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Unit 1: Managing places in the 21st Century

The Coastal environment

WHY ARE CA!TA" AREA! A #A"UA$"E EC%M&C A%' E%#&R%ME%TA" RE!URCE(

Describe and explain the reasons for the growth of human and economic activities in

coastal areas

Illustrate the range of human activities found in a coastal area and the reasons for theirdevelopment

Using a specific example to explore the issues arising out of the conflict between

economic development and the need for conservation in coastal areas.

Explore the measures used to conserve coastal environments

HW HA#E )HY!&CA" )RCE!!E! CREATE' THE CA!TA" "A%'*RM! THAT E+&!T

T'AY(

Describe and explain the processes of weathering and erosion that affect coastalenvironments

Use examples to illustrate the processes and landforms associated with hard coastlines

including; headlands, bas, wave!cut platforms, caves arches, stac"s, roc" falls # soft

coastlines including slumped coastlines, landslides and mudslides.

Using an example to illustrate the process of longshore drift and the formation of

beaches, spits and bars

WHY ARE 'EC&!&%! MA'E T MA%A,E CA!T!( Understand that not all areas can be$need to be protected. %onsider the issues

associated with the planning, decision ma"ing and management of shorelines

Describe the concept of hard and soft coastal engineering

Use an example to illustrate the methods and issues associated with, hard engineering

&sea walls, roc" armour, gabions, cliff drainage, grones' as well as soft engineering

&beach nourishment, beach reccling, beach re!profiling and replenishing

Explore the reasons wh different methods of coastal management ma be appropriate

in different locations

HW CA% THE MA%A,EME%T * CA!TA" AREA! $E &%CREA!&%,"Y !U!TA&%A$"E(

Investigate one example of the use of managed realignment &retreat'. (e able to

describe the method used, explain how the operate to protect the coastal area from

flooding and evaluate the significance of the methods in relation to the increasing ris"

of coastal flooding

Explore the idea of integrated coastal )one management &I%*+' loo"ing at an example

of a coastal area in relation to its economic and environmental sustainabilit. ou should

understand the pressures on the area and the strategies being used to reduce the

pressures and ensure the long!term sustainabilit of the area.

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The Ur-an Environment

T WHAT E+TE%T ' WE "E &% A% UR$A% WR"'(

Investigate global patterns of urban population$rates of urbanisation

Investigate the environment ha)ards &pollution' lin"ed to urban$industrial

concentrations and the challenges these present

Using a specific example ou will be able to describe and explain the differentmethods being used to manage people movement and traffic in urban areas

RE!)%'&%, T UR$A% CHA""E%,E! &% 'E#E")E' CU%TR&E!

Use census data to identif socio!economic variations in one urban area

%onsider was that ine-ualities can be reduced &cit challenge$health, education,

housing initiatives'

Using an example of an urban redevelopment proect ou should be able to/ explain wh

the area needed a redevelopment strateg, describe the redevelopment proect, explain

how the redevelopment proect has improved the socio!economic conditions and how the

environment and evaluate the effectiveness of the scheme

WHAT ARE THE ))RTU%&T&E! A%' CHA""E%,E! CREATE' $Y UR$A%&!AT&%

&% 'E#E")&%, CU%TR&E!(

(e able to use examples to illustrate the wa that migration and natural increase

leads to urban growth

(e able to consider the social and economic opportunities there are in urban

areas and how core areas can be a stimulus for economic development Use examples to illustrate the challenges created b urban growth &housing, air$water

pollution, increasing demand for services, s-uatter development and crime'

Understand how conditions have been improved &housing schemes, clean water,

waste water initiatives and social improvement schemes

HW CA% UR$A% "&%, $E &%CREA!&%,"Y !U!TA&%A$"E(

0now how to describe the elements of urban management that needs to be

considered if an areas is to be increasingl sustainable

(e able to illustrate sustainable urban initiatives such as carbon neutral

housing$renewable energ, greening urban areas, reccling$sustainable resourcesuse and sustainable urban planning initiatives.