CASE STUDY: NORTHAMPTON HOUSING
Housing and social variations in a MEDC city: Northamptonshire
Task:You will need a pen and paper
Create a mind map about different housing in northampton using the information provided below
Background
Northampton is the county town of Northamptonshire , located in the East Midland of the UK. Population is 212,000. Compared to England averages, Northampton residents have a similar life expectancy, however there is a contrast of 11 years between the least and most deprived areas of the town. It has a higher than average number of teen pregnancies and GCSE attainment is lower than average.
5 main wards of Northampton are:
Kingsthorpe: a suburb in the north of town, made up mostly semi detached houses. There are 84% of owner occupied with an average house price of £225,000. Residents have a high income, with 98% employed and 23% have a degree or equivalent. It is made up of 35% older families (20-44 years),17% under 16 and 17% over 65.
Spencer(Kingsheath): a suburb of largely social housing, made up of semi-detached, flats and terraced housing. There are 44% owner occupied housing with an average house price of £112,000, whilst 39% are social housing residents. Residents have a very low income, with only 39% employed and 45% having no qualifications. There are mixed ages as 34% of the population in Spencer are 20-44 years, 24% of the population in Spencer are under 16 and 16% of the population in Spencer are over 65.
Castle(Semilong):an inner city area of town made up of terraced houses and flats. Only 47% of people own their own homes with an average price of £132,000. Residents have a low income with 61% employed and 32% having no qualification. It is mostly made up of young families as 47% are 20-44years, 13% are over 65 and 14% are under 16.
Abington: an inner city area of town made up of mainly terraced housing. A large proportion of young professionals live here with 50% between 20-44 years. Residents have a medium income and 30% have a degree or equivalent. 71% of the housing are owner occupied with an average price of £184,000. 69% of the residents are employed.
Boughton: a commuter village to the north of town. It consists of large detached houses , 84% of owner occupied houses with an average house price of £435,000. It has avery high income with 98% of residents employed. Only 5% of homes are social housing. Most people are older as 29% are 45-65 years old and 19% are over 65. 23% of people have a degree or equivalent.
Burgess Model
Below is a diagram of the Burgess Model. On your piece of paper, identify which areas Northampton fit into the different parts of the model, and explain why.
Task:You will need a pen and paper
Create a mind map about different housing in northampton using the information provided below
Background
Northampton is the county town of Northamptonshire , located in the East Midland of the UK. Population is 212,000. Compared to England averages, Northampton residents have a similar life expectancy, however there is a contrast of 11 years between the least and most deprived areas of the town. It has a higher than average number of teen pregnancies and GCSE attainment is lower than average.
5 main wards of Northampton are:
Kingsthorpe: a suburb in the north of town, made up mostly semi detached houses. There are 84% of owner occupied with an average house price of £225,000. Residents have a high income, with 98% employed and 23% have a degree or equivalent. It is made up of 35% older families (20-44 years),17% under 16 and 17% over 65.
Spencer(Kingsheath): a suburb of largely social housing, made up of semi-detached, flats and terraced housing. There are 44% owner occupied housing with an average house price of £112,000, whilst 39% are social housing residents. Residents have a very low income, with only 39% employed and 45% having no qualifications. There are mixed ages as 34% of the population in Spencer are 20-44 years, 24% of the population in Spencer are under 16 and 16% of the population in Spencer are over 65.
Castle(Semilong):an inner city area of town made up of terraced houses and flats. Only 47% of people own their own homes with an average price of £132,000. Residents have a low income with 61% employed and 32% having no qualification. It is mostly made up of young families as 47% are 20-44years, 13% are over 65 and 14% are under 16.
Abington: an inner city area of town made up of mainly terraced housing. A large proportion of young professionals live here with 50% between 20-44 years. Residents have a medium income and 30% have a degree or equivalent. 71% of the housing are owner occupied with an average price of £184,000. 69% of the residents are employed.
