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Describe and comment on the criteria which can be used to measure variations in living standards, within a city. What can be done to improve the quality of life in the poorer areas?</center<Towns and cities all over Britain have a wide range of variations in the living standards and quality of life. These variations can be put down to many factors and issues about the residents and location. Every town is individual and unique, however a pattern in the contrast of living conditions can be seen. For many cases as the distance from the city centre is increased then the quality of living standards also increases.

This variation in the living conditions can be put down to the residents in the area. Looking at the economical, social, and environmental criteria, it is clear to see why people are living in the conditions that they do.Looking at the economical aspects of residents in an area can tell us about things like their profession. Very often criteria will include looking at the unemployment levels in an area. This would basically involve collecting the unemployment figures. I think this is a very good way to measure the living standards to an area, as it shows the percentage of people who are out of work and claiming benefits.

The higher the percentage means that many residents are bringing little money into the home, and therefore have enough to just live off. Therefore they cannot afford many luxuries and comforts, and also these people may be content to be unemployed. This shows that they do not have a very high living standard, as they are not committed to finding a job, and therefore are content the way they are. Many other statistics can be put into this category of money, and how much is brought into the home.

The annual earnings, number of doctors per one thousand people, and percentage of people who work in professional jobs or managerial jobs are all I think good indicators to the living conditions of an area. Basically the more money people bring into the home shows their attitude to life, they want to do well and succeed. It is these types of people who have the higher living standards because of the jobs they do and the money that they earn. Many people who are unemployed do not care that they are, and are happy with the conditions they live in which are to a lower standard because of their attitude towards life.Criteria that can be...

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...en redevelopment occurs in an area, areas of open space should be left and create parks between roads.

This will keep hopefully keep people from acting in a criminal behaviour.Overall, the major influence to the living standards of a person is the amount of money that they earn. This then affects the area in which they can afford to live in, and so their living standards. However I think that is the people that live in the area that affect the living standards there. You can regenerate an area as much as you want, but the people who live there do so how they want to. There habitats will mean that even living in a new area will soon turn it back to the way it was before regeneration. This means that oppositely putting people with a higher living standard in a run down area, will mean that they will try and live with the best possible quality of life in which they can. Personally I don¡¦t think that it is possible to totally remove poor living standards, because some people like living in that kind of environment compared to a well presented area. This is shown in the attitude of these people¡¦s children as they go through school, not bothering about qualifications and doing well.

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