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Human Development - Historical Perspective, Industrialisation, and Urbanisation

ICSE · Class 9 · Environmental Science

Summary of Human Development - Historical Perspective, Industrialisation, and Urbanisation for ICSE Class 9 Environmental Science. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Human development focuses on quality of life, not only income. The chapter explains how the idea of development changed from meeting basic needs to improving human well-being, freedom, and capabilities. It also shows how industrialisation and urbanisation increased production and city growth, but al

Key Concepts

Human development is a way

Human development is a way of thinking about progress that focuses on improving people's quality of life, capabilities, and well-being, not just incom

Mahbub ul Haq is known as

Mahbub ul Haq is known as the father of the Human Development concept. He shifted the focus of development from economic growth to people-centred deve

Amartya Sen explained true development as

Amartya Sen explained true development as the expansion of human capabilities, meaning what people are able to be and do, such as being educated, heal

The Human Development Index is

The Human Development Index is an index used to measure development. It has three main indicators: life expectancy, education level, and per capita in

Over

Over-exploitation means using natural resources faster than they can be replaced.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the meaning of human development and the Human Development Index.
  • Explain the historical change in human–environment relationship.
  • Identify the causes and effects of over-exploitation of natural resources.
  • Describe the link between ecology and economy.
  • Explain how population growth affects resource use.

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