The Inner-City Problems and Solving Them

The Inner-City Problems and Solving Them

There are many problems that can be clearly seen in the inner city.

Problems such as crime, poor housing (perhaps slums), and

unemployment are all apparent. However unemployment levels are

gradually dropping. Lack of money gives rise to the

problems so are often seen in the lower class areas of cities.

On the whole the perception of the inner-city areas has the image of

poverty and overcrowding which faces many cities across

Britain today in whatever proportion. The first as such it the

Economic which inner-city areas have long suffered due to lack of

investment especially after the 1940's when a lot of money was put

into New Towns. Many of the houses built were made from

poor fabric and cheap materials which within time will make them

liable to be damaged. This is the main problem arising from

the issue of poor housing. Few Industries have built or for that

matter expanded in an Inner-city location partly due to the

environment, which surrounds it. Social Inequalities also play a part

in British City the following characteristics are often present

in many of them:

Lack of basic amenities, many houses of which lack any sort of

bathroom

Overcrowding- large families may live in small houses, or families may

live in poorly built high rise flats.

On the whole we can say that there are high infant mortality and death

rates

Families have a low income

Single parent families.

There are also the environmental problem which affect these areas- The

Inner-city areas may suffer from noise and air pollution

caused by heavy traffic and the few remaining fac...

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properties in the inner areas, and local plan authorities have become

more flexible in their plan making. The public and private

sectors are much more willing to improve enterprise zone and

industrial improvement. New voluntary and community bases

organisations have developed particularly concerned with environmental

improvements and employment creation. The physical

environment has been improved, with vacant land and buildings being

put to new, and also the removal of some of the worst

dereliction.

However the economic point of view in the inner city has deteriorated,

with more unemployment and the closure of many firms.

However unemployment will probably remain high, especially among the

poorly educated and disadvantaged, which will,

especially in children, lead to further problems.