Human facts
Contemporary Urban Environments
-72% of high skilled jobs are in cities and urban areas
-UNDESA predict that by 2030 there will be 43 mega cities
-world population currently 8.3billion in 1950 it was 2.5billion
-predicted that by 2050 ⅔ world population will be living in urban areas
-only 4 world cities in the southern hemisphere
-5-15% more precipitation in urban areas
-5-10% more cloud formation in urban areas
-25% more thunderstorms in urban areas
-In 2015, smog in Beijing was so bad that people were buying canned air from Canada, which
was better quality
Surbiton: suburbanisation
population increased by 20,000 in 40 years
70% households own more than 1 car
In 2009 planned too widen roads and set delivery times for high streets too reduce
congestion
Implemented a safe bike store at the train station to encourage people to cycle and get the
train to work
Zone 6 so fairs are quite expensive
London Docklands: urban resurgence + urban development corporation (UDC)
redevelopment began in 1992
deindustrialisation of the Docklands led to 600,000 job losses
8.5m² land transformed
Used £800million public money and £12billion of private investment
, Created 100,000 jobs
20,000 new homes created + 8000 council homes refurbished
not enough jobs created
Tensions between new and original population
Many of the original population were forced to move out
Jubilee line was extended predicted to increase train use to 4.5million people every day
Now ⅕th UK income comes from London
New homes sell for over £1million
Home ownership increased from 5% 1981 to 38% 1991
Hulme: city challenge
redevelopment began in 1992
£37.5million scheme to improve Hulme
Had been improved during 1970s but of very poor quality so many people had to leave -
mold, infested with pests and had poor quality heating
Old tower blocks knocked down and rebuilt
built a mix of council and private owned homes to provide for current population but also
encourage investment
business park at Birley Fields was built to further encourage investment
between 1992 and 2002 population grew by 3.3% compared to 0.2% city average!
Unemployment fell from 32% to just 6%
Still around half the population live on council homes and unemployments still high
London: contrasting city + urban resurgence
9400 premature deaths per year in london due to air pollution
12 acres of green space per 100,000 people
Elizabeth line has made 1.5million people just 45mins away from London
top 10% earners earn 27x more than bottom 10%
ULEZ introduced in 2019 charges people driving into London if their vehicle doesn’t meet
strict regulations
Contemporary Urban Environments
-72% of high skilled jobs are in cities and urban areas
-UNDESA predict that by 2030 there will be 43 mega cities
-world population currently 8.3billion in 1950 it was 2.5billion
-predicted that by 2050 ⅔ world population will be living in urban areas
-only 4 world cities in the southern hemisphere
-5-15% more precipitation in urban areas
-5-10% more cloud formation in urban areas
-25% more thunderstorms in urban areas
-In 2015, smog in Beijing was so bad that people were buying canned air from Canada, which
was better quality
Surbiton: suburbanisation
population increased by 20,000 in 40 years
70% households own more than 1 car
In 2009 planned too widen roads and set delivery times for high streets too reduce
congestion
Implemented a safe bike store at the train station to encourage people to cycle and get the
train to work
Zone 6 so fairs are quite expensive
London Docklands: urban resurgence + urban development corporation (UDC)
redevelopment began in 1992
deindustrialisation of the Docklands led to 600,000 job losses
8.5m² land transformed
Used £800million public money and £12billion of private investment
, Created 100,000 jobs
20,000 new homes created + 8000 council homes refurbished
not enough jobs created
Tensions between new and original population
Many of the original population were forced to move out
Jubilee line was extended predicted to increase train use to 4.5million people every day
Now ⅕th UK income comes from London
New homes sell for over £1million
Home ownership increased from 5% 1981 to 38% 1991
Hulme: city challenge
redevelopment began in 1992
£37.5million scheme to improve Hulme
Had been improved during 1970s but of very poor quality so many people had to leave -
mold, infested with pests and had poor quality heating
Old tower blocks knocked down and rebuilt
built a mix of council and private owned homes to provide for current population but also
encourage investment
business park at Birley Fields was built to further encourage investment
between 1992 and 2002 population grew by 3.3% compared to 0.2% city average!
Unemployment fell from 32% to just 6%
Still around half the population live on council homes and unemployments still high
London: contrasting city + urban resurgence
9400 premature deaths per year in london due to air pollution
12 acres of green space per 100,000 people
Elizabeth line has made 1.5million people just 45mins away from London
top 10% earners earn 27x more than bottom 10%
ULEZ introduced in 2019 charges people driving into London if their vehicle doesn’t meet
strict regulations
