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Cultural diversity in Newham - Newham has one of the lowest indigenous White British populations in the country.
The borough has the second-highest percentage of Muslims in the UK.
Newham is the most ethnically diverse district in England and Wales.
40% of population are Christians
Employment and unemployment in Newham - Biggest group of works are semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers
Unemployment rate is 14%
The employment rate in Newham is 56.2 per cent of the working age population. The gap in the employment rate between Newham and London currently stands at minus 13 percentage points
How has housing type changed in Newham? - Used to be a large amount of high rise low income housing but now there is lots of expensive high rise flats and houses.
How has Newham changed? - Newham has changed very fast from being a white, working-class dock area in the 1960s, to a high unemployment, low skill, semi-neglected area in the 1980s, to becoming a dynamic hub for regeneration in the 1990s and 2000s.
How have house prices changed in Newham? - The average house price in Newham has leapt by 429% since the start of the century, from £75,762 in 2000 to £400,574, a gain of 429%.
House prices in London have increased by over 20%
How many immigrants have entered Newham in the last 15 years - 70,000
Impact on regeneration of the Carpenter estate on elderly - Many elderly people were forced out after living and working within that area for years - for some people their whole life. These people will have developed a strong sense of belonging and identity to place, often having grown up there and developed many memories - they will have become attached to place through their experiences.
Impact on regeneration of the Carpenter estate on ethnic minorities - Many ethnic minority groups living within the Carpenters estate forced out of their homes to far away towns
Within the Carpenters estate and Stratford there has been a loss of tight knit communities
Loss of sense of multiculturalism
Location - Newham is a London borough situated on the borders of inner and outer East London. It is 5 miles (8 km) east of the City of London, north of the River Thames.
Negative effects of Westfield shopping center - Environmental impacts
Many shops are large high street brands so local businesses not impacted
Local businesses and shops lost business
Loss of community
Placelessness
Population - 352,005
Population density - 9,700/km2
Positive effects of Westfield shopping center - Created new jobs
Attracted new investors
Increased footfall
More than 323 million people visited shopping centre since it opened in 2011
It has generated £7.4bn
Acts as a social hub - sometimes described as 'surrogate youth centre', helps keep kids off the street
Regeneration of the Carpenter estate - Located near Olympic Park and Stratford city
Required regeneration as it was opposite luxury apartments and was acting as a deterant for new buyers
Post WW2 the estate became a run-down, deprived area with lots of crime and vandalism
Many residents had strong sense of place to the estate as it used to be come to factory workers who all lived in a very tight nit community
What efforts were made to make the 2012 Olympic games sustainable? - Lots of effort to lower the carbon footprint of the Olympic games
The Olympic Village to be 44 per cent more energy efficient than 2006 Building Regulation
Providing 20 per cent of electricity during Gamestime from new local renewable energy
70% of Games time waste will be reused, recycled or composted
What have been agents of change in Newham? - Westfield shopping centre
Olympic stadium
Train lines
Stratford Plaza
Carpenter estate regeneration
What is crime like in Newham? - Newham is among the least safe boroughs in London, with an average crime rate of 120 crimes per 1000 people as of 2012 - higher than the London average, and nearly double the national average. However, crime rates have improved in the borough year-on-year since 2005, and continue to fall.
What is the age structure like in Newham? - Newham has the youngest overall population
The median age is 32.2 years old.
67.9% of people are aged 18-64 years old
Only 7.7% are aged over 65 years old.
What is the documentary about migration in Newham called? - The last whites of the east end
What is the history of Newham? - Newham was named in the Doomsday book under the name of 'Hame'. From the 19th century, Londoners from East End communities and European immigrants settled there in great numbers. In the south of the borough, the working-class neighbourhoods of Canning Town, Custom House, and Silvertown sprang up. Eastern and central Newham is a densely developed area of terraced houses built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as an intentional consequence of the policy of the Eastern Railway to provide low fares for workers. To the north and south are housing projects dating from the mid-20th century.
What percentage of people in Newham live in poverty? - 37%
(one of the worst boroughs for deprivation in London)
What was included in the 2012 Olympic game legacy to ensure there was long term benefits? - 1. Economic - supporting new jobs and skills, encouraging trade, inward investment and tourism
Sports - continuing elite success, development of more sports facilities and encouraging participation in schools sports and wider
Social and volunteering - inspiring others to volunteer and encouraging social change
What was Newham like before the Olympic games? - Lots of abandoned old industrial sites
Low achievement at school Industrial wasteland
High unemployment rates High deprivation and poverty rates
Lower household incomes then the London average
What were the negative economic effects of the London 2012 Olympic games? - Olympic stadium is estimated to have cost £701 million pounds, almost 3 times the original estimate (source). This angered many local people.
The total bill for the Olympics was £8.77 billion of tax payer's money. That was £5billion over budget.
Existing businesses had to move, including H. Forman and Sons, a salmon-smoking factory with 50 employees
Rents and property prices have gone up as a result of the Games
What were the negative environmental effects of the London 2012 Olympic games? - Much wildlife had to be relocated; 4,000 smooth newts, 100 toads and 300 common lizards as well as fish including pikes and eels were moved by the Olympic Delivery Authority.
Many of the materials for the stadiums and the Olympic Park came from overseas
The games produced 3.3 million tons of CO2
What were the negative social effects of the London 2012 Olympic games? - 'Affordable housing' was not affordable for Newham's poorest residents
Unemployment rates increased in some boroughs
Jobs not created for local people
Jobs that were created were temporary
Still high levels of poverty around the Olympic park
Properties for poor communities was demolished e.g. 450 housing association flats torn down
Old residents pushed out
What were the positive economic effects of the London 2012 Olympic games? - Increased average income of the area
Multiplier effect
Attracted new investors and businesses into the area
The volume and share of private renting has doubled since 2001.
Created new jobs
Stratford got a tube station to help connect the area to the rest of London
Improved infrastructure
Brought more than £9bn of investment into east London
Generated £10 billion in extra income for the UK economy
All buildings sold off
What were the positive effects on perception of Newham's after the London 2012 Olympic games? - Image of Newham has improved - associated with Olympics
Tourist hub
More desirable place to live
All came together around one common theme
What were the positive environmental effects of the London 2012 Olympic games? - Lots of parkland open to the public for use as a picnicking and play area. New green spaces and wildlife habitats were created, including ponds, woodlands, and artificial otter holes.
The stadiums were made of at least 25% recycled materials
Improvement on River Lea water quality
Green areas placed along the banks of the river
Urban wasteland of the Lower Lea Valley was cleaned up, with soil being cleaned on site.
The Olympic Site was built largely on 560 acres of brownfield land, property that had been neglected, unused, and contaminated.
Researchers helped choose sustainable & biodiverse vegetation suited to an urban environment, includingterm-21 4,000 trees, 74,000 plants and 60,000 bulbs and 300,000 wetland plants
What were the positive social effects of the London 2012 Olympic games? - Improved transport links - became a major transport hub linking Eurostar, Cross Rail and a high-speed route to King's Cross, all at the Stratford Interchange
Created new jobs
Provided new services and facilities
Area came together around a common theme
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