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Pre Information
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-Botswana is size of France but population of Glasgow
-Main Urban areas are in the East: Gaborone (Capital) Francis Town Jwaneng |
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What problems did the population growth create for the government?
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Gaborone had planned population of 20,000 but exceeded in 1970s due to rapid growth. Government cannot afford to provide services such as water, electricity, housing, schools and hospitals.
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What housing problems are created for the people?
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People have to wait over 10 years for a house from the BHC which results in shantytowns being built out of cardboard, wood e.t.c on the edges of the city.
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What problems with employment are created?
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Unemployment is growing in the cities which means there are not enough jobs to go around and people are formed to take jobs in the informal sector.
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What problems with traffic are created?
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Congestion is a huge problem in the cities and it creates extreme air pollution along with factories and the air pollution is damaging to the health of the population.
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What problems with HIV/AIDS are in the city?
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It's increasing in towns and rural areas due to it being brought in from neighbouring South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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How is the government attempting to respond to these problems?
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-Trying to sell affordable, fully serviced plots of land.
-New roads being built to ease congestion -Rural area being provided with employment to reduce urbanisation. -Health facilities are being expanded. |
