Geography as unit 2 half finished revision list and notes

Rebranding

Urban case studies

Sport

·         London Olympics

·         Sixfields (basic knowledge)

·         Manchester commonwealth games

 

Waterfront Developments

·         Northampton Marina

·         London Docklands

·         Liverpool

·         Birmingham Canals

 

Culture

·         Liverpool city of culture

·         Northampton market square

 

Flagship - definition

·         Birmingham - NCC

·         Northampton Market

 

Transport

·         LDR (Olympics, Docklands)

·         Northampton Bus Station / Train Station

·         Birmingham Rail

 

Sustainability

·         Olympics (Stratford)

·         Curitiba

 

Rural Case Studies

Flagship

·         Eden Project

 

Farm Diversification

·         Wheal Jane Farm

·         Paintballing

·         Petting farms

 

Technology

·         Broadband - Businesses run through the internet

·         Wheal Jane Farm

 

Tourism

·         Heritage (History)

·         Ludlow

·         Glastonbury

 

Coastal Case Studies

·         Cornwall

·         Blackpool

·         Bournemouth artificial reef

 

Crowded Coasts

Competition for coasts

·         Lancashire

·         Blackpool

·         Bournemouth

 

Coping with pressure

·         The Jurassic Coast (physical processes)

·         Studland (sand dunes and salt marshes)

Case study – JURASSIC COAST

 

      World Heritage Site with many SSSI’s

      95 miles from East Devon to Dorset

      17 million visitors per year

      185 millions years of Earth’s geological history recorded in fossils.

 

Key tension – environmental conservation vs. economic development. Many groups of stakeholders have a viewpoint as how to best manage to coastline, these include…

Local residents, the National Trust, Fishermen, Landowners, Private Developers, County Councils, UNESCO, Sunbathers & Tourists.

The amount of tourists means that there is continuous demand for more caravan parks/ campsites. Other effects of tourism include…

Erosion of coastal paths, Habitat disturbance, Litter, Pollution, Seasonal unemployment and Overcrowded ‘honey-pot’ sites.

 

Place along the Jurassic Coast:

Studland Bay: Owned by the National Trust and is a SSSI nature reserve, also home to a nudist beach. 25,000 visitors can be expected on a summer’s day! With most visitors arriving by car, there are 4 main car parks providing 2,500 spaces – an insufficient amount for all the visitors… Congestion becomes a major issue. The many visitors cause various problems including litter, trampling of sand dunes and noise pollution.

Conservation vs. Economic development. Many actions have been taken to protect the dunes, environment etc at Studland Bay by the National Trust.

Also along the Jurassic Coast that rebranding schemes can take advantage of:

      Weymouth – site of 2012 Olympic Sailing Events

      Land features such as Old Harry Rocks

      Fishing – Important fishing grounds that sustains 400 ships

      Ferry services at Poole Harbour

      600 known shipwrecks for deep sea divers

 Studland (impact of tourism)

 

Dibden Bay (economic vs environmental costs)

Controversial proposal to build new container port on SSSI site. Would cost £700 million and…