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CASE STUDY: Is Japan overcrowded ?. Lesson Plan:. High density and overpopulation Definitions A few figures (=chiffres) The issue of scale: the example of France The case of southern Japan Tokyo: a megalopolis Kyoto: dealing with population high density Himeji: a typical Japanese city - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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CASE STUDY: Is Japan overcrowded ?
Lesson Plan:
• High density and overpopulation– Definitions – A few figures (=chiffres)– The issue of scale: the example of France
• The case of southern Japan– Tokyo: a megalopolis– Kyoto: dealing with population high density– Himeji: a typical Japanese city– Is there a Japanese countryside?
High density or overpopulation?
• Definitions:
-High Density: a great number of inhabitants living on an area of one square
kilometre.
- Overpopulation: the area’s resources are not enough to satisfy the needs of the
population.
• A few figures:
-Japan: 341 inhabitants / square km - France = 115 / km2 - the USA = 30/km2 - Reunion island = 317/km2
• The issue of scale (échelle):
Before deciding if an area has a low or high density, consider the scale of the area under study.--> National scale: France has an average density of population--> Regional scale: Reunion has a very high density of population
--> Local scale: St Denis has a very high density, but La Plaine des Cafres has a very low one.
The case of Southern JAPAN
• Tokyo: a megalopolis
– > slide 1 Sunday afternoon in Tokyo– > slide 2 Three hours later
– Question: What are the main problems of big cities like Tokyo?
Tokyo: pelican crossing
Asakusa MatsuriThree hours later
• Kyoto: Even if smaller than Tokyo, it has the same space issue.
– >Slide 1 A bicycle park in the city centre
– >Slide 2 A pedestrian crossing close to the train station
– Question: What solutions has Kyoto found to solve the typical problems of big cities?
Bike park Kyoto
Pedestrian crossing Kyoto
• Himeji: a typical Japanese city
– >Observe the slide and say what the typical features of a Japanese city are.
Himeji from the castle
Is there a Japanese countryside?
Slide: picture of fields in the Kansei (the region around Osaka and Kyoto, in the south of Honshû, the biggest island in Japan)
Question: describe the picture. Would you define this area as a countryside? Why?
Kansei countryside
In a nutshell …
• YOUR OBJECTIVE IS TO DECIDE WHETHER (=IF) JAPAN IS OVERPOPULATED OR
HAS A HIGH DENSITY:
– To do so, have a look at your definitions and don’t forget the issue of scale
– Work in pairs to see if your classmate has information you don’t have.
– Even if you are sure to have the good answer, try to find a reason why the other answer could be good too.
– DON’T FORGET TO SPEAK ENGLISH!!!!