3b.3 - Challenges

Question 1

What are the social challenges of rapid growing megacities?

Answer 1

Housing
Informal sector employment
Air pollution
Poor sewage system
Land is too expensive
Lack of jobs
Overuse of food/water
Growth > infrastructure provision

Question 2

Why do housing shortages become a problem in rapidly growing megacities?

Answer 2

result in people living in squatter settlements

They lack access to basic services

Question 3

Why is informal sector employment a problem in rapidly growing megacities?

Answer 3

workers have no protection

Work is irregular/hours are long

Question 4

Why is air pollution a problem in rapidly growing megacities?

Answer 4

Traffic congestion/increasing vehicle emissions/ineffective regulations

causes serious health issues including breathing disorders

Question 5

Why are poor sewage systems a problem in rapidly growing megacities?

Answer 5

Septic tanks and pit latrines can overflow into open drains

This leads to the spread of disease

Question 6

Why is expensive residential land a problem in rapidly growing megacities?

Answer 6

Many are forced into crowded slums

Then poor access to basic services

Question 7

Why are job shortages a problem in rapidly growing megacities?

Answer 7

large numbers of migrants

And the city doesn’t have enough formal employment

Question 8

Why is informal sector employment a problem in rapidly growing megacities?

Answer 8

Leads to water shortages

Overuse of water leads to subsidence (where the ground sinks down because all the water has been taken out underneath)