Urban+Land+Use

urbanisation: changing environments (Flint and Flint)







Poverty and deprivation - slums []



Makoko slum - Lagos

Key questions: What is the population of Makoko? What are the characteristics? What economic activity takes place in Makoko? What are the challenges for people living in Makoko? (social, economic, environmental) What are the conflicts over land use in Makoko? http://www.irinnews.org/report/60811/nigeria-lagos-the-mega-city-of-slums

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Additional slum information - Dharavi, Mumbai





Analyse the causes and effects of the movement of socio economic groups since the 1980s.

//People's income, wealth, education and occupation is referred to as their **socio economic status**// (Flint and Flint)

1) Read through the information in these resources. 2) Take a map of London, annotate in one colour to show the causes of gentrification in a range of areas of the city. 3) Use another colour to show the impacts. Consider the impacts of gentrification on the suburbs using 'contrasting suburbs geofactsheet'.

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Docklands case study recap: [] Footloose industry:

Flint and Flint (118) __**Decentralisation**__ In the late 1970s and early 1980s, city centres because less attractive places for office activities. Reasons for this included: The rising cost of office rents, reflecting high central land values; The difficulty and cost of expanding a city centre office on its existing site Growing traffic congestion on roads and public transport systems, resulting in longer journey times for staff and clients. The difficulty of finding parking places in city centres The high cost of city centre parking Rising staff costs, resulting from competition between offices for staff.

As a result, offices, like population, employment and retailing, began to decentralise from the 1970s onwards. This is sometimes referred to as the **fourth wave of decentralisation.** Many new offices were built in suburban or edge-of-city locations.

Add this table to your notes and identify the impacts of changes in urban areas.


 * change || gentrification || decentralisation ||
 * socio economic ||  ||   ||
 * environmental ||  ||   ||
 * political ||  ||   ||
 * cultural ||  ||   ||


 * Urban Land Use**

examine cause and effect of moving retail, service and manufacturing locations