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1
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What is the population of Sri Lanka?

A

21.44 million

2
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In what year did Sri Lanka gained independence?

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1948

3
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What was the scheme of Sahaspura?

A
  • 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
4
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What was the positive outcomes of Sahaspura?

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  • 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
5
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What issues are still being faced in Sahaspura?

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  • 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
6
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What strategy is Sahaspura?

A

Top-down strategy

7
Q

Name a bottom-up strategy?

A

Gothamipura

8
Q

What is digital divide?

A

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

9
Q

What is USS?

A

Under-served settlements

10
Q

Location of Sri Lanka?

A

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

11
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What is Sri Lanka classed as?

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Emerging Developing Country

12
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What is the gender equality like in Sri Lanka?

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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% .

13
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What happened in 1983?

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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

14
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What happened in 2004?

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

15
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What happened in 2009?

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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.

16
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What are the 4 Asian Tigers?

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South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

17
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What is the GDP?

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$11,0000

18
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What is the HDI?

A

0.77

19
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What is the gini coefficient?

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0.39

20
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Why are poverty levels high in Colombo?

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

21
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SLUM FACTS

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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

22
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What are the social issues faced in slums?

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

23
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What are the economic issues faced in slums?

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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

24
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What are the environmental issues faced in slums?

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

25
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What is the wealth like in colombo?

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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.

26
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What is a top down strategy?

A

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.

27
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What is a bottom up strategy?

A

Smaller scale alternative with involves and empowers local communities.

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