Projects decided upon by Governments.

Generally large scale and expensive

Projects decided upon by local people and communities.

Generally smaller scale and cheaper schemes

Area of a country which lags behind in terms of economic and social development.

Usually rural districts like Bihar in India

Wealthy, developed area of a country, dominated by industry and urban living.

Like Gujarat in India

Change which limits the damage of a development .

Minimal social and environmental and economic problems

• Reduces impact of drought,
• increase crop yields by six fold,
• generates electricity for industry,
• Reduced flood risk in wet season
• Displaces 200,000 indigenous people.
• Flooded fertile farm land
• Destroyed temples
• Destroyed forest land and habitats for the marsh crocodile.

Bio-gas digester

Karnataka , India

Fuel wood crisis

Too long each day spent collecting wood,

smoke from stoves damage lungs and eyes.

Girls miss school,

Dung burnt instead= less fertiliser.

Deforestation resulting in soil erosion,

crop yields falling

Less time taken collecting wood.

Girls get to go to school,

Women can do more paid work on the farm,

Gas is cleaner than wood, less smoke,

Reduced deforestation so protects soil,

Slurry can be used as a fertiliser afterwards,

keeping cows enclosed is more hygenic.

Which of these is NOT a feature of sustainable development?

1.  Small scale
2. Cheap
3. Damages environments.
4. Benefits poorest people

3. Damages environments.

Any scheme which creates environmental problems such as damage to habitats or pollution is NOT sustainable.

Urbanised

wealthy

high incomes

good quality of life

diverse economy

Rural

agricultural based economy

low incomes

low quality of life

Which of these is NOT a problem suffered in India's Periphery?

1. High mortality rates.
2. High incomes
3. poverty.
4. Lack of employment

2) High incomes.

Many people in India's periphery live on less than $2 a day.

Incomes are much higher in the core regions.