Responsible Tourism

Throughout the world new developments and themes in tourism have seen the rise of Ecotourism, Green Toursim and Sustainable Tourism. Embedded within their respective approaches and philosophies is a basic requirement for man to act responsibly. This was the main theme of the Second International Conference on Responsible Tourism held in Kerela earlier this year (2008) where a variety of speakers presented papers and gave presentations on a wide variety of initaitives from around the world. Check these out at: http://www.responsibletourism2008.org/index.php

Stats Skills in Geography

Check this out for the Chi Squared Test
http://www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/skills/fieldwork/stats/chi.html

China - Population Policy what next?

China's One-Child Policy has had many critics over the years, but the Chinese Government would argue that it has contributed to a slowing of the annual growth rate to 0.6%.

Consider the imbalance in society: Watch this You Tube

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=n-_06DyfRoo

TASK 1

What are the Costs and Benefits of this policy? - make notes on this

TASK 2 - Will the One Child Policy continue to help China? Read the article linked below and the other China linked topics on the blog - make notes on the following:
(i) In what ways has the Chinese Government moved away from coersion with the One Child Policy?
(ii) What are the major issues facing China by 2050 with its current population policy

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Here are some more links on ChinaUseful ones include
http://chinasite.com/ the ‘complete’ guide to China weblinks
http://english.pudong.gov.cn/
http://www.pudong.shanghaichina.org/
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/