Environmental Quality Survey 4 – Canary Wharf
Name of person assessing
-----------------------------What is being assessed?
Street, building etc
---------------------------------
Land Use – e.g. housing, industry, offices
---------------------------
General description of area
Environmental Quality Survey
High
+2
Generally
fine +1
Av.
0
Poorly maintained / no
improvement
Outside – no gardens, or land /
open space in poor condition
Extensive vandalism or visible
graffiti in large amounts
Streets badly congested with
traffic
Traffic noise and
parking
Open space / gardens
and street quality
Very poor
-2
In poor condition
Parking is very difficult; no
parking provision / on the street
High noise volume from road, rail,
and air traffic
Obvious smell from traffic or other
pollution
No garden / open space – door
opens to street
No greenery visible from house
No public parks easily accessible
Much litter with no attempt to
clean
Roads poorly maintained with
paving etc. broken
14. Roads well maintained with
paving etc. well kept
Summary of the area’s good points
Generally
poor -1
Poorly designed / ugly
Building design and quality
Qualities being assessed
1. Well designed / pleasing to
the eye
2. In good condition – e.g.
paintwork, woodwork
3. Evidence of maintenance /
improvement to houses
4. Outside – land, gardens are
kept tidy / in good condition
5. No vandalism evident, or
graffiti has been cleaned up
6. Roads have no traffic
congestion
7. Parking is easy; garages or
spaces provided
8. No road traffic, rail or
aircraft noise
9. No smell from traffic or
other pollution
10. Large gardens or open
space outside house
11. Trees and shrubs visible
from close by
12. Public parks within easy
distance
13. No litter in the streets
Summary of the area’s weaknesses
Overall score (range from -28 to +28)
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Notes on Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf now:
a)
Which companies at Canary Wharf help to make London a ‘World City’? What do they do as their core business?
b)
How are these companies linked to each other in some way?
c)
Describe Canary Wharf as an area. Is its appearance a good advert for London as a major global city?
d)
Describe the kinds of shops and services found in the shopping area.
e)
Explain why these particular kinds of shops have decided to open a store here.
f)
Did you notice anything about the characteristics of people in the shopping area? E.g. gender or age balance?
Why?
Canary Wharf in the past:
e)
What visual evidence is there of Canary Wharf’s past?
f)
What happened to make all the land around Canary Wharf available for re-development in the 1980s?
g)
What might local people – back in the 1980s – feel about what has happened in Canary Wharf?
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Environmental Quality Survey 5 – Cubitt Town
Name of person assessing
-----------------------------What is being assessed?
Street, building etc
------------------------------
Land Use – e.g. housing, industry, offices
---------------------------
General description of area
Environmental Quality Survey
High
+2
Generally
fine +1
Av.
0
Generally
poor -1
In poor condition
Poorly maintained / no
improvement
Outside – no gardens, or land /
open space in poor condition
Extensive vandalism or visible
graffiti in large amounts
Open space / gardens
and street quality
Traffic noise and
parking
Streets badly congested with
traffic
Parking is very difficult; no
parking provision / on the street
High noise volume from road, rail,
and air traffic
Obvious smell from traffic or other
pollution
No garden / open space – door
opens to street
No greenery visible from house
No public parks easily accessible
Much litter with no attempt to
clean
Roads poorly maintained with
paving etc. broken
14. Roads well maintained with
paving etc. well kept
Summary of the area’s good points
Very poor
-2
Poorly designed / ugly
Building design and quality
Qualities being assessed
1. Well designed / pleasing to
the eye
2. In good condition – e.g.
paintwork, woodwork
3. Evidence of maintenance /
improvement to houses
4. Outside – land, gardens are
kept tidy / in good condition
5. No vandalism evident, or
graffiti has been cleaned up
6. Roads have no traffic
congestion
7. Parking is easy; garages or
spaces provided
8. No road traffic, rail or
aircraft noise
9. No smell from traffic or
other pollution
10. Large gardens or open
space outside house
11. Trees and shrubs visible
from close by
12. Public parks within easy
distance
13. No litter in the streets
Summary of the area’s weaknesses
Overall score (range from -28 to +28)
http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/planetsport/london2012/fieldwork
Notes on Cubitt Town
a)
What kind of housing is there here? Mention all the types you see – flats, terraces, detached etc
b) (To be done in Cubitt Town or online) Give e.g. of house prices for these types. How affordable
are they for local people?
c)
What ages are these houses?
d)
How suitable are they for families? For instance, do they have front and back gardens? Are
they safe at the front or do the front doors open on to the street?
e)
Describe how well the area is provided for in shops and transport for people living here.
f)
Walk around the area. Does it have a local primary school, park, community centre etc?
