3. ORIGINS OF DISPARITIES AND INEQUITIES (project courtesy of Geographyalltheway)
The aim is to be able to use a case study example to explain disparities and inequities that occur within countries resulting from ethnicity, residence, income, education, employment and land ownership.
Task: Describe and explain the disparities that exist in New York.[750-800 words, 30 marks. To access more than 20 marks you must be discussing at least three different categories of disparities] Download the mark scheme here
Explore the districts of New York - are there any patterns in the income of the residents?
Focus Two - Disparities in New York City - Residence
Visit the districts of New York using Street Viewing Google Maps or Google Earth. Collect some images of the extremes. Look at the availability of affordable housing.
Focus Three - Disparities in New York City - Ethnicity
Are there any links between what you have seen in Focus One and Focus Two and the information presented in these maps?
Focus Four - Disparities in New York City - Education and Employment
DISPARITIES IN WEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Here are the learning objectives for this unit, if you have lost yours please download here
1. MEASUREMENTS OF REGIONAL AND GLOBAL DISPARITIES
World Bank Data
The World Bank's Classification of Countries
via chartsbin.com
WIDER READING
While some aspects of geography can be measured, others cannot. Is this the case? What is it about a quality that means it cannot be quantified?
2. ORIGINS OF DEVELOPMENT DISPARITIES
WIDER READING
3. ORIGINS OF DISPARITIES AND INEQUITIES (project courtesy of Geographyalltheway)
The aim is to be able to use a case study example to explain disparities and inequities that occur within countries resulting from ethnicity, residence, income, education, employment and land ownership.Task: Describe and explain the disparities that exist in New York.[750-800 words, 30 marks. To access more than 20 marks you must be discussing at least three different categories of disparities] Download the mark scheme here
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Focus One - Disparities in New York City - Income
Explore the districts of New York - are there any patterns in the income of the residents?Focus Two - Disparities in New York City - Residence
Visit the districts of New York using Street Viewing Google Maps or Google Earth. Collect some images of the extremes. Look at the availability of affordable housing.Focus Three - Disparities in New York City - Ethnicity
Are there any links between what you have seen in Focus One and Focus Two and the information presented in these maps?Focus Four - Disparities in New York City - Education and Employment
Click on the link The New York Times- Mapping America: Every City, Every Block. Explore the available data to find disparities in employment and education between the districts.USEFUL LINKS
**http://envisioningdevelopment.net/map**
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/pr2010/pr008-10.shtml
http://130.166.124.2/ny_1.html
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/lucds/cdstart.shtml
What Is Affordable Housing? from the Center for Urban Pedagogy on Vimeo.
YOUR WORK
DISPARITIES IN MEXICO
4. MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Useful Sites
UNSTAT Score Cards from the Center for GLobal DevelopmentHere is the report for progress on the MDGS as of 2011
Here is an interesting article showing how S. Asia is making slow progress in achieving the MDG's Click Here to read more
Poor beats rich in MDG race from Gapminder Foundation on Vimeo.
href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo.5. Reducing Inequalities
An interesting Video here about the increasing role of China in Africa - perhaps a new era of colonialism for the African Continent?
To supplement the video, here is an interactive map from Forbes to show the growth and reach of Chinese overseas investments.
Trade
Trade Blocs
New African Trade Blocs
Export Processing Zones
Trade Wars - Banana's
Your work: Great job guys
AID
Aid is still Vital Role of Women
AID VS TRADE
DEBT
A USEFUL UPDATE ON THE DEBT SITUATION FROM THE GUARDIAN
REMITTANCES
EXIT - "Remittances, sending money home" Map... por FondationCartier
REGIONAL AND GENDER INEQUALITIES IN INDIA
source: COMPARING INDIAN STATES