london

Urban studies - investigating London

See: The London Initiative: Education Component at http://www.rgs.org and http://www.agi.org.uk

http://londonelection.geoweb.co.uk/anmmaps/ and http://www.london-research.gov.uk/pdf/ (demographic data)

The aim of this exercise is to investigate urban characteristics in different London Boroughs.

You will also

develop an awareness of GIS (Geographical Information Systems)
learn more about distinctive urban zones
select and use secondary sources (from the internet)
ask geographical questions
use maps at a variety of scales
develop locational knowledge

Sources of Information

Click on the constituency names on the map opposite for more demographic data

Postcode maps:

W London,
E London
Borough population table
Election results & maps 2000

Click on the Borough names below for more information

Source: http://www.london-research.gov.uk/pdf/

The typical urban zones are

1. CBD: high building density, shops, offices, public building, limited parks, few schools

2. Inner City: high density, small/no gardens, possibly high rise, grid pattern, small parks.

3. Inner Suburbs: medium density, single storey, tree lined roads, semi detached and detached houses with gardens, parks, schools

4. Outer Suburbs: singley storey or bungalows, wide roads, housing parks, single storey factories, open space, schools, leisure

Q1. Click on the blue links on the table below to fill in the missing data and blanks.

Q2. Try to decide which urban zone is represented by each postcode on the table. You may like to print out the London Borough map and mark each postcode in its correct location. Postcode maps W London, E London

Q3.Write a brief description and explanation of the urban characteristics, age structure, ethnicity, % predicted population change and unemployment data for each of the urban zones you have investigated:

1 CBD

2 Inner City

3 Inner Suburbs

4 Outer Suburbs

Q4. What generalisations can be made about the relationship between the distance from CBD and

a) building density

b) % green space

c) age structure

d) % predicted population change (2000-2008)

Q5. Study the map of the Assembly election results. What conclusions can be drawn about the voting patterns?

	Postcode	Borough	Building density	Building type/use?	% and type of open space	Other	% 0 -14yr	% +65yr	% ethnic	% change 2000-08	% unempl	Zone?
1	HA4 8BE	Ealing & Hillingdon	mod		some parks		19.5		28.7	-0.5	3.6
2	N20 8AP	Barnet & Camden	low					13.3	23.4	1.0
3	E11 2SW	Havering & Redbridge			lake, small parks		18.9	15.7		1.1	3.5
5	W6 8BA	West Central	high	shops, offices, terraces		river, major roads		11.7	22.5	-2.0	5.8
7	SE16 4BD	Lambeth & Southwark		housing	10% park	river	21.2	11.2		0.8	9.6
8	SE7 7AH	Greenwich & Lewisham	mod	terraces, factories, football	15% park		21.1	12.9	22.6		7.8
10	TW3 3HA	South West	mod		15% green		18.3		18.4	2.2	2.5
11	SW11 1JA	Merton & Wandsworth	high	high density terraces, some high rise	10% green	railway	17.6	12.2		2.0	4.0
15	BR2 6EA	Bexley & Bromley		semis, detached				16.3	6.9		2.8
18	SM5 1AF	Croydon & Sutton	mod	semis			19.8		17.2	1.9	3.7
19	E8 1AL	North East		terraces, high rise	5% park		21.0	11.4		0.7	9.4
20	E2 7DS	City & East	high	high rise, terraces	derelict land	main roads	25.0	12.0	36.4		9.5

Answers

		Borough	Building density	Building type/use?	% and type of open space	Other	% 0 -14yr	% +65yr	% ethnic	% change 2000-08	% unempl
1	HA4 8BE	Ealing & Hillingdon	mod		some parks		19.5	12.5	28.7	-0.5	3.6
2	N20 8AP	Barnet & Camden	low		farmland		18.1	13.3	23.4	1.0	5.5
3	E11 2SW	Havering & Redbridge	high		lake, small parks		18.9	15.7	17.1	1.1	3.5
5	W6 8BA	West Central	high	shops, offices, terraces		river, major roads	15.0	11.7	22.5	-2.0	5.8
7	SE16 4BD	Lambeth & Southwark	mod	housing	10% park	river	21.2	11.2	31.7	0.8	9.6
8	SE7 7AH	Greenwich & Lewisham	mod	terraces, factories, football	15% park		21.1	12.9	22.6	1.3	7.8
10	TW3 3HA	South West	mod	semis, park, high-rise	15% green		18.3	13.2	18.4	2.2	2.5
11	SW11 1JA	Merton & Wandsworth	high	high density terraces, some high rise	10% green	railway	17.6	12.2	21.7	2.0	4.0
15	BR2 6EA	Bexley & Bromley	low	semis, detached	20% park/woodland	very green	18.4	16.3	6.9	1.9	2.8
18	SM5 1AF	Croydon & Sutton	mod	semis	50%, sportsfields		19.8	13.2	17.2	1.9	3.7
19	E8 1AL	North East	high	terraces, high rise	5% park		21.0	11.4	31.2	0.7	9.4
20	E2 7DS	City & East	high	high rise, terraces	derelict land	main roads	25.0	12.0	36.4	3.1	9.5


First Count

Ken Livingstone	Ind	667,877	(38.96%)

Steven Norris	C	464,434	(27.09%)

Frank Dobson	Lab	223,884	(13.06%)

Susan Kramer	LD	203,452	(11.87%)

Ram Gidoomal	CPA	42,060	(2.45%)

Darren Johnson	Green	38,121	(2.22%)

Michael Newland	BNP	33,569	(1.96%)

Damian Hockney	UK Ind	16,324	(0.95%)

Geoffrey Ben-Nathan	Pro-motor	9,956	(0.58%)

Ashwinkumar Tanna	Ind	9,015	(0.53%)

Geoffrey Clements	NLP	5,470	(0.32%)



Second Count

Ken Livingstone	Ind	776,427	(57.92%)

Steven Norris	C	564,137	(42.08%)

Individual majority		212,290	(15.84%)

Electorate 5,093,464; Turnout 1,714,162 (33.65%)