1. What are some of the issues
facing people living in urban areas
in rich parts of the world?

2. What issues can you see from these photos?
Housing
The Inner CityTraffic
Multicultuiral Mix
The CBD

3. 1. The Inner City
• Different attempts to improve inner city
areas;.
– Urban Development Corporations (1980’s).
Biggest project London Docklands.
– City Challenge (1990’s). More involvement from
private companies as well as gov’t
• Sustainable communities now offer people
a chance to live sustainably. This is when
people live in areas where they work and
living in affordable housing, with energy
efficient homes.

4. 2. The CBD
• Traditional _______ have to compete with the
out of town retail parks with easy access and
_____ parking.
• High streets have to rebrand themselves as a
vibrant shopping hub.
• Sometimes roads have been ___________.
A. High Streets free pedestrianized
B. Shoppers expensive relaid
C. Shoppers on-street closed

5. 3. Housing
• Supply of housing – more and more people
living in UK but not enough houses.
• Demand risen due to ………………………………. and
…………………………………
• Should homes be built on greenfield
(…………….…………………………………………………..) or
brownfield sites (………………………………
………………………….)

6. Advantages of building on
brownfield sites
Advantages of building on
green field sites
1. Easier to get planning
permission
1. Nothing to clean so
cheaper and quicker to
prepare.
2. Utilities (water and
electricity) already
provided
2. Land is cheaper on
outskirts.
3. Reduces commute for
people who move in to the
area.
3. More space for gardens
and garages.

7. 4. Multicultuiral Mix
• Immigrants _____ together which then
creates __________.
• Cluster due to;
– Support from others
– ‘Familiar’ _________
a. Live tension food
b. cluster segregation culture

8. 5. Traffic
• Greater demand for mobility means more
of us on _____ creating congestion.
• More wealth to buy _____
• Pollution, ______, impacts on ________
(respiratory problems)
A. Railways cars tiredness people
B. Roads stuff noise cars
C. Roads Cars Noise Health

9. YOUR TURN!
• You are going to produce an A3 poster
summarising the issues facing Urban
areas in MEDC’s using Birmingham as a
case study.
• Use the small booklet to help you
independently produce your poster
• Here's one I made earlier …

10. Issues in MEDC Urban Areas – What's happening in Birmingham?
CBD
•What's the problem?
………………………………………..
•What Birmingham Did?
……………………………….……….
Inner City
•What's the problem?
………………………………………..
•What Birmingham Did?
……………………………….……….
Housing Issues
What's the problem?
………………………………………..
What Birmingham Did?
……………………………….……….
Traffic
•What's the problem?
………………………………………..
•What Birmingham Did?
……………………………….……….
Multicultural Mix
•What's the problem?
………………………………………..
•What Birmingham Did?
……………………………….……….
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