3.4a

Question 1

State benefits to built environment of global shift

Answer 1

infrastructure investment, waged work, poverty reduction, education and training

Question 2

State evidence of infrastructure investment in Bangladesh

Answer 2

• Dhaka is now directly connected to the two longest routes of Asian Highway Network, e.g. to Kolkata.
• The Dhaka Elevated Expressway is under construction - running from Shahjalal International Airport to the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway.
• But the government is replacing auto-rickshaws with CNG ‘Baby-taxi’ (green auto rickshaws).

Question 3

State evidence of waged work in bangladesh

Answer 3

Dhaka accounts for 35% of Bangladesh’ economy - estimated GDP of $104 billion to $156 billion.
- factories offer formal jobs wiht better pay
- cheap labour (paid $40 a month but living costs 60$ a month)

Question 4

State evdience of education and training in bangladesh

Answer 4

The British Council helps schools teach UK GCSE and A Level qualifications: literacy is increasingly quickly from 69.2% in 2001 to 74.6% in 2011 (national average of 51%).

Question 5

What is the progess of dhaka’s economy

Answer 5

750+ companies are now listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (particularly finance, banking, manufacturing, telecoms.

Question 6

What are costs of a global shift for host countries

Answer 6

loss of productive land, unplanned settlements, environmental and resource pressure

Question 7

Where is there loss of productive land in dhaka

Answer 7

-c100,000 ha of agricultural land is lost per year because of roads, housing and other “development” projects.

Question 8

Where is there evidence of unplanned settlements in dhaka

Answer 8

Slum settlements expand settlements quickly – building over 50% of wetlands in some cities. Health issues with waterborne disease and air pollution

Question 9

Where is there evidence of evironmental pressure in dhaka

Answer 9

• Clothing factories operate without environmental clearance certificates, dumping brightly coloured wastewater
• Flooding more likely because rivers are being filled in by sand and garbage.
• Heavy metal pollution is contaminated rice paddies and farmland in poorer neighbourhoods

Question 10

Is there resource pressure in dhaka?

Answer 10

-Inadequate infrastructure means congestion is rising as cars and lorries add to auto-rickshaws.
- Fish stocks are dying in the labyrinth of low-lying wetlands that make up the Bay of Bengal.
- The city is turning to groundwater to meet its water needs. Levels are depleting at a rate of 2-3 metres per year in many places.

Question 11

What wa the rana plaza incident

Answer 11

Rana Plaza
Collapsed April 2013
Killed 1,100 people
Led to major structural, fire, electrical and safety reforms