Urban Environments 6.9 Managing Urban Challenges

Question 1

What are the different slum-management options? (5)

Answer 1

• bulldoze and clear away (Zimbabwe)
• clear away but relocate (Brazil)
• redevelop (Brazil)
• improve by self-help or site-service-schemes (Philippines)
• ignore (India, Bangladesh)

Question 2

What are the different stakeholders for slums at a local level? (8)

Answer 2

• slum residents
• residents living nearby
• utility suppliers
• representatives in city parliament or on city councils
• city councils (most influence)
• landowners and property designers
• employers
• planners

Question 3

What are the stakeholders at the national level? (2)

Answer 3

• government (financial resources, which option will gain the most votes?)
• national charities

Question 4

What are the stakeholders at the International Level? (2)

Answer 4

• International Charities

- Inter-governmental organisations