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1. Development Indicators
This page introduces different measures of development including social indicators such as life expectancy and literacy rates, economic indicators such as GNP per capita and composite indicators such...
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5/6. Evaluating Management Strategies
This page looks at a range of strategies that cities and organisations adopt to manage the challenges of rapid urban growth Syllabus 7.3.1 An evaluation of the strategies and techniques used to manage...
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2. Urban Opportunities
This page looks at settlement hierarchy through population size, spatial extent and order of functions. It looks at concepts such as population threshold and sphere of influence to determine the order...
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1. Rates of Urban Growth
This page develops the problems associated with slums and informal housing and builds on student knowledge of the case studies of Lagos and Rio. It examines the relative success and problems associated...
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7. The Impacts of International Migration
This page provides possibly two lessons looking at the impacts of different types of migration on the migrant, the country of origin, and the country of destination Syllabus 6.3.3 The impacts of migration...
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6. International Migration
This page looks at different types of international migration from economic migration including elite expat migrants and illegal migrants to refugees and asylum seekers. It uses place examples to illustrate...
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4. Population Change
This page looks at population change through natural increase and net migration as well as the causes and impacts of youthful and ageing population Syllabus 6.2.1 Factors influencing population structures:...
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3. Evaluating Anti-natalist Policies
This page evaluates the anti-natal policies and their impact on reducing fertility rates. Syllabus 6.1.3 An evaluation of the impacts of anti-natalist policies on birth rates. This page develops three examples...
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1. Population Growth and Decline
This page looks at the trends in global population growth comparing regions presenting rapid population growth and regions that are in decline. It also looks at the reasons for this growth Syllabus 6.1.1...
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8. Evaluating International Agreements
This page looks in more detail at different international agreements. It explores the progress being made in mitigation efforts and then goes on to examine the different financial strategies for achieving...