Geography GCSE
Top-Down Approach
What Top-Down Approach means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Top-Down Approach
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Large-scale development projects planned, funded, and managed by governments or international organisations.
Topics that use Top-Down 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
- Bottom-Up Approach
- Informal Economy
- Informal Settlement (Favela/Slum)
- Rapid Urbanisation
- Site and Service Scheme
Using Top-Down Approach in the exam
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