Geography - Development Routes
A mindmap of development routes in Geography.
- Created by: Dan S.
- Created on: 27-04-13 20:30
View mindmap
- Bottom up development
- Water Aid Projects
- 50,000 people were helped by Water Aid wells.
- 80% of diseases contracted in Africa are dirty water based, this project provided fresh, clean water.
- Diseases contracted included diarrhoea, dysentery, trachoma, typhoid and bilharzias.
- Looms
- Inexpensive broad looms increase cloth production without the loss of jobs.
- An example of intermediate technology.
- The broad looms are designed and made in Ghana and are built with cheap materials.
- They are operated by pedal power. The knowledge of how to use them is passed down through the generations and create PME.
- Small communities make decisions about small, local projects.
- Small budget avaliable and there is a small impact on the people.
- The community get what they need.
- They feel part of the project and this bypasses corrupt government.
- Water Aid Projects
Comments
No comments have yet been made