Coventry case study lesson 2

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Coventry case study lesson 2
CW
6th February 2006

• Lesson Aims
• To continue with the Coventry Case study

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Case Study of Coventry

• Old inner city - Hillfields
• Inner City Redevelopment - Hillfields
• Inner Suburbs - Earlsdon
• Outer Suburbs Wyken
• Wealthy Outer Suburbs - Finham
• Outer City Council Estate - Wood end

• Use the blue booklet to help you complete the
  review of 4 of the zones above
• You will need to assess Wyken and Wood end by
  yourself
• You will need the maps / photos and diagrams-
  cut out the photocopies and stick them in when
  required
• By the end of today's lesson you need to have
  finished the 6 zones in order to complete the
  homework by next lesson

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Case Study of Coventry- summary

• Old inner city Hillfields
• 25 car ownership
• Over half private housing third housing
  association
• 15 born outside UK

• Outer Suburbs Wyken
• Majority of people aged 20-40 many 0-4
• 80 car ownership
• 80 private owned / rented out

• Inner City Redevelopment Hillfields
• 10 car ownership
• Most population aged 30 and below many young
  women and babies
• Council own 95 houses
• 15 born outside UK

• Wealthy Outer Suburbs Finham
• 99 privately owned
• 95 car ownership
• Majority of population aged 30-70

• Outer City Council Estate - Wood end
• 20 car ownership
• 95 council or ex-council houses
• 10 born outside UK (Irish)
• Majority of population below 24

• Inner Suburbs Earlsdon
• 95 car ownership
• Most population above 30 and below 18
• 98 privately owned
• 2 born outside UK

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Final Task

• Exercise 7 from the Coventry booklet
• You have got to write a letter to the chief
  executive of Coventry Council outlining the
  Quality of Life across the city of Coventry
• You must highlight the problem areas- therefore
  identifying which areas need special attention by
  the council