Deprivation Quote by Chris Grayling
“Take a walk around many of our cities and you will find areas of deprivation, high worklessness and educational failure only yards from areas of prosperity and employment.”
About This Quote
Source Report: Urban Inequality, 2012
Cities contain starkly contrasting neighborhoods of poverty and wealth side by side.
In simple terms: Rich and poor live close together in cities.
Address spatial inequality in urban planning.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- housing development
- education reform
- employment programs
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- Why do affluent and deprived areas coexist?
- What policies can bridge the gap?
Complex causes make simple solutions insufficient.