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Urban Demographics
By
Elli Thomas
,
Ilona Serwicka
,
Paul Swinney
| 3 November 2015
Urban Demographics
By
Elli Thomas
,
Ilona Serwicka
,
Paul Swinney
| 3 November 2015
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Executive Summary
Introduction
Why do people live where they do?
Figure Box 1: Push and pull factors in choosing a residential location
Figure Figure 1: The main reasons why respondents chose to live in their neighbourhood by age
Figure The geography of residential preferences
Figure Box 2: The geography of stage of life: single and married residents across London
Figure Figure 3: The main reasons why respondents chose to live in their neighbourhood
Figure Figure 4: The least favourite things about the neighbourhood that respondents live in
Figure Summary
How cities differ
Figure Box 3: Urban regeneration policies
Figure Figure 5: City centre populations of cities in England and Wales, 1971-2011
Figure Figure 6: Net change in population by age group and highest level of qualification, 2001-2011
Figure Figure 7: Reasons for choosing to live in different cities: city polling
Figure Figure 8: Key data on the four case study cities
Figure Figure 9: The geography of jobs across Manchester
Figure Figure 10: The geography of jobs across Sheffield
Figure Figure 11: The geography of jobs across Brighton
Figure Figure 12: The geography of jobs across Swindon
Implications for future living trends in city centres
Figure Figure 13: The main reasons why Londoners choose to live in their neighbourhood
Conclusions and policy recommendations
Figure Policy implications
Appendix
Figure Geographies
Figure Surveys
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2: Least favourite characteristics of a neighbourhood by age
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