Sunday, 25 November 2012

Separatism in Spain Where next for Catalunia?

Nationalists in the Spanish region of Catalonia are set to win in regional elections, exit polls suggest. With referendums illeagal in Spain where does the separist demands go in Catalunia Look at the following links:

Thursday, 12 July 2012

Urban development Corporations

http://www.lddc-history.org.uk/lddcachieve/index.html

Access to contraception in Nigeria

Check this story out on the bbc website

Thursday, 17 May 2012

Retirement Villages

A report out today raises questions about Retirement Villages as a solution to an Ageing Population. View the article here]

Thursday, 8 March 2012

Sunday, 4 March 2012

A2 HOMEWORK Issues on the Urban Fringe

You need to know the difference between a greenfield and brownfiled site. You should be able to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages between each type of site. Your TASK is to produce a 2 page A4 overview of planning and development issues associated with brownfield and greenfield locations




The links below will help you with this task:





How GreenBelts have benefitted Britain (BBC Video)


"Elastic Band" Green Belt Claim (BBC Article)


Is the Greenbelt an outdated concept? (BBC Article)


Radio 4 News Report - "Is the Greenbelt an outdated concept?"


Warning over Green Belt Hunger (BBC Article)


Green Belt 'at risk of homes' (Gloucesteshire) (BBC Article)


New Developments in the Cambridgeshire Area


(linked to Urban sprawl) Cambridge Green Belt Study

A 'green and pleasant' land

Brownfield Land Development

Thursday, 1 March 2012

The Economic Burden of Children in the UK

The economic burden of raising children has become a key ingredient in falling birth rates in the more economically developed world.

Watch the Panorama investigation to discover the true costs of raising children in the UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01cz4bx/Panorama_The_Cost_of_Raising_Britain/