Shell is the largest oil companies. It brought benefits such as providing direct employment for 65,000 Nigerian workers. However brought some problems such as oil spills have caused water pollution and soil degradation.
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Science park in Southampton
Opened in 1986 it has expanded since then to include a hundred small science and innovation businesses. Benefits are excellent links with the University, providing research facilities and academic talent.
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Strategies to reduce the North/South Divide
In 2015 the government launched a new strategy for a Northern Powerhouse to help balance the wealth. This involves developing the economies of the major cities in northern England such as Liverpool and Manchester.
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Heathrow Expansion
Heathrow is one of the world's major airports. In 2014 it handled over 73 million passengers. Over 76,000 people work at Heathrow and the airport supports many local businesses. People living nearby are concerned about the noise from planes.
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Population in Cambridge
The city is home to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, one of the world's largest biomedical research centres.
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Population decline in the Outer Hebrides
The population is estimated to have decreased over the last year primarily because of what’s known as ‘negative natural change’, which was -107, due to 336 deaths and 229 births.
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Toursim- reducing the development gap
Tourism is important to the Jamaican economy, generating taxes, employment and income.
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Fair trade-reducing the development gap
Free trade is when countries don't charge tariffs and quotas to restrict trade with each other. This has the potential to benefit the world's poorest countries and help reduce the development gap.
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Goat aid-reducing the development gap
Milk can be sold as a source of income to pay for food and education. Goats can be bred and kids sold at markets or given to other families.
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Torr Quarry-environmental impacts
Wildlife habitats are destroyed, Valuable agricultural land is taken away and Landfill sites and waste tips need to be monitored to check for a build up of gases, such as methane.
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Science park in Southampton
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Opened in 1986 it has expanded since then to include a hundred small science and innovation businesses. Benefits are excellent links with the University, providing research facilities and academic talent.
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