Geography GCSE
Bottom-Up Approach
What Bottom-Up Approach means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Bottom-Up Approach
Small-scale, community-led development projects that involve local people directly in the decision-making and improvement of their area.
Topics that use Bottom-Up Approach
- Rapid growth, within the chosen developing country or emerging country city, results in a number of challenges that need to be managed (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Informal Economy
- Informal Settlement (Favela/Slum)
- Rapid Urbanisation
- Site and Service Scheme
- Top-Down Approach
Using Bottom-Up Approach in the exam
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