1.1.3 What strategies can be used to manage the impacts of urbanisation in global cities? Flashcards
1
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Self-help*
A
Improvement projects carried out by ordinary people rather than by businesses or governments. Compare this to top-down development
2
Q
Top-down development
A
When decisions about development are made by governments or officials rather than by ordinary people. Compare this to self-help schemes
3
Q
Micro-credit schemes
A
Where small loans are given to entrepreneurs who are too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans
4
Q
Mass transit
A
A type of transport system that is able to move large numbers of people through a city, for example an underground rail system (a subway or tube network)
5
Q
Slum clearance*
A
The removal of a slum to transform low income settlements with poor reputation into another type of development or housing
