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