Senior Geography Project

Research Plan due: Friday Week 1 T2 (1/5/09) (Day 5) SGP Final Report: Due Wednesday Week 1 Term 3 (31/7/09) (Day 3).

Guide and Research Plan

• Allows you to– Outline the area you will study for your

SGP– Develop a hypothesis to investigate– Identify what data you will require and

how you will collect it

• Due Friday (01/05/2009)(week 1 Term 2)

Area of Study

Hypothesis:Ecological sustainability has and will be enhanced by the urban consolidation in your chosen

suburb.Discuss.

Terminology

• Consolidation Policies that encourage

higher population densities in established suburban areas.

• Ecological sustainability

• The use of natural resources of the environment, such as flora, fauna, water and the atmosphere, in a way that enables the ability to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs

Consolidation

Policies that encourage higher population densities in established suburban areas.

Why? Examples?

Ecological sustainability

Useful websites• http://www.multimap.com/maps/#t=l&map=-22.55552,139.11846

|3|4 useful for location

• http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?ReadForm&prenavtabname=Location%20Search&&&navmapdisplayed=true&javascript=true&textversion=false&collection=Census&period=2006&producttype=Community%20Profiles&method=&productlabel=&breadcrumb=PL&topic=& ABS census data

• http://www.abs.gov.au/ ABS census data• http://www.heritage.gov.au/ourhouse/contents.html Archival info• http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/picman/ Archival photos• http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/d3310114.nsf/Home/census

ABS census data• http://www.communitywalk.com/ Design a walk through your

community• http://grapher.hrw.com/grapher.htm Use software to graph stats• http://www.domain.com.au/public/apm/suburbprofile/default.aspx?mode=buy

Demographic profiles on all of Sydney’s suburbs

Hints for Writing Effective Letters

In the SGP

In your letter you need to• Provide your address and the sender’s address• Target someone specific. Call ahead and find out

the name of the relevant person• Introduce yourself• Explain the nature of your project and the type of

information that you are looking for • Specify a way that you will collect the information

(self addressed envelope, phone call or personal visit).

• Thank them for their time• Provide a stamped, self addressed envelope so

they can reply.

Letter Writing

• To whom do I write ?• What do I ask ? • How do I write it ?

North Shore Historical Society

• The Society was founded in 1958 and aims to further the knowledge of local history and to foster an interest in history generally in local school children.

• Publications:Journal, three times per year; monthly one page bulletin.

• Phone:02 9955 1921Contact:Brian Evesson (President)

• Address:PO Box 325 Cammeray NSW 2062

• Email:bevesson@bigpond.net.au

Kristina Kennealy

• Minister Kennealy• Department of Planning• GPO Box 39, Sydney NSW 2001• planningreform@planning.nsw.gov.au

Letter writing

• If you want to get an interview use appropriate gentle language when requesting an interview.

• Eg “Could you recommend people for me to interview to gain an insight into these changes”

Designing Surveys for your SGP

• Do want a CLOSED & an OPEN survey ??• Closed:• Example• What best describes your age group ?

Ages responses total

<20

20 to 40

40 to 60

Over 60

The totals may then be

graphed and analysed

Closed Survey• In which age group do you best fit?• What suburb do you live in? How long

have you lived in this suburb?• In which style of housing do you live in?• To what extent do you think that there

has been an increase in more densely settled buildings in recent years?

• http://www.accesscable.net/~infopoll/tips.htm

This website may be of some use for your survey

Rank Order tasks

• Rank the attractiveness of the new building • (1 being very attractive to 5 being ugly)

rank responses total

1

2

3

4

5

Open Survey• Good for specific one off interviews

Using Photos in the SGP

• When you refer to objects a photograph, use the correct language – foreground, middle ground, background, top left, bottom right etc.

• You photograph should have a relevant caption describing when and where the picture was taken.

Using Photos in the SGP

• Describe what the picture/diagram shows (patterns/trends)

• Point out the relevant geographical processes

• Discuss the implications of these processes