Revise

This week you will revise urban issues and challenges in a city in the UK and urban sustainability. It would help if you covered the following:

Overview of the distribution of population and the major cities in the UK.

A case study of a major city in the UK to illustrate:

• the location and importance of the city in the UK and the wider world – London
• impacts of national and international migration on the growth and character of the city – London
• London – how urban change has created opportunities:
  • social and economic: cultural mix, recreation and entertainment, employment, integrated transport systems
  • environmental: urban greening
• how urban change has created challenges:
  • social and economic: urban deprivation, inequalities in housing, education, health and employment
  • environmental: dereliction, building on brownfield and greenfield sites, waste disposal
  • the impact of urban sprawl on the rural-urban fringe, and the growth of commuter settlements.

An example of an urban regeneration project to show:

• • reasons why the area needed regeneration – Lower Lea Valley, Stratford, London
  • the main features of the project – Lower Lea Valley, Stratford, London

Urban sustainability requires the management of resources and transport – our examples include East Village and Freiburg.

Use one of the three strategies below to revise these areas.