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Industrial and Commercial Development
from The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Statistics, Demographics and Social Index of Barking and
by Atta Ahmed
Industrial and Commercial Development
Illustrative mapping describing concentration of vast redevelopment located near the A13 and interview with Matt Scott, who highlights negative impacts of the developments.
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The London Opportunity Area Planning Framework (OAPF)
Understanding the scope of development opportunities across the East End
Barking and Dagenham is a diverse and unique borough of London. The current political climate and mass development of the London has and is affecting the borough, with issues in infrastructure, housing settlement and affordability. The borough is facing large scale development of its industrial and marsh lands as well a economic growth that, (factored with BREXIT) is affecting small scale business and the dominants working class in the borough. Majority of people in the borough have refuted that the development is going to force the working class that makes up majority in the borough, as well as being the highest % of residents living in the poverty line, the borough is now, according to some residents “social cleansing” the areas to allow newer and richer residents to come in.
