7.3.1 An evaluation of the strategies and techniques used to manage urban growth; including sustainable.
7.3.2 One detailed specific example of a named urban area to include:
• causes of urban growth
• challenges and opportunities brought about by urban growth
• the strategies and techniques used to manage urban growth; including sustainable.
7.3.2 One detailed specific example of a named urban area to include:
• causes of urban growth
• challenges and opportunities brought about by urban growth
• the strategies and techniques used to manage urban growth; including sustainable.
7.3.1 An evaluation of the strategies and techniques
Urban growth is a key feature of modern cities, driven by migration, economic opportunities and natural increase. However, rapid expansion can create challenges such as congestion, housing shortages and environmental degradation. As a result, a range of strategies and techniques are used to manage how cities develop. These include planning policies, transport systems and environmental improvements. Evaluating these approaches is important to determine how effective and sustainable they are in balancing economic development, social wellbeing and environmental protection.
Your starting point is to watch the 5-minute video below that explains how cities have developed in different ways between the USA (our case study is New York) and Europe, with a focus on Paris.
Your starting point is to watch the 5-minute video below that explains how cities have developed in different ways between the USA (our case study is New York) and Europe, with a focus on Paris.
Task 1. What is Urban Growth Management?
So, as you have seen in the video above, cities in different parts of the world have grown in different ways and now face different challenges when trying to plan future susainable growth management plans.
Urban growth management = planning and controlling how cities expand to ensure efficient, sustainable development. This should focus on balancing:
- Economic growth
- Social wellbeing
- Environmental protection
Discuss the following questions as a class.
1. Why do cities need to be managed?
2. What happens if urban growth is uncontrolled?
Download and study the factsheet below safely. It provides good theory and knowledge for the short response questions that could be addressed in your human geography paper. Make sure you save it into the correct folder in your IGCSE Geography folder structure. You will need it to complete task 2.
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Task 2 - Urban Growth Management Factsheet Task You are going to spend 30 minutes investigating how urban growth is being managed in your local settlement and evaluate how sustainable these strategies are. You will create a one-page factsheet about your local town / city or a place that you are very familiar with. You must: Select three urban growth management strategies from the checklist above i. Research how they are being used locally ii. Evaluate how sustainable they are iii. Record your research on the Task 2 worksheet below. For students at the International School of Toulouse, you might want to focus on: a. The new Metro Ligne C (transportation) - Link b. Greening of the city (environment) - Link c. Ecoquartier scheme in Toulouse (residential) - Link (Cartoucherie) |
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7.3.2 One detailed specific example of a named urban area
In Task 4 of the previous unit, we studied the growth of NYC over time and then in Task 5 we covered the following two points that will make up our DSE on New York City:
Causes of urban growth in NYC
Challenges and opportunities brought about by urban growth in NYC.
All that is left for us to do is now to focus on the strategies and techniques used to manage urban growth; including sustainable options.
Background Reading - Click here to be taken to the NYC Mayor's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice and spend 5 minutes reading through their aims, objectives and successes.
Task 3 - You are now going to take notes on three different schemes aimed at managing urban growth in NYC with a focus on:
1. Protecting inhabitants from the impacts of climate change (flood protection)
2. Transitioning to energy efficient and affordable housing (energy sustainability & affordability)
3. The 'greening' of the city (wellbeing & the urban heat island effect).
