Understanding and mapping the changing social geography of our

cities

Dr Dan Vickers, Social and Spatial Inequalities Group, Department of Geography, University of Sheffieldshef.ac.uk/sasi

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Contents

• Social Geography of the City: Examining the facts

• Bringing the facts to life

• Understanding the city

Social Geography of the City: Examining the facts

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Maps and graphs taken from:

A Tale of Two Cities: The Sheffield Project

Available Online:

shef.ac.uk/sasi

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Poverty and Wealth

Breadline poverty in Sheffield Neighbourhoods in 2001

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007

Average KS1 score 2006–2007

Life expectancy 1997–2001, all people

Low birth weight per 1,000 live births 2002–2006

Average number of decayed, missing or filled teeth in children aged 5yrs 2003–2004

Bringing the facts to life

Sheffield: Who Lives Where?

Poverty and Wealth

Breadline poverty in Sheffield Neighbourhoods in 2001

Understanding the city

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National Statistics Output Area Classification: areaclassification.org.uk

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1: Blue Collar Communities

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2: City Living

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3: Countryside

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4: Prospering Suburbs

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5: Constrained by Circumstances

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6: Typical Traits

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7: Multicultural