1. What are the ingredients of good living spaces?
People vary in their perception of what makes a good living space

2. Learning outcomes
MUST: explain some of the reasons living space quality varies
SHOULD: be able to describe and explain a variety a factors that lead to differences in the quality of living spaces
COULD: be able to describe and explain a variety a factors that lead to differences in the quality of living spaces using examples from around the world

3. Starter Activity
Cut out the cards from the worksheet and arrange them in a ‘diamond’ based on your priorities for the best quality of living space
Discuss and compare your choices with your partner

4. Variations in quality of living spaces
Look at the circles diagram on page 174 showing social/economic/environmental/political factors
Go back to your list and shade each card in a colour to show which of the 4 factors it is and create a key below it

5. What factors affect living spaces?
Gentrification
Spiral of deprivation
Discuss the terms using the photos and the spiral diagram on p174

6. What factors affect living spaces?
In pairs, design a diagram to show the effects of gentrification in a MEDC city such as Leeds.

7. The worst living spaces?

8. The worst living spaces?
Detroit contrasts

9. Chernobyl and Baghdad

10. Mexico City

11. Zimbabwe

12. The worst living spaces?
Look at the table of the worst living spaces on page 175.
Pick out 2 key processes that have had the worst impact. Explain your choices

13. plenary
Good and bad factors of where you live (environmental/social/economic/political)