Manchester – England
1. Population: 2.7 million
2. Challenges to Urban Development: Very expensive to maintain important services (health, education), housing and transport.
3. What are they doing to overcome these challenges? Urban planning, Develop an analyses of Urban trends, Understand opportunities and problems.
4. Name an organisation NGO that is linked to this Urban Development Challenge. Provide a 5 point summary of this organisation. Barnardos is a NGO in the UK and it relates to children’s wellbeing:
- Offer support
- Offer advice
- Offer protection
- Tackle issues like poverty, abuse and neglect
- Work with homeless children in London
5. Population density: 4,349 per km2
6. Benefits: Many workers to grow economy, generate personal wealth, pay taxes to fund infrastructure.
7. Detriments: Global warming, pollution, rapid use of natural resources, exploitation, deforestation, habitat destruction, shortage of natural resources, increase of illnesses, shortage of medical facilities
1. Population: 2.7 million
2. Challenges to Urban Development: Very expensive to maintain important services (health, education), housing and transport.
3. What are they doing to overcome these challenges? Urban planning, Develop an analyses of Urban trends, Understand opportunities and problems.
4. Name an organisation NGO that is linked to this Urban Development Challenge. Provide a 5 point summary of this organisation. Barnardos is a NGO in the UK and it relates to children’s wellbeing:
- Offer support
- Offer advice
- Offer protection
- Tackle issues like poverty, abuse and neglect
- Work with homeless children in London
5. Population density: 4,349 per km2
6. Benefits: Many workers to grow economy, generate personal wealth, pay taxes to fund infrastructure.
7. Detriments: Global warming, pollution, rapid use of natural resources, exploitation, deforestation, habitat destruction, shortage of natural resources, increase of illnesses, shortage of medical facilities