water for the different dereliction and outline City pollution levels are pollution and information types. strategies used to manage to look at the impacts of monitored continuously and you dereliction. these problems. deindustrialisation and dereliction. can use this data to examine Maps showing spatial Strategies to Ford has just announced new geographical patterns. Go to for a patterns –isoline manage these investment in the city which also is a service to “nowcast”, maps. problems. makes it a useful case study for show current pollution levels in Fieldwork and GIS Impact of regeneration. detail across London in potential here. urban areas on comparison with the local and Extension: weigh up the pros and Government's Air Pollution Index. global cons of different strategies to environments. manage problems of dereliction and Warbuton, P. (April 2002) ‘Issues pollution. relating to greenfield and brownfield sites’ GeoFile 421 Dove, J. (April 2009) ‘Urban ecosystems’ GeoFile 590 The website includes over 3000 photographs of London sights not normally seen by tourists. Week 9 Ecological An ability to collect Students will be able to As a starter and for context, Look at the which considers the footprint of and use digital and define the terms ecological students could . impacts of urbanisation. major urban geo-located data, and footprint, sustainability and areas. understand a range of liveability. an organisation concerned with Frost, L. (2012) the city’ – ‘Greening Dimensions of approaches to use and Students will be able to global issues has published a GeoActive 481 sustainability: analyse such data. describe the features of a number of reports entitled The Rawlings Smith, E. (2012) ‘Abu natural, sustainable city. State of the World’s Cities which Dhabi goes green?’ in Geography Collect, analyse and physical, social Students will be able to focus on sustainability issues. A new Review. interpret information, and economic. recognize the opportunities World Cities Report is due to be L. (Jan 2006) ‘Sustainable and demonstrate the Nature and and challenges for published by the UN in 2015/2016. cities’ GeoFile 515 ability to understand features of developing more sustainable See also the report of the . Nagle, G. (Jan 2009) ‘Ecotowns’ and suitable sustainable cities. Discuss the concepts of liveability GeoFile 581 analytical approaches and sustainability. Emphasise the
water pollution and dereliction. Strategies to manage these problems. Impact of urban areas on local and global environments. for the different information types. Maps showing spatial patterns –isoline maps. Fieldwork and GIS potential here. dereliction and outline strategies used to manage these problems. to look at the impacts of deindustrialisation and dereliction. Ford has just announced new investment in the city which also makes it a useful case study for regeneration. Extension: weigh up the pros and cons of different strategies to manage problems of dereliction and pollution. City pollution levels are monitored continuously and you can use this data to examine geographical patterns. Go to for a “nowcast”, is a service to show current pollution levels in detail across London in comparison with the Government's Air Pollution Index. Warbuton, P. (April 2002) ‘Issues relating to greenfield and brownfield sites’ GeoFile 421 Dove, J. (April 2009) ‘Urban ecosystems’ GeoFile 590 The website includes over 3000 photographs of London sights not normally seen by tourists. Week 9 Ecological footprint of major urban areas. Dimensions of sustainability: natural, physical, social and economic. Nature and features of sustainable An ability to collect and use digital and geo-located data, and understand a range of approaches to use and analyse such data. Collect, analyse and interpret information, and demonstrate the ability to understand and suitable analytical approaches Students will be able to define the terms ecological footprint, sustainability and liveability. Students will be able to describe the features of a sustainable city. Students will be able to recognize the opportunities and challenges for developing more sustainable cities. As a starter and for context, students could . – an organisation concerned with global issues has published a number of reports entitled The State of the World’s Cities which focus on sustainability issues. A new World Cities Report is due to be published by the UN in 2015/2016. See also the report of the . Discuss the concepts of liveability and sustainability. Emphasise the Look at the which considers the impacts of urbanisation. Frost, L. (2012) ‘Greening the city’ GeoActive 481 Rawlings Smith, E. (2012) ‘Abu Dhabi goes green?’ in Geography Review. L. (Jan 2006) ‘Sustainable cities’ GeoFile 515 Nagle, G. (Jan 2009) ‘Ecotowns’ GeoFile 581
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