SETTLEMENT CASE STUDY - DARTFORD
From the Spec: “Settlement case study comparing two or more of the following areas – an inner city area, a
suburban area, an area of rural/urban fringe and an area of rural settlement”
To include reference to characteristics such as:
Characteristic
Housing (ownership structure)
Housing quality
Ethnicity
Age Structure
Wealth/Income
Employment
Approximate social grade/socio-economic status
General Health
Provision of Services
Social Issues
Data source
Neighbourhood statistics – tricy to find. Mr Simmons
will provide a summary for you
Fieldwork data
ArcGIS Online. Add layer>search for layers>ethnicity
ESRI insights
ArcGIS Online. Add layer>search for layers>deprivation
ArcGIS Online. Browse ESRI Map layers > demographics
and lifestyle>UK economic activity
ArcGIS Online. Browse ESRI Map layers > demographics
and lifestyle>UK occupation & UK qualifications
ArcGIS Online. Browse ESRI Map layers > demographics
and lifestyle>UK health
Fieldwork data
Fieldwork data
The implications of the above for social welfare…”
RESEARCH TASK
You are to research the socio-economic conditions of 2 of the areas:
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Wilmington Village (Rural/Urban Fringe settlement)
Temple Hill (Inner City Area)
In order to access the data you first have to identify the appropriate ‘Lower SOA’ (‘Super Output Area - a
census area) to then follow through the statistics.
Presentation
This is a sizeable piece of work and will be invaluable for the examination so needs to be logically and
effectively produced.
1) Table: You need to create a table such that you can easily compare your fieldwork and research data,
as stated above for each area. Make sure you state the measurement and the units!
2) Comparison: Compare the fieldwork and research data for both places. Use data manipulation and
phrases from the ‘Phraseator’.
3) Social Welfare. Comment on the implications for social welfare (quality of life) of your data for both
places.
Fieldwork
On Thursday 27th we will visit both places. We will take photographs of the housing, interview a local
community representative and investigate the provision of services. You will have time in the ICT suite to
write up your fieldwork.