Year 11 - Geography
Strategies for achieving sustainability: 'bottom-up' strategies
Jakarta: case study of a major city in an emerging country
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about the development, importance and characteristics of Jakarta, an emerging country. Pupils will study the opportunities and challenges associated with the growth of the city, considering issues such as housing, services, the environment and sustainability.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain advantages and disadvantages of bottom-up strategies for achieving sustainability in Jakarta.
Key Notes
- Bottom-up strategies involving community and NGO-led can make Jakarta more sustainable.
- Bottom-up housing projects have been successful in improving housing.
- Bottom-up housing projects have been successful in improving health and education.
- There are advantages and disadvantages of 'bottom-up' strategies for improving health and education services.
Vocabulary To Learn
- bottom-up development: small-scale projects led by local people to meet community needs, often supported by NGOs
- sustainable: development that meets the needs of people today without damaging the environment or reducing resources for future generations
- cooperative: a group of people working together to achieve shared goals. A housing cooperative is where residents help plan and manage their homes, often in partnership with local government or NGOs
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Bottom-up strategies can fully solve urban problems on their own.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Bottom-up strategies involving community and NGO-led can make Jakarta more sustainable. Bottom-up housing projects have been successful in improving housing.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'bottom-up development'
small-scale projects led by local people to meet community needs, often supported by NGOs.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Bottom-up strategies can fully solve urban problems on their own. Correction: Bottom-up strategies are valuable because they reflect community needs, improve trust, and lead to long-term change. However, they usually require support from NGOs or the government, such as funding, land rights, or technical help to be sustainable.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Challenges caused by rapid urban population growth: housing Study Guide
- Challenges caused by rapid urban population growth: services Study Guide
- Effects of population growth on spatial growth, functions and land use Study Guide
- Location and national, regional and global context of Jakarta Study Guide
- Opportunities for people living in the city Study Guide
- Strategies for achieving sustainability: 'top-down' strategies Study Guide
- The structure of Jakarta Study Guide
- Top-down strategies to reduce global inequalities Study Guide
- Trends and causes of population growth in Jakarta Study Guide
- Urban patterns in Jakarta Study Guide
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