New
Key Geography for GCSE Links - Chapter 12 - Urbanisation
in developing countries
What
are the problems of urbanisation? - pages
180 and 181
BBC
News Online Sustainable Development
As world leaders prepare to debate the future of
the planet at the world summit in Johannesburg,
in 2002, BBC News Online created a six-part special
on sustainable development. This is an excellent
resource which will be invaluable to your investigations
of world issues.
One of the sections is about the growth of cities
around the world, this includes some excellent resources
including charts and links to other websites, as
well as a summary of the issues facing the world’s
fastest growing cities
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2002/disposable_planet/cities/
United
Nations CyberSchoolBus "Cities of Today,
Cities of Tomorrow!"
http://www0.un.org/cyberschoolbus/habitat/index.asp
This project is an interactive programme with six
units of information , great images and activities
that provide an overview of urbanisation—its
history, its potential and its problems.
How useful have self-help schemes been?
- pages 186 and 187
Using the internet to find out about ITDG
- Activity Sheet 12.5
Click
on the link to the Intermediate Technology Development
Group website http://www.itdg.org/
after you have read through the online activity
below.
1.
Click on About us in the title frame to find out
about the group. Write a paragraph to summarise
your findings.
2. The About us section includes
some frequently asked questions (faq) about the
organisation, use this section of the site to
find and write up the answers to the following
questions:
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What is intermediate or appropriate technology?
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What are the aims of ITDG?
3. Click on the shelter section
of the site. You should be able to find an outline
of what the group aims to achieve regarding shelter
projects. Write a paragraph to summarise your
findings.
4. Describe how two of the ITDG
shelter projects in Nairobi may help people living
in shanty settlements.
Chapters:
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