Loss of biodiversity and culture

Read this, make notes on what is happening

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/08/why-we-are-losing-a-world-of-languages

Resistance to cultural diffusion

This news clip demonstrates the tension created by the cultural diffusion of American Corporate Capitalism, not only with indigenous societies in developing countries, but also in developed countries such as France.

Summarise what is happening here:

Social & environmental impacts of hyper-urbanisation

Recently we've explored the global shift in manufacturing (offshoring), and now, in services too (outsourcing).

As a result of these two processes, emerging countries have experienced astonishingly rapid economic growth. We studied the environmental impacts of these changes in China, but we need to also look at India.

The best resource for this is here, 'Slumming it' with Kevin McCloud. Create a mindmap with two main branches: social and environmental. There is of course overlap between the two. Watch both parts

Y12 - international migration - low-skilled labourers and elites

The clips from yesterday's lesson. Please make notes on what is happening and why

Y12 - globalisation and megacity growth

Please use this link to complete the handout on megacity growth

BBC - megacities interactive

Then highlight the different statements into whether they are for (a) developed or (b) emerging/developing megacities

Y12 - impacts of globalisation on ecology and biodiversity

For Tuesday:

Research and make notes on these three links. They focus on different impacts of China's rapid rise.

Infrastructure
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/may/10/china-pearl-river-delta-then-and-now-photographs

Housing and social problems
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/mar/20/changsha-changing-mao-growth-housing-services

Pollution and chemical leaks
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/may/23/city-exploded-china-growth-tianjin-disaster-inevitable

For each of the links, please explore the interactive/time-lapse maps and also watch the drone footage for the last link

Y13 - FOR TOMORROW

Learn this model - AT LEAST THE SUBHEADINGS and 1 or 2 of the topics. Reference it - (Blaikie et al, 1994)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PAR_model.pdf



Then, learn all the main facts for our case studies.

• Plate tectonic cause
• year
• magnitude (Richter & VEI)
• social cost (no. dead)
• economic cost
• environmental cost (eg. 2 million trees [Mt St Helens])

Tohuku 2011, Japan,
Nevado Del Ruiz 1985, Colombia
Eyaffajokul 2010, Iceland
Pinatubo, 1991, Philippines
Haiti, 2010
Mt St Helens, 1980, USA
Italy 2015/16
Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004

Memorise the names of sources - at least 5.
Memorise the names of websites & organisations - eg. "Corruption Perception Index, Transparency International - NGO".

Learn the VEIs of Pinatubo, Nevado Del Ruiz, and Eyafajjallokul

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_Explosivity_Index#/media/File:VEIfigure_en.svg