Strategies for achieving sustainability: 'top-down' strategies
I can assess the advantages and disadvantages of 'top-down' strategies for making Jakarta more sustainable.
- Year 11
- Edexcel B
Strategies for achieving sustainability: 'top-down' strategies
I can assess the advantages and disadvantages of 'top-down' strategies for making Jakarta more sustainable.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- There are advantages and disadvantages of 'top-down' strategies for managing water supply.
- There are advantages and disadvantages of 'top-down' strategies for managing waste disposal.
- There are advantages and disadvantages of 'top-down' strategies for managing transport and air pollution in Jakarta.
Keywords
Top-down development - development led by governments or large organisations, often with large-scale funding and limited community input
Infrastructure - services and facilities in a city, like transport systems, clean water supply, sewage networks and waste disposal, that help support people’s everyday needs
Sustainable - managing resources or services in a way that meets needs now without damaging the future
Common misconception
Top-down strategies always benefit everyone equally.
Top-down strategies often improve infrastructure at a large scale, but they do not always reach all areas fairly. Wealthier areas tend to benefit first, while poorer communities may lack reliable water, waste collection, or transport access.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is Jakarta the capital city of?
Q2.What type of country is Indonesia classified as?
Q3.Why is Jakarta important to Indonesia?
Q4.Palm is a key export for Indonesia.
Q5.Which belief about Indonesia’s population is not accurate?
Q6.What does it mean that Indonesia is an archipelago?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions.
