Jason's Gigacoggle: Geography P2
Case Studies
Unit B - The Changing Economic Development
Unit A - Urban Issues and Challenges
Unit C - Resource Management
Urban Issues and Challenges - Rio De Janeiro
Urban Changes in the UK - Portsmouth
Sustainable Urban Developments - Freiberg
The Development Gap - Tourism in Jamaica
NEE Case Study - Nigeria
The Changing UK Economy
Water Management - Lesotho Highland Water Project, The Wakel River Basin Project
Once an important naval base especially in WW2 in which it became a zone targeted by German bombers.
Diverse population
Many ethnic members of the navy
Chinese and British Hong Kong migrants
Irish Catholics worked on docks
A lot of deprivation - especially in the Charles Dickens ward
Environmental Opportunities and Challenges
O: Cycling and pedestrian routes
P: Dereliction
P: Waste management and littering
Greenfield Development in Portsmouth - Welborne
Brownfield Development in Portsmouth - Gunwharf Quays regeneration
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Economic Strategies
Environmental Strategies
Social Strategies
Located in the NEE of Brazil
Over the last 50 years, migrants have arrived to Rio from South Korea, China, Portugal, USA and the UK due to the growth of industry, admin, commercial and tourism.
Environmental Opportunities 🌳
90% of children can read and write. 📔
In the Santa Marta favela, medical teams for into people's homes to provide them medical care and are able to identify 20 diseases. This and other improvements to healthcare have led to infant mortality falling and life expectancy rising. 🏥
Environmental Challenges 🌳
Air pollution causes 5000 deaths a year and the city has serious issues with brown smog from exhaust and factories fumes which now mixes with mist from the Atlantic. ☁
Rio is the most congested city in South America 🚦
12 new sewage works have been built
5km of new sewage pipes have been installed 🚽
Commercial fishing has declined 90% in the last the 20 years due to water pollution.
A power plant has been built near the University of Rio converting rotting rubbish to methane which generates electricity. 30 tonnes of rubbish are consumed a day, providing enough electricity 1000 homes.
Economic Opportunities 💰
Economic Challenges 💰
Rio is the richest city in Brazil
6% of all employment in Brazil
Companies from all over the world
Large informal economy provides employment opportunities
Large tourism industry from Olympics and World Cup
Rio was hit by a recession in 2015
Unemployment is the main reason for large wealth disparities in Rio
The richest 1% earn 12% of Rio's income
Unemployment in favelas is 20%+
Favelas
Home to 22% of the population
Many of Rio's 800 favelas are on the outskirts
Rochinda is the largest having 150,000 - 300,000
The Impacts of the 2016 Olympics on Rio
Advantages
Disadvantages
Money was invested in the Olympics 2016 rather than on schools and hospitals which caused protests
Guanabara Bay was cleaned up for sea competitions
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800 new homes created for people leaving the area where the Olympic Village was built
Increased tourism created 80,000 jobs
4000 people had to leave their homes
Jason's Gigacoggle Geography P3