Teacher on social, economic, or environmental concerns Suggested within this discussion. learning Key words: objectives: Bottom-up strategy To understand the Main advantages and Community group Venn diagram of characteristics of bottom-up schemes. disadvantages of Discuss the advantages and disadvantages in general terms. Non-governmental using bottom-up organisation strategies for Student group work on A3 paper. Allocate an urban Charity group improving challenge (housing shortages, squatter settlements, sustainability in Housing schemes unemployment, pollution, and inadequate the chosen services/infrastructure) to each group and students discuss Health schemes megacity. and record how best to manage the challenge in the city Education schemes through bottom-up schemes or strategies. To know examples Self-help of Plenary schemes that have Discuss with students the specific advantages and been used in the disadvantages they suggest for bottom-up schemes. Others chosen megacity. add to group comments. Teacher provides factsheet on community led schemes (bottom-up) applicable to Mumbai (or chosen city) and makes copies of the A3 sheets so that each student in a group gets a copy. 1 lesson Key idea 6: (Also see Component 2 Selected local Fieldwork Starter (1 hour) Investigating Topic 5) Investigating urban area. skills: Practical arrangements for fieldwork plus health and risk dynamic urban how and why quality of Planning of assessment. areas. life varies within urban fieldwork, areas. including Main primary and Suggested Establish link between urban growth/decline and chosen secondary learning Key words: local urban area. Enquiry question: How does the quality of research objectives: life vary within the urban area? sources. Aim To understand aim Enquiry question and hypothesis Hypothesis: The quality of life increases from the CBD to the To understand fringe. Hypothesis fieldwork methods Method: Primary data: quantitative data could include Risk assessment (primary and recording the location of functions and services, and noise Methodology secondary data). and air pollution meter readings; qualitative data on quality
Suggested learning objectives: To understand the advantages and disadvantages of using bottom-up strategies for improving sustainability in the chosen megacity. To know examples of schemes that have been used in the chosen megacity. Key words: Bottom-up strategy Community group Non-governmental organisation Charity group Housing schemes Health schemes Education schemes Self-help Teacher on social, economic, or environmental concerns within this discussion. Main Venn diagram of characteristics of bottom-up schemes. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages in general terms. Student group work on A3 paper. Allocate an urban challenge (housing shortages, squatter settlements, unemployment, pollution, and inadequate services/infrastructure) to each group and students discuss and record how best to manage the challenge in the city through bottom-up schemes or strategies. Plenary Discuss with students the specific advantages and disadvantages they suggest for bottom-up schemes. Others add to group comments. Teacher provides factsheet on community led schemes (bottom-up) applicable to Mumbai (or chosen city) and makes copies of the A3 sheets so that each student in a group gets a copy. 1 lesson (1 hour) Key idea 6: Investigating dynamic urban areas. Suggested learning objectives: To understand aim and hypothesis To understand fieldwork methods (primary and secondary data). (Also see Component 2 Topic 5) Investigating how and why quality of life varies within urban areas. Key words: Aim Enquiry question Hypothesis Risk assessment Methodology Selected local urban area. Fieldwork skills: Planning of fieldwork, including primary and secondary research sources. Starter Practical arrangements for fieldwork plus health and risk assessment. Main Establish link between urban growth/decline and chosen local urban area. Enquiry question: How does the quality of life vary within the urban area? Hypothesis: The quality of life increases from the CBD to the fringe. Method: Primary data: quantitative data could include recording the location of functions and services, and noise and air pollution meter readings; qualitative data on quality
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