Strategies for achieving sustainability: 'top-down' strategies
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can assess the advantages and disadvantages of 'top-down' strategies for making Jakarta more sustainable.
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.
Teacher tip
ArcGIS Online features different layers for Jakarta including demography, poverty and flood risk which could be used to highlight different challenges facing the city.
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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.
services like transport, clean water, waste systems
large-scale projects led by governments or big organisations
using resources in a way that doesn't harm the future
Q2.Which sector is most likely to lead a top-down strategy?
Q3.Top-down strategies often result in improved , like clean water and transport.
Q4.Which statement best reflects the limits of top-down strategies?
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