Diverse Places case studies

WHITSTABLE

Population: 32,000, primarily white, some Asian and some Black, slightly more men than women, majority age from 18-64.

Socioeconomic: 8.9% have no qualifications, average salary £31,000, 65 crimes per 1000 people.

Natural/physical: seaside town, seawalls in place, London clay, centre built on low-lying marshland.

Cultural landscape: oysters, old Roman settlement, harbour.

Overspill town/suburbanised village with old core.

Over the past 100 years Whitstable has de-servicised and become more of a tourist destination than an industrial hub.

90%+ UK born

House building targets have lead to rapid expansion.

Gentrification from DFLs.

MARGATE

Population: 64,000, primarily white (less so than Whit), slightly more men than women, majority age group is 50-59.

Socioeconomic: in the top 2% of most deprived areas in England for multiple dimensions, average salary 27k, 127 crimes per 1000 people.

Natural/physical: classic seaside architecture, mostly flat.

Cultural landscape: listen buildings from Georgian era, also Tudor buildings, many different hotels, theatres and tea rooms.

Built up area, urban.

In the past 100 years Margate declined in tourism and increased again with the opening of the Turner gallery creating lots of economic activity helping other businesses double their revenue and new businesses to thrive - cultural lead regeneration.

88% UK born.

Gang violence prevalent in the 60s and 80s.

Scotland

Poverty affects 170,000 people, 72% of houses in the highlands have no access to mains gas, dismal transport, unaffordable housing, few jobs, health problems.

Transport is cut back due to fuel costs and garage bills so affects sociability, accessibility, mental health, and well-being.

London (general)

People who visit often or live there are more positive than those that do not - 8% more of non-visitors said it was expensive, overcrowded, chaotic, dirty, and impersonal compared to regular visitors

Attracts due to employment opportunities (salaries 10,000 higher than UK average), commercial/social services, entertainment/leisure.

Brent vs Bromley: Brent is 3 times more densely populated than Bromley; inward international migration but outward internal migration; 65% of Brent is BAME, 23% of Bromley.

High house prices to earnings ratio, rate of violence is 9.3 per 1000 people higher than rural, enclaved ethnicities, social polarisations of wealthy and poor

Manchester

1830/40s: writers like Dickens aimed to increase the awareness of the middle class for the poor

15% of population is students: student spaces, music, sport, theatre, shopping, knowledge economy, media, largest population in 20-30 range

However: litter, graffiti, deteriorating buildings, racism, tabloid press influence

33 planned/attempt/actual homicides in 2015

Different areas: CBD, older-housing, commuters, students, noise-disruption, ethnically diverse.

Russian immigrants in London

100,000 Russian-speaking children in the UK.

100,000 expats in the capital want expensive property and Russian: restaurants, jewellery, banyas.

Buying property in London maintains their wealth in assets as the Russian economy crumbles.

Oligarchs buy expensive empty houses and drive up property prices.

Angell Town

1960s gov policy led to the destruction of victorian slum housing and newer houses were built. This had problems - estates were facing inwards, socially isolated/landlocked, little public space, very deprived areas.

This led to an increase in violent crime.

BAME = 62% of population.

Urban design changes - terraced houses, garages replaced (stopping antisocial behaviour).

Cuts to social spending = no youth centres = crime, gangs and antisocial behaviour.

Football pitch funded to help this - costly

Southall

Diverse mix of shops and restaurants

Muslim/hindu tensions

In 1976 an 18 year old student was killed by a racist attack.

Comunity radio which represents all ethnic groups

Shaping Southall £7.7m project - widen streets, improve shop fronts, transport etc.

Sustainable transport is being promoted.

Leicester

Most multicultural city in the world - migration to L been taking place for over 40 years

55 mosques, 18 hindu temples, 2 synagogues

‘World cup’ football tournament - builds community environment

Religious leaders condemn violent acts

1970s tensions - national front - hindus and sikhs

Boston

Eastern European migrant population increasing

Polish shops opening

Hospitals overstretched, schools need translators

Police service is one of the most underfunded in the country

Unaffordable rent prices - wages dropping

Shared houses to make mor affordable - low quality of life

Unemployed men in street raise complaints

1.4m grant to help intergrate migrants

40% of migrants can barely speak English