Social Deprivation and Poverty in HIC cities

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TASK:

Write down the first 10 words that you can think of that relate to social

deprivation and poverty in HIC cities?

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Where does social deprivation and poverty occur?

Inner CitiesLiverpool

Glasgow

Birmingham

London

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The London underground map

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The London Underground map with a difference

• Tube stop numbers represent life expectancy.

• Tones of grey indicate levels of child poverty.

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Task:

1. Fill in the life expectancy data for tube stops along the Central Line.

2. Describe the patterns of life expectancy and poverty along the Central Line.

3. Write down what factors you think might be causing these patterns to occur?

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The London Underground map with a difference

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Task: Investigation of social deprivation and poverty

• You will work in pairs to explore social deprivation and poverty in London.

• You have an information pack which includes maps, photographs and charts.

You must use these to:

1) Identify where the areas of greatest deprivation occur.

2) Identify a range of symptoms associated with social deprivation and poverty.

3) Describe some of the features of the areas you identify.

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London

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HIC cities: social, economic and environmental problems

Loss of business

Overcrowding

Urban decay

Derelict buildings

Poor health and malnutrition

Segregation

Lack of open space

High unemployment

High levels of crime

Poor housing

conditions

Air pollution

Few people can afford their own

home

Poverty: food; money; fuel.

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However, some areas undergo regeneration…

Salford Quays, Manchester

London Docklands

NewcastleStratford, London

Hulme, Manchester

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Further information: Data sets, maps, reports, news and videos• London Data store

http://data.london.gov.uk/• London Profiler

http://www.londonprofiler.org/• London’s Poverty Profile

http://www.londonspovertyprofile.org.uk/• Deprivation and Poverty in London: get the

data

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/datablog/2012/apr/12/deprivation-poverty-london