Overview:

Megacities Challenges and Responses

• List the Challenges (Issues or Problems) faced by very large cities in the developing world

• List the responses to these challenges that could be considered by very large cities in the developing world

• Describe aspects of the Housing Crisis in Megacities

Cairo, Egypt,, Manilla, Philippines, Mexico City, Mexico

Mumbi, India, ShanghaiChina, Rio de Janiero, Brazil

• Describe the water supply crisis in megacities in the developing world

Mumbei, India, Lago’s, Nigeria Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mexico City Mexico

• Describe the air pollution crisis in mega cities in the developing world.

Mumbai, India Mexico City, Mexico

  • Case Study Mexico City ( text pages 149-155)

Megacities Challenges and Responses

  1. List challenges faced by megacities in the developing world (Text pages 139-155)
  2. 2. List possible solutions to challenges faced by megacities in the developing world (Text pages 139-155)
  3. Describe the ways the environment, economy, politics, society &culture and technology may shape solutions to geographical issues.
  4. Describe aspects of the provision of shelter or housing in megacities in the developing world.
  5. How do environment, economy, politics, society &culture and technology may shape provision of shelter or housing. Developed world and developing world
  6. Describe the challenges and solution provision of shelter in Manilla and Cairo. See the article on Megacities.
  7. Describe the challenges and solutions to the provision of shelter in Mumbai, India. Video-Slum Cities, Text page 139 141, notes on internet)
  8. Describe changes in the provision of shelter in BeiJing China as a result of the Olympic Games. (see article on the internet)
  9. Describe changes in the provision of shelter in Shanghai China (notes on internet)
  10. Describe the challenges and solutions to the provision of shelter in Rio de Janiero, Brazil ( Video-Slum Cities)
  11. Describe the challenges and solutions to the provision of shelter in Mexico City, Mexico ( Video on Mexico City, text pages 149-155)

11. Describe the water supply crisis in megacities in the developing world

a. Discuss provision of safe drinking water, removal of sewage and drainage of surplus water (eg storms)

b. Discuss how environment, economy, politics, society &culture and technology nay affect provision of safe water supply.

c. Describe the challenges and solution provision of safe drinking water in Mumbai, India ( Slum City Video, Notes, text 142-143)

d. Describe the challenges and solution provision of safe drinking water in Lagos, Nigeria. (notes in Class)

e.Describe the challenges and solution provision of safe drinking water in Rio de Janiero, Brazil (notes in class)

f. Describe the challenges and solution provision of safe drinking water in Mexico City, Mexico notes in Class and text pages 143, notes in class

12. Describe the ways the environment, economy, politics, society &culture and technology may shape solutions to air pollution.

a. Differences between developed and developing countries

b. Describe the challenges of air pollution in Mexico City (text pages 154).

c. Describe the challenges of air pollution in Bei Jing (notes on Bei Jing on internet)

You should have a sound understanding of the geography of two megacities in the developing world. There are adequate references in your text, notes on the internet, and notes in class to continue and exhance your knowledge of Mumbai, India, and Mexico City, Mexico.

13. Read pages 149 to 155 and answer the questions in Working geographically on page 155. Attempt questions a, b., c., d., e., f., g., h.,i., j., k., l., m., n., o., p., q., r., s., t., u., v., and x