Explain why student ghettos develop in some urban areas

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Explain why student ghettos develop in some urban areas (10 Marks) The primary reason for the development of student ghettos is the expansion of higher education, creating a greater number of students in an area needing housing. For example, Swansea has a very popular university and consequently a large number of student ghettos. Rapid expansion started 15-20 years ago, when student numbers grew from 3000 to 18,000 in Brynmill, Swansea over a period of 13 years. The increase in
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students has resulted in an increased desire for student accommodation which has led to student ghettos, since there’s only 3000 rooms on campus. However the reason for the ghettos; as opposed to student housing being dispersed around Swansea is caused by a number of factors explained in the filtering theory; where housing passes from higher to lower-income occupants. Family homes are rented by students; often because landlords can exploit student tenants as they’re limited to where they can stay, due to lack of funding and the need to be relatively close to the university. This then creates a domino effect, ...

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