Course overview
During this term we will begin Unit 5 Urban Futures where we will investigate the key questions: Why do more than half the world’s population live in urban areas? and What are the challenges and opportunities for cities today? We will investigate two cities in depth as our case studies for this unit Birmingham and Istanbul.
Key Concept:
Migration, urbanisation, megacities, urban trends
Assessment Points:
An end of unit assessment plus the following questions will be assessed and feedback provided:
Birmingham Double Page Case Study and 6 mark question
Istanbul Double Page Case Study double page and 6 mark question
13 mark Urban Futures section of a past paper for the whole unit
Completed field work write up
Guidance:
Learners will receive guidance in a variety of ways. These include marked assessments, reports, feedback in books, 1:1 interaction, Google Classroom & Seneca.
Key Vocabulary:
Urbanisation
Rural- urban migration
Urban sprawl
Informal settlements, squatter settlements, favelas and why we don’t say slum
Internal growth
Push & pull factors
Ethnicity, consumption, housing & leisure ; ways of life in cities
Brownfield Vs Greenfield
Development
Conflict
Service provision and waste management