Documentary Idea and Research
Urban Decline/Deprivation
My documentary idea is about Urban Decline within a city or town. I would relay information about urban decline as a whole to start with and then go into some more detail about a few of the factors which contributed to Urban Decline, specifically within Great Yarmouth and the surrounding area, hoping to bring some more awareness on how it is affecting people and the area, whilst also giving some more insight to how to possibly combat Urban Decline in an Area like Great Yarmouth.
Secondary Research:
Urban decline is the deterioration of a city or town sometimes caused by a lack of investment or maintenance. Urban deprivation is a standard of living below the majority in a particular society that involves hardship and lack of access to resources. There are visible differences between the rich and the poor living in places suffering from urban deprivation, in things like housing and economic opportunities.
Deprivation dimensions classifies households into four categories:
- Employment
- Education
- Health and disability
- Household overcrowding
In 2021, 33.5% (8.3 million) households in England and Wales were deprived in one dimension, 14.3% (3.5 million) were deprived in two dimensions, 3.7% (929,000) were deprived in three dimensions and 0.2% (57,000) were deprived in all four dimensions. https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/census2021dictionary
The Resolution Foundation, an independent think tank, forecasted in January 2023 that absolute low income will increase from 17.2% in 2021/22 to 18.3% in 2023/24. This means an additional 800,000 people in absolutely low income. https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/
Across England and Wales, 33.8% of usual residents aged 16 years and over (16.4 million) indicated that their highest level of qualification was at Level 4 or above. The second most common category was no qualifications (18.2%, 8.8 million). https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/educationandchildcare
New research from Shelter shows at least 271,000 people are recorded as homeless in England, including 123,000 children. Shelter's detailed analysis of official homelessness figures and responses to a Freedom of Information request shows that one in 208 people in England are without a home. https://england.shelter.org.uk
Great Yarmouth:
There are concentrated areas of acute deprivation. Nelson, in Great Yarmouth town center, is the ward with the highest unemployment rate, at 11.2%. Only 42.5% of households in Great Yarmouth are working households, the definition of which is a household in which all the adults are working. https://home.barclays/content/dam/home-barclays
Great Yarmouth is one of the 20% most deprived districts/unitary authorities in England and about 20.1% (3,525) children live in low-income families. Life expectancy for both men and women is lower than the England average. https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/static-reports/health-profiles/2019
Great Yarmouth Crime:
- Better education, not just young people, better parenting, more social accountability
- Limited attempts are being made to rebrand/regenerate areas of my current town
- Greater external investment, better infrastructure and recognition that new industry is required to provide growth as existing ones are in decline
- Repurpose the buildings, drive towards conversion to housing, sustainable businesses using the properties.
Questions:
- What is your perception on deprivation?
- Why do you feel that deprivation is a big issue in the area?
- Do you feel that it is affecting young people or adults more and why?
- How do you think urban decline/deprivation is affecting people financially?
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