Weblinks and videos for use with 7323 - GCSE AQA Case Studies: 3.2.1 Urban Issues & Challenges
Nairobi, Kenya
- While being mostly focused on the environment, this report by the UN contains a lot of useful information and graphs on Nairobi.
- A shopping mall in Nairobi reopens
- The challenges of encouraging development in squatter settlements
- Women from squatter settlements stand up for their rights
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São Paulo, Brazil
- Use these series of graphs to compare São Paulo with other megacities around the world
- Use these series of graphs to compare São Paulo with other megacities around the world
- Read this guide to the city from a blogger who lives in São Paulo
- This news story covers one woman’s campaign to compost more food waste in the city
- Life in Favela do Moinho during the 2015 water crisis
- The announcement of the Arco do Futuro master plan for the city in 2013
- How one artist is helping make waste recyclers jobs a little more enjoyable
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Bristol, UK
- The ‘State of the City: key Facts 2015’ is an excellent source of statistics and infographics about Bristol.
- Bristol was the ‘best city to live in’ in the UK in 2014!
- Is Bristol’s independent spirit under threat?
- Affordable housing is a big problem in Bristol