Urban Infrastructure

Objective: develop a case study of infrastructure growth over time in one city.

Outcomes:

1. You need a case study of infrastructure growth over time in ONE city. Possible ideas are:

• Tashkent, building on the information above and using these sources to start...
  • Nations Encyclopedia
  • Full Wiki
• Shanghai
  • Geo text book page 352 onwards
• A city of your choice (be prepared for this to take longer to research)

Your case study must include:

• a description of changes in the city
• infrastructure improvements over time, such as transport, sanitation, water, waste disposal and telecommunications
• you may also mention changes which had a negative effect
• link the changes to the Sustainable Development Goals . Is your city helping to achieve the Goal? Are the Goal targets helping your city?

2. Precis the article below which evaluates infrastructure development in modern cities.

Optional Essay:

Evaluate the the impact of infrastructure changes over time in a named city, with reference to sustainability.

As part of your preparation you can plan this essay. The Assessment Criteria can be found here.

Plenary: what impact does infrastructure have on the lives of urbanites?