Quality of Life survey – give each one a score out of 10.
How far is this area –
1.
safe for people to walk about in terms of traffic
Score ___
2.
safe (or feels safe) for people to walk about – free from crime
Score ___
3.
whether the area is clean and free from graffiti and littler
Score ___
4.
how close it is to local shops
Score ___
5.
how close it is to local public transport
Score ___
6.
whether local children could walk easily and safely to primary school
Score ___
7.
whether elderly people could walk safely to most places in the area
Score ___
8.
if there are good leisure amenities (swimming pool, pub, community hall) Score ___
9.
whether housing is good quality (well kept, looked after)
Score ___
10.
whether there is a mix of housing for different ages
Score ___
Add up a total out of 100 =
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Environmental Quality Survey 6 – Millwall
Name of person assessing
-----------------------------What is being assessed?
Street, building etc
------------------------------
Land Use – e.g. housing, industry, offices
---------------------------
General description of area
Environmental Quality Survey
High
+2
Generally
fine +1
Av.
0
Generally
poor -1
In poor condition
Poorly maintained / no
improvement
Outside – no gardens, or land /
open space in poor condition
Extensive vandalism or visible
graffiti in large amounts
Open space / gardens
and street quality
Traffic noise and
parking
Streets badly congested with
traffic
Parking is very difficult; no
parking provision / on the street
High noise volume from road, rail,
and air traffic
Obvious smell from traffic or other
pollution
No garden / open space – door
opens to street
No greenery visible from house
No public parks easily accessible
Much litter with no attempt to
clean
Roads poorly maintained with
paving etc. broken
28. Roads well maintained with
paving etc. well kept
Summary of the area’s good points
Very poor
-2
Poorly designed / ugly
Building design and quality
Qualities being assessed
15. Well designed / pleasing to
the eye
16. In good condition – e.g.
paintwork, woodwork
17. Evidence of maintenance /
improvement to houses
18. Outside – land, gardens are
kept tidy / in good condition
19. No vandalism evident, or
graffiti has been cleaned up
20. Roads have no traffic
congestion
21. Parking is easy; garages or
spaces provided
22. No road traffic, rail or
aircraft noise
23. No smell from traffic or
other pollution
24. Large gardens or open
space outside house
25. Trees and shrubs visible
from close by
26. Public parks within easy
distance
27. No litter in the streets
Summary of the area’s weaknesses
Overall score (range from -28 to +28)
http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/planetsport/london2012/fieldwork
Notes on Millwall
a)
What kind of housing is there here? Mention all the types you see – flats, terraces, detached etc
b) (To be done in Millwall or online) Give e.g. of house prices for these types. How affordable are
they for local people?
c)
What ages are these houses?
d)
How suitable are they for families? For instance, do they have front and back gardens? Are
they safe at the front or do the front doors open on to the street?
e)
Describe how well the area is provided for in shops and transport for people living here.
f)
Walk around the area. Does it have a local primary school, park, community centre etc?
Quality of Life survey – give each one a score out of 10.
How far is this area –
11.
safe for people to walk about in terms of traffic
Score ___
12.
safe (or feels safe) for people to walk about – free from crime
Score ___
13.
whether the area is clean and free from graffiti and littler
Score ___
14.
how close it is to local shops
Score ___
15.
how close it is to local public transport
Score ___
16.
whether local children could walk easily and safely to primary school
Score ___
17.
whether elderly people could walk safely to most places in the area
Score ___
18.
if there are good leisure amenities (swimming pool, pub, community hall) Score ___
19.
whether housing is good quality (well kept, looked after)
Score ___
20.
whether there is a mix of housing for different ages
Score ___
Add up a total out of 100 =
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