Strategies for achieving sustainability: 'bottom-up' strategies
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain advantages and disadvantages of bottom-up strategies for achieving sustainability in Jakarta.
Key learning points
- Bottom-up strategies involving community and NGO-led can make Jakarta more sustainable.
- Bottom-up housing projects have been successful in improving housing.
- Bottom-up housing projects have been successful in improving health and education.
- There are advantages and disadvantages of 'bottom-up' strategies for improving health and education services.
Keywords
Bottom-up development - small-scale projects led by local people to meet community needs, often supported by NGOs
Sustainable - development that meets the needs of people today without damaging the environment or reducing resources for future generations
Cooperative - a group of people working together to achieve shared goals. A housing cooperative is where residents help plan and manage their homes, often in partnership with local government or NGOs
Common misconception
Bottom-up strategies can fully solve urban problems on their own.
Bottom-up strategies are valuable because they reflect community needs, improve trust, and lead to long-term change. However, they usually require support from NGOs or the government, such as funding, land rights, or technical help to be sustainable.
Teacher tip
Students could make use of ArcGIS’s Wayback feature to explore changes in Jakarta's residential areas.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the terms with their definitions.
A city with over 10 million people
Increase in the proportion of people in cities
A city with global importance and influence
Q2.What best describes Jakarta today?
Q3.Which of the following is a global link Jakarta has?
Q4.What does urbanisation mean?
Q5.What kind of economy does Jakarta have?
Q6.What is a feature of kampungs?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions.
Small projects led by local people
Meeting today's needs without harming the future
A group working together for shared goals
Q2.Bottom-up strategies often need support from ...
Q3.What is a benefit of bottom-up strategies?
Q4.Which of the following is true about bottom-up projects?
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