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RB TOPIC OVERVIEW URBAN ENVIRONMENTS
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Key Idea: | Specification content: | Links to Geography Resources:
| Urbanisation and its importance in human affairs. |
Lesson 1 | Introduction to CUE Powerpoint
Urbanisation Learning Resources
| Global patterns of urbanisation since 1945. |
Lesson 1 | Introduction to CUE Powerpoint
Urbanisation Learning Resources
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Lesson 1 | Introduction to CUE
Powerpoint
Suburbanisation (in the UK)
Powerpoint
Urbanisation Learning Resources
| The emergence of megacities and world cities and their role in global and regional economies. |
Lesson 1 | Introduction to CUE
Powerpoint
Urbanisation Learning Resources
| Economic, social, technological, political and demographic processes associated with urbanisation and urban growth. |
Lesson 1 | Introduction to CUE
Powerpoint
Urbanisation Learning Resources
| Urban change: deindustrialisation, decentralisation, rise of service-oriented economy. |
Pollution, Deprivation/Dereliction \& Other Issues
Powerpoint
Urbanisation Learning Resources
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3.2.3.2
Urban Forms
} | Urban policy and regeneration in Britain since 1979. |
Regeneration Policy \& Why Regenerate?
Brainstorm
$\underline{\text { Regenerating London | Geography Review Article }}$
| Contemporary characteristics of mega/world cities. |
Week 2 | World Cities \& Associated Geography
Powerpoint
Alpha, Beta, Gamma Cities Sheet
| Urban characteristics in contrasting settings. |
Urban Forms \& Landscapes
Powerpoint
\multirow[b]{2}{*}{These are additional, juicy examples which you could throw into conclusions on questions - you don't need to know them by any means!} | Physical and human factors in urban forms. |
Urban Forms \& Landscapes
Powerpoint
A* DOC | Urban Forms \& Infrastructure Report
| Spatial patterns of land use, economic inequality, social segregation and cultural diversity in contrasting urban areas, and the factors that influence them. | [learning resources currently in development!]
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3.2.3.3
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