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L/O: To evaluate one socially sustainable housing strategy

L/O: To evaluate one socially sustainable housing strategy . Sustainable? . What factors might make a housing development sustainable? . Stratford, London .

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L/O: To evaluate one socially sustainable housing strategy

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  1. L/O: To evaluate one socially sustainable housing strategy

  2. Sustainable? • What factors might make a housing development sustainable?

  3. Stratford, London When London won the Olympic bid, the vision of an inclusive regeneration project was underpinned by a commitment to creating mixed communities and reducing social deprivation. (Bernstock and Poynter 2012). In particular a socially sustainable housing legacy was anticipated to achieve the goals of the games. http://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2012/jul/27/affordable-housing-sidelined-olympic-regeneration http://www.geography.org.uk/download/GA_conf13TheOlympicLegacyNewUrbanLivingforLondonthemakingofEastVillage.pdf http://www.geocases2.co.uk/olympics20121.htm

  4. Types of housing in the UK • Social rent - Set according to a Government formula typically at less than two fifths (40%) of market rent levels (although higher in some areas). Life time tennancy • Shared ownership – provided by housing associations You buy a share of your home (between 25% and 75% of the home’s value) and pay rent on the remaining share.

  5. Stratford, London • In 5 minutes; • Find a suitable map of Stratford • Copy and paste into your notes with BOLTS • Annotate it to describe its location (longitude, latitude, distance from major locations)

  6. Read through the Stratford background information • Summarise the information into: • Amount of housing provided • Strategies to provide sustainable houses • Achievements in providing sustainable housing

  7. http://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2012/jul/19/olympic-legacy-social-housing-east-villagehttp://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2012/jul/19/olympic-legacy-social-housing-east-village

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