SG3B: social inequality impacts people and place in different ways. Case study: Sri Lanka

Question 1

What is the population of Sri Lanka?

Answer 1

21.44 million

Question 2

In what year did Sri Lanka gained independence?

Answer 2

1948

Question 3

What was the scheme of Sahaspura?

Answer 3

• Removing older settlements and building new high-density flats for slum dwellers
• Scheme would free up land for commercial development and help to finance the development
• Situated to old 200 acre shanty
• 5800 families have got individual houses
• 14 storey development with 651 flats

Question 4

What was the positive outcomes of Sahaspura?

Answer 4

• Different ethnic and religious groups can work together well
• Offered middle income as well as low income households to uplift status
• Positively affected the livelihoods of residents
• Community well behaved

Question 5

What issues are still being faced in Sahaspura?

Answer 5

• Don’t like living in high-rise buildings
• Flats poorly built: damp
• Lack of demands for flats from middle income families
• Slum clearance has involved force

Question 6

What strategy is Sahaspura?

Answer 6

Top-down strategy

Question 7

Name a bottom-up strategy?

Answer 7

Gothamipura

Question 8

What is digital divide?

Answer 8

An economic and social inequality with regard access to, use of, or impact of information and communication technologies.

Question 9

What is USS?

Answer 9

Under-served settlements

Question 10

Location of Sri Lanka?

Answer 10

Located in the southern hemisphere, in Southern Asia. It is situated in the Indian ocean, south east of Asia.

Question 11

What is Sri Lanka classed as?

Answer 11

Emerging Developing Country

Question 12

What is the gender equality like in Sri Lanka?

Answer 12

Still a patriarchal society. For example, there remains a huge disparity in employment levels between men and women. only 35% of women have a job which in Uk is 60% .

Question 13

What happened in 1983?

Answer 13

Tensions between the Sinhalese government and the Tamils erupted into civil war. The Tamils objected to the domination of the island by the Sinhalese and were demanding their won independent state in the north and east

Question 14

What happened in 2004?

Answer 14

The boxing day tsunami hits coastal Sri Lanka, killing 40,000 people in the country & destroys entire communities along the coastline.

Question 15

What happened in 2009?

Answer 15

Government forces defeated in the ‘Liberation tigers of Tamil Ealam’ more commonly known as ‘The Tamil Tigers’. The Sri Lankan government re-established control of the entire country. A peace agreement was signed ending the civil war.

Question 16

What are the 4 Asian Tigers?

Answer 16

South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Question 17

What is the GDP?

Answer 17

$11,0000

Question 18

What is the HDI?

Answer 18

0.77

Question 19

What is the gini coefficient?

Answer 19

0.39

Question 20

Why are poverty levels high in Colombo?

Answer 20

Colombo is home to over 30% of the country’s population but 50% of people living in colombo live in USS.

Question 21

SLUM FACTS

Answer 21

30% of families have difficult access to drinking water
9% of families do not have any source of regular income
30% of structures are temporary shelters

Question 22

What are the social issues faced in slums?

Answer 22

Low living standards- densely populated.
Poor access to education.
Lack fo clean water (30% of no access) means high risk of disease

Question 23

What are the economic issues faced in slums?

Answer 23

Low wages (9% no regular income)
May be forced to work in the informal sector due to lack fo skills.
Cannot afford rent so are forced to build their own homes

Question 24

What are the environmental issues faced in slums?

Answer 24

Lack of proper sanitation leads to disease being spread- mosquitoes are attracted to faeces so will spread Malaria.
No domestic waste collection.

Question 25

What is the wealth like in colombo?

Answer 25

Cinnamon Gardens in the suburbs of colombo is one of the wealthiest areas in the district with it’s well built housing including posh mansions, beautiful grounds and elegant tree- lined streets.

Question 26

What is a top down strategy?

Answer 26

Controlled by governments and international agencies who try to alleviate poverty with large scale strategies. This can lead to large approvements in living standards of USS residents and cover a large area.

Question 27

What is a bottom up strategy?

Answer 27

Smaller scale alternative with involves and empowers local communities.