residential segregation: yes due to lack of affordable housing, low wages and increasing rent.

Population characteristics of Hendon and swanage

hendon: population has decreased due to demolitionm of estates and increased housing prices

-international migration

- increased younger population possibly due to uni

swanage: increased population

- high ageing population, lack of diversity so no migration

- carnival week

Population percentages characteristics

Hendon: White 36%,Other white 26%

Swanage: 0.2% black, 0.8%, 97.7% English

Internal factors: residential segregation of different socio economic groups

Hendon: West Hendon estat3 there has been displacement of hundreds of families meaning they may not be ab,e to afford the new homes built where their previous homes were

Swanage: possible because of affordable housing low wages and increasing rent