Homework 8: Rural to Urbanisation

1. Read and take notes from the theory handout (given in class)

2. Read the textbook scans on the next 4 slides and take notes on:

    a.) Causes of rapid urbanisation in newly emerging         economies/middle income countries

    b.) Social and environmental challenges created by this         rapid growth.

3. Use the weblinks on slide 6 to do some research to consolidate     your Mexico City Case Study (you're looking for a/b above     again).

Extra: Sample exam Q:

Using examples, examine the challenges that rapid urban growth can bring. [6 marks]

Mexico City ‐ Consolidation note taking

http://curbanisation.weebly.com/casestudymexicocity.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City

http://urbandoreena.blogspot.co.uk/

https://lsecities.net/media/objects/articles/mexicocityoverview/engb/

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?zid=ab1a4f4d228c088cbc77a5f8a8b10032&action=2&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CA208534502&userGroupName=cps4890&jsid=b3923acd4fb6face1fa1c893d9d4ea37

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scienceenvironment38840076

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology36197978

Below are a selection of useful weblinks on the issues Mexico City's rapid urbanisation has brought. Have a browse and take notes, particularly on traffic issues, pollution and housing.

http://curbanisation.weebly.com/case-study-mexico-city.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_Cityhttp://urban-doreena.blogspot.co.uk/https://lsecities.net/media/objects/articles/mexico-city-overview/en-gb/http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?zid=ab1a4f4d228c088cbc77a5f8a8b10032&action=2&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CA208534502&userGroupName=cps4890&jsid=b3923acd4fb6face1fa1c893d9d4ea37http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38840076http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36197978

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Outsourcing to India Bangalore DVD 35 Qs.rtf

Global Shift of Outsourcing to India - Bangalore - DVD 35 Questions

Introduction: 30 seconds

1. Complete the following:

With over a …………. people and the fastest growing ……………. in the world, India stands on the

verge of becoming the next superpower. But with rapid growth come challenges as well as

opportunities. There are now more people living in …………. here than anywhere else in the world.

Causes: 9 minutes 30 seconds

2. How many people is the area around the city already home to? ___________________________

3. What is most of this growth because of? _____________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

4. How many people are employed in software development and

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in Bangalore? ______________________

5. Give two things that enabled western companies to reduce costs by locating some

of their operations to countries where labour was cheaper:

_____________________________ ________________________________

Infosys, the Flat World and Business Process Outsourcing

6. What had technology effectively created? ___________________________________________

7. “…………….. is not a challenge, and the whole idea of flat world is that using technology you

can do work …………….. from anywhere in the world. You can access information from

anywhere and in that sense the world is flat. There is ……… ……… of ideas and information.”

8. When was Infosys founded? ____ 10: What has it now become? ________________________

Causes continued

9. How many technology companies have been registered in Bangalore today? ___________

10. Give 3 industries that have offices in Banglaore: ____________ _____________ ___________

Skip forward to bit on government incentives and SEZs

14. How has the government helped Bangalore to grow? __________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

16. What is a ‘Special economic zone’ or SEZ? ________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Problems

17. What did Bangalore’s rapid growth put pressure? _____________________________________

18. What problems has offering tax incentives to companies inside the Special Economic

Zone's created?

____________________________________________________________________________

Summary of causes

19. Give 3 factors have caused Bangalore to be India’s fastest growing city:

________________________ _________________________ ________________________

Environmental Impacts: 9 minutes 20 secs

25. Why is there little public money available for maintaining the city's transport, water and sewage

infrastructure, or its environment?

____________________________________________________________________________

Environmental encroachment

26. In 1924 there were 100 lakes in and around the town. By 1985 construction and development

had reduced this number to around _______ Today there are only _______

27. By how much has the city grown in the last 20 years? _________________________________

28. Why have vast areas of the countryside had to be cleared? _____________________________

__________________________ e.g. __________________ and _______________________

29. What has happened to many of the cities lakes? _____________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Water Supply

30. Describe the challenges faced in maintaining a reliable water supply for the city.

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

31. How much of Bangalore’s supply is estimated to be lost through leakages? ________________

32. The number of water connections has trebled from ………...in 2003 to over ………. in 2009.

33. The city’s reservoirs supply 900 million litres a day but at ……. billion litres a day demand is

already nearly ……..% higher than supply.

Electricity and Transport and Air Pollution

34. What else is there a shortage of supply for? ________________________________________

35. Traffic congestion is also a huge problem. How many vehicles in the city? _______________

36. What effect has this had on air quality? ___________________________________________

37. What new development may cause the number accidents (2500 deaths in 2009) on Bangalore’s

roads to increase?

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