Environmental Quality Survey 1 – Stratford New Town
Name of person assessing
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What is being assessed?Land Use – e.g. housing, industry, offices
Street, building etc ------
General description of area
Environmental Quality Survey
Qualities being assessed / High+ 2 / Generally fine +1 / Av.
0 / Generally poor -1 / Very poor -2
Building design and quality /
- Well designed / pleasing to the eye
- In good condition – e.g. paintwork, woodwork
- Evidence of maintenance / improvement to houses
- Outside – land, gardens are kept tidy / in good condition
- No vandalism evident, or graffiti has been cleaned up
Traffic noise and parking /
- Roads have no traffic congestion
- Parking is easy; garages or spaces provided
- No road traffic, rail or aircraft noise
- No smell from traffic or other pollution
Open space / gardens
and street quality /
- Large gardens or open space outside house
- Trees and shrubs visible from close by
- Public parks within easy distance
- No litter in the streets
- Roads well maintained with paving etc. well kept
Summary of the area’s good pointsSummary of the area’s weaknesses
Overall score (range from -28 to +28)
Notes on Stratford New Town
a) What kinds of housing is there here? Mention all the types you see – flats, terraces, detached etc
b) (To be done in Stratford or online) Give e.g. of house prices for these types. How affordable are they for local people?
c) What ages are these houses?
d) How suitable are they for families? For instance, do they have front and back gardens? Are they safe at the front or do the front doors open on to the street?
e) Describe how well the area is provided for in shops and transport for people living here.
f) Walk around the area. Does it have a local primary school, park, community centre etc?
Quality of Life survey – give each one a score out of 10.
How far is this area –
- safe for people to walk about in terms of trafficScore ___
- safe (or feels safe) for people to walk about – free from crimeScore ___
- whether the area is clean and free from graffiti and littlerScore ___
- how close it is to local shopsScore ___
- how close it is to local public transportScore ___
- whether local children could walk easily and safely to primary schoolScore ___
- whether elderly people could walk safely to most places in the areaScore ___
- if there are good leisure amenities (swimming pool, pub, community hall) Score ___
- whether housing is good quality (well kept, looked after) Score ___
- whether there is a mix of housing for different ages Score ___
Add up a total out of 100 =
A Perception Analysis of the London Olympics
Location:Stratford New Town
For this exercise,
- Ask individuals their perceptions of the London 2012 Olympics using the grid below.
- Record their sex and age group as appropriate
- Add up a total score for each proposal.
Agreement / No opinion / undecided / Disagreement
/
strong +2
/slight +1
/0
/slight -1
/strong -2
1 The Olympics will bring jobs for people in this area / / / / / 2 The Olympics will bring much needed change to this area3 The Olympics will benefit local people overall
4 The Olympics will bring a whole range of new facilities to the area that will benefit local people
5 The Olympics will bring a better environment for local people
6 The Olympics are a better kind of development compared to the Docklands e.g. at Canary Wharf
7 Housing from the Olympics Village is likely to benefit local people
8 ‘Stratford City’ developments will benefit local people
9 The Lea Valley will look much better once the Olympics development have taken place
10 Local people here support the Olympics
Total score = out of 20
Sex:Male / Female
Now may I ask your age group?0-1516-2930-44 45-5960-7475 and over
Environmental Quality Survey 2 – Stratford Westfield Centre
Name of person assessing
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What is being assessed?Land Use – e.g. housing, industry, offices
Street, building etc ------
General description of area
Environmental Quality Survey
Qualities being assessed / High+ 2 / Generally fine +1 / Av.
0 / Generally poor -1 / Very poor -2
Building design and quality /
- Well designed / pleasing to the eye
- In good condition – e.g. paintwork, woodwork
- Evidence of maintenance / improvement to houses
- Outside – land, gardens are kept tidy / in good condition
- No vandalism evident, or graffiti has been cleaned up
Traffic noise and parking /
- Roads have no traffic congestion
- Parking is easy; garages or spaces provided
- No road traffic, rail or aircraft noise
- No smell from traffic or other pollution
Open space / gardens
and street quality /
- Large gardens or open space outside house
- Trees and shrubs visible from close by
- Public parks within easy distance
- No litter in the streets
- Roads well maintained with paving etc. well kept
Summary of the area’s good pointsSummary of the area’s weaknesses
Overall score (range from -28 to +28)
Notes on Stratford Westfield Shopping Centre
a) What is the shopping centre like? When was it opened?
b) Why should Westfield want to locate here?
c) What kinds of shops are here? What kind of customer is being targeted?
d) What else is there here besides shops?
e) What benefits and problems do you imagine the Westfield Centre is likely to bring for Stratford?
BenefitsProblems
f) How far would Westfield help east London in terms of:
- Housing for local people?
- Wealth and employment for local people?
- Education for local people?
- Health of and facilities for local people?
g) How far would you sum up the Westfield Centre as an excellent example of inner city regeneration?
h) Now compare this with Stratford Centre across the road from Westfield. Look for types of shops, prices, customers who are being targeted, etc.
You could develop this further depending on the focus for your fieldwork