In many parts of the world poor water and sanitation are one of the biggest killers. The article below looks at the situation in the shanty towns of Dhaka in Bangladesh.
Where death by water is part of daily life Guardian (26/11/07)
Questions
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What is the difference between economic growth and economic development. |
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Assess the extent to which an increase in economic growth will help to deliver higher living standards. |
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Discuss the effectiveness of foreign aid as a policy to improve the standard of water and sanitation. |
In developing countries the growth of urbanisation is causing some worrying social, environmental and health problems. As the introduction to the article below puts it:
“UN figures for urbanisation, published this week in the State of the World 2007 report, show that more than 60 million people – roughly the population of the UK – are added to the planet’s cities and suburbs each year, mostly in low-income urban settlements in developing countries. Unplanned urbanisation is taking a huge toll on human health and the quality of the environment, contributing to social, ecological, and economic instability in many countries.”
Streets ahead Guardian (17/1/07)
Questions
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Assess the impact of the growth of urbanisation on the rate of development in developing countries. |
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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of growing urbanisation to a developing country. |
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Assess the role of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in helping to minimise the negative consequences of urbanisation. |