I will perform a multi-faceted investigation of my topic for this assignment. Finally, I decided on a precise direction, stating my research topic with visuals.
This semester’s final assignment is investigating a worldwide crisis and producing a video as a reflection.
We must choose one of the following topics from this website:
Drivers of Change
Finally, I decided on the theme of SOCIAL URBANISATION.
I read the selection of content on urbanisation and in recent years, with the rapid growth of cities and the increasing population, it seems to me that the most direct and obvious way to show the direction of urbanisation is the increase in population and the development and change of urban construction.
As the population grows and the number of tall buildings increases, the most common things we see in big cities are traffic jams, queues, morning and evening rush hours, crowds on the roads, shopping malls and amusement parks that are overcrowded on weekends.
My initial choice of direction was urbanisation. During the brainstorming process, I discovered that the effects of urbanisation are intertwined and many seemingly unconnected, yet also deeply affected.
I chose London as the city for my research and conducted in-depth research to investigate how London’s population growth and footfall has changed over the last decade.
Traffic platforms in big cities, subway or tram passing by, are crowded during the evening peak.
In the prosperous city with tall buildings, the most interesting thing is the skyscrapers that can’t see the top. People often work here. They enter from the entrance of the building every morning and evening to start the day’s work.
First, I watched many videos on YouTube about London’s population and urbanization
London is the capital of Britain. Naturally, its economic strength and political influence can not be ignored. It has always attracted many immigrants to live and work. The world economic centers are New York, Hong Kong and London. As can be seen from the distribution scale map, in some areas of central London, the proportion of Chinese has even reached 5%. Generally speaking, the distribution of Chinese is more evenly distributed throughout London. There is also a famous overseas Chinatown in London, which is praised by many locals. Here you can not only taste authentic Chinese food, but also experience Chinese culture closely.
We all know London is tale of rich and poor, deprivation and wealth.
And with record numbers of people – even those with reasonable jobs, a pound shop culture and wealthy foreign investors buying up homes for squillions of pounds, the gap only seems to be widening.
Recent government data reveals in detail just how great the contrasts in our City are.
We’ve rounded up the most and least deprived areas based on the study.
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is the official measure of relative deprivation in England and is produced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Population: London reached 8,825.001 thousand people on 06-01-2017, up from 8,769.659 thousand people on 06-01-2016. Population: The data for London is updated on an annual basis with an average of 7,154.000 thousand people between 06-01-1971 and 06-01-2017, with 47 observations. The historical high for this data occurred on 06-01-2017 at 8,825.001 thousand people, while the historical low occurred on 06-01-1988 at 6,729.000 thousand people. population: London data from CEIC is in a regularly updated state and is sourced from Office for National Statistics, data G001: Population, as classified in the global database for the United Kingdom – Table UK.
FX168 – According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), London’s population will reach 9.7 million by mid-2024, making it the fastest growing region in England.
Suzie Dunsmith from the ONS demographics department said: “All regions of England will continue to grow in population over the next decade. And relatively speaking, London, the East and South East of England are growing faster.”
“At the same time all regions are experiencing a more ageing population, with the number of people aged over 65 increasing and outstripping the number of younger people.”
Nine of the 10 fastest growing boroughs are in London, with the highest ranking boroughs including Tower Hamlets, Barking, Dagenham and Newham.
This video is a blogger on YouTube who shares his feelings about living in London. It has a comprehensive analysis of good and bad, compares and analyzes other cities, and introduces many detailed examples of living in London and some population density analysis in the video.
For the script of video shooting, I also thought of many questions about video framing and materials. What are the main aspects of the large traffic in big cities?
1. Zebra crossing with people coming and going
2. Traffic jams in the morning and evening peak
3. Crowded public transport (bus, subway, etc.)