DIVERSE PLACES - CASE STUDIES

Uk population change

• England is Europes most densely populated country

• 89% of the population live in urban areas (10,000 + people)

• 11% of the population live in rural areas

• The population size in the UK has gone up by over 10 million people in the last 50 years

  LONDON

• has seen continuously rising migration (national and international) and a vastly expanding economy

• There are many job and educational opportunities in London that people take advantage of

  To contrast, DEVON

• has seen a large number of people move into retirement

• There is a lack of services in rural areas so people migrate to urban areas

• There has been an increase of people owning second homes in Devon - sandy coastline

• There has been an increase of UK tourism

Mixed rural area (North Yorkshire) vs Remote rural areas (Highlands)

NORTH YORKSHIRE

• Population just over 600,000

• Predominantly older population - average age 39.8

• Mostly rural country

• Losing young people due to migration

• Smaller towns and cities increasing in population size due to inward migration

• International migration doesn’t really impact North Yorkshire (less than 5% of the population)

  THE HIGHLANDS

• Population 230,000 - sparse low overall population

• Average age 43.2

• Accessibility to the rest of the UK is a problem

• Economy is largely based on farming and tourism

• Outward migration is a large factor - due to little access to jobs and fewer towns / cities nearby

Cornwall

POSITIVES

• Beach location and scenery

• Sparsely populated

• Cornish language (gives a sense of identity)

• High quality housing

• Climate - more sun

  NEGATIVES

• Remote - no motorways in Cornwall

• Frequent storms and high rainfall in winter

• Lack of social opportunities

• Limited services - e.g healthcare and shops (many village shops have had to shut)

• Tourism - poor reputation in some areas

• ‘Brain drain’ - young, well qualified people leave the area

  FACTS

• Elderly population

• Teenagers, young people and ethnic minorities are less attracted to the area

Managing a rural areas (Cornwall)

• Cornwall has Superfast Broadband (one of the first places in the UK to receive this) - This has encouraged businesses to invest in Cornwall

STAKEHOLDERS IN MANAGING CHANGE (who has been involved and affected)

• The EU has been funding Cornwall since 1999

• UK government has continued to fund Cornwall to develop the area

• As tourism has increased over time, there has been better connectivity via roads and railways

• Farmers want a greater economic expansion

Brixton riots - South London

• April 1981

• Impacts of inequality and discrimination

• Involved clashes between the local Black community and the police

• The riots were caused by racial tensions, police brutality and high unemployment and housing issues

  IMPACTS

• Cemented a negative perception of Brixton (violent and unsafe)

London Docklands (evaluation and change)

• housing - 50,000 new homes built since 1981

• Local community - £20 million was spent on environmental and community projects e.g. local parks and gardens

• Transport - London city airport handles 4.3 million passengers a year (opened in 1987)

• Environment - by 1988, 600 hectares of land were reclaimed. Parks and riverside paths were developed, with old houses made to look better

Southall (diverse area with historic tensions)

• 55% Indian population

• 4% White British

• 17% Asian

• Improvement to public spaces

• South hall big plan : 4000 new homes

• Crossrail, connecting to Central London being built