Boughton: a commuter village to the north of town. It consists of large detached houses , 84% of owner occupied houses with an average house price of £435,000. It has avery high income with 98% of residents employed. Only 5% of homes are social housing. Most people are older as 29% are 45-65 years old and 19% are over 65. 23% of people have a degree or equivalent.
Burgess Model
Below is a diagram of the Burgess Model. On your piece of paper, identify which areas Northampton fit into the different parts of the model, and explain why.
CASE STUDY QUESTION: (Revise your notes first, then complete the question. After, review your response and improve it using your notes)
For a named area you have studied describe and explain the distribution of the housing services provided. (8 marks)
CASE STUDY: BARCELONA - RELIGION AND LEISURE SERVICES
Background:
Barcelona is a vastly multicultural city with 1.062 million people living there as of 2014.
Barcelona is located on the north east Mediterranean coast of Spain, it is 150km south of Spain's border with France. As well, Barcelona is the capital of the fiercely patriotic Catalonia region of Spain.
Barcelona is a vastly multicultural city with 1.062 million people living there as of 2014.
Barcelona is located on the north east Mediterranean coast of Spain, it is 150km south of Spain's border with France. As well, Barcelona is the capital of the fiercely patriotic Catalonia region of Spain.
Barcelona is a very multicultural city with, with approximately 18% of the population being foreign and people from countries such as:
- Spain
- Pakistan
- Mexico
- Morocco
- China
Morocco
Population- 12,816 as of 2007 Population in 2006 was 15,522, however this dropped by approximetly 3,000 in 2007 |
Pakistan
Population- 11,000 as of 2007 Over 5 years, the population increased by 10,000 from 3,700-14,000. However this then drops in 2006 to a similar population that is seen in 2007 |
Where do the ethnic groups live?
Most ethnic groups are situated to the south of the city, in an area called Ciutat Vela, this area sees a much lower average income as opposed to northern parts of the city. Furthermore northern parts of Barcelona have far less ethnic groups (people from another country or of a different religion). This is due to these areas being far wealthier and the foreign immigrants having very little money, hence they cant afford to live there.
Most ethnic groups are situated to the south of the city, in an area called Ciutat Vela, this area sees a much lower average income as opposed to northern parts of the city. Furthermore northern parts of Barcelona have far less ethnic groups (people from another country or of a different religion). This is due to these areas being far wealthier and the foreign immigrants having very little money, hence they cant afford to live there.
Ciutat Vella
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.Task
1.What kind of distribution of Mosques is present in Ciutat Vella?
A. Random
B. Clustered
C. Linear
D. Regular
2. Describe how the mosques are distributed around the city and why they distributed in this way. You must give reasons for your answer.
1.What kind of distribution of Mosques is present in Ciutat Vella?
A. Random
B. Clustered
C. Linear
D. Regular
2. Describe how the mosques are distributed around the city and why they distributed in this way. You must give reasons for your answer.
Sierra-Sant Gervasi
- located in the North West area of Barcelona.
- Low population density- 6,900 people per square kilometre
- Life expectancy- 80.5 years
- More leisure services in this area; cluster of badminton courts
- Average house price is also substantially higher than the national average of €409,287
Task
Study the map and diagram below
1. Describe the distribution of badminton courts in Barcelona.
2. Why are there more badminton courts located towards the north of the city as opposed to the south?
Study the map and diagram below
1. Describe the distribution of badminton courts in Barcelona.
2. Why are there more badminton courts located towards the north of the city as opposed to the south?
CASE STUDY QUESTION: (Revise your notes first, then complete the question. After, review your response and improve it using your notes)
For a named urban area you have studied, describe and explain how access to a service other than retail varies between different groups of people. (8 marks)
For a named urban area you have studied, describe and explain how access to a service other than retail varies between different groups of people. (8 marks)
Northampton Retail Services
Northampton's retail services have changed over time.
From convenience stores in local neighbourhoods, to shopping parades, through town centre shopping services and now to today's large shopping centres there have been changes across Northampton and the UK. Look at the hierarchy of shops diagram. Identify what kind of shopping services you can find in all areas |