Residents and planners are preparing a resource booklet about rapid growth in the city of Nandipur. Fig. 1 is a sketch map from a walking survey through an ...
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Residents and planners are preparing a resource booklet about rapid growth in the city of Nandipur. Fig. 1 is a sketch map from a walking survey through an informal settlement beside a railway. It shows closely packed homes, a communal water point and a drainage channel. The enquiry group recorded observations at 100 m intervals and spoke with households that had recently arrived from smaller towns. They want to identify both the attractions of the city and the pressures placed on urban land and services.
(a) Identify the transport feature at the top of Fig. 1. [3]
(b) Describe two features of housing shown in the study figure. [4]
(c) State five possible challenges faced by people living in this area. [5]
(d) Explain how a city authority could improve quality of life here without forcing all residents to leave. [8]
Answer Details
(a) The feature at the top is a railway: a rail track or rail line used as a transport route for trains. [3]
(b) Homes are tightly packed with little open space between them. They are also close to the railway and the drainage channel. Any two described features gain credit. [4]
(c) Challenges include insecure housing tenure, flood risk, polluted water, poor sanitation, fire risk, train noise, limited road access and overcrowding. Any five gain credit. [5]
(d) Improvement should be in situ where possible, rather than removing everyone. The authority can consult residents, provide legal tenure or protection from eviction, install piped water and toilets or sewers, improve drainage and collect waste regularly. Safe paths or access roads and street lighting improve safety and access. Only households in the highest-risk strip need relocation, with nearby affordable replacement housing provided. This approach improves services while protecting residents' homes, livelihoods and community links. [8]
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