Urbanisation case study-Lima (Peru)

What was the decade of highest growth for Lima and by how much did they grow

1980-1990 was the period of highest growth with the population growing by about 2 million

How much of the total population of Peru lives in Lima

About 30% of the 30,000,000 people in Peru live in lima

What was Lima’s population in 1940

The population was about 600,000 (about 10% of Peru’s population

Where have people moved from to Lima and why

Most people have come from within Peru from rural villages and towns in the Andes to get a better lifestyle (better/more stable job opportunity as farms are becoming scarce, better education and better services like health and water)

What is life in the Andes like

People usually work in jobs outside the village and agriculture (growing potatoes, beans etc) where yields may be low sa climate is unpredictable and slopes are steep.

What are the risks people living in rural areas experience

• Due to extreme weather death of farm animals or even people can be likely

• Poor living conditions (e.g. living on the floor)

• Storms coming earlier and earlier every year due to global warming

What happened in the 1980’s in Peru that caused long term social and psychological damage

There was a civil war as a guerrilla foundation was founded. The civil war was the cause of over 70,000 deaths (most of which were innocent) and still scars the older generation.