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Urban Poverty And Deprivation

Urban Poverty And Deprivation. IB SL. Quality Of Life. There is a considerable variation of QOL in almost every city. QOL can be linked to equality, opportunity, and social justice. In all countries there are areas of deprivation, poverty, and exclusion.

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Urban Poverty And Deprivation

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  1. Urban Poverty And Deprivation IB SL

  2. Quality Of Life • There is a considerable variation of QOL in almost every city. • QOL can be linked to equality, opportunity, and social justice. • In all countries there are areas of deprivation, poverty, and exclusion. • In MEDC’s these areas are usually found within the inner-city areas or ghettos. • In LEDC’s these areas are usually located within shanty towns.

  3. Measuring Deprivation • Physical: Quality of housing, Pollution levels, Crime, Vandalism, Graffiti. • Social Indicators: Crime (reported/fear of), Levels of health and access to healthcare, Standards of education, Proportion of population on subsidised benefits, Proportion of single parent families. • Economic Indices: Access to employment, unemployment, underemployment, Levels of income. • Political Measures: Opportunities to vote and take part in community organisation.

  4. Slums And Squatter Settlements • In 2001, 924 million people lived in slums. • This is 32% of the world’s total urban population, but 78.2% of the urban population in LEDC’s. • Slums are usually located in places that planners don’t want. • These places are usually on steep slopes, Flood plains, Edge-of-towns, Close to industrial complexes.

  5. Negative Side Of Slums • Insecurity of tenure. • Lack of basic services (water and sanitation). • Inadequate/unsafe building structures. • Overcrowding. • Location on hazardous land. • High concentrations of poverty/social and economic deprivation. • Slum dwellers also have limited access to credit, and formal job markets.

  6. Positive Side Of Slums • The first stopping point for immigrants as these places are affordable. • It is a place of residence for low-income people that keep cities moving in different ways. • Informal sector jobs allow these people to survive and operate within the city.

  7. Activity 1 • How could you spot deprivation in an area? • What could be the reasons behind deprived areas being in the centre in MEDC’s and on the outskirts in LEDC’s? • Copy and complete the following...

  8. Activity 2 UsingEssential AS Geography P284-286, answerthefollowing… • Describe themainfeatures of theurbanstructure of Los Angeles. • What has happenedtothegrowth of thepopulation of the Los Angelesregionsince 1900? Suggestreasonsforyouranswer. • Whateffectswouldthispattern of populationgrowthhaveonland use in theregion?

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