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Topic |
Food Supply |
Water |
Energy |
Cities |
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Key Ideas |
1. Global food consumption
2. Factors that control food production
3. Increasing food production
4. Is food supply sustainable? |
1. Physical and human factors influencing water supply and demand.
2. Strategies to manage water supply and demand
3. Is water supply sustainable? |
1. Problems of energy supply
2. Changes in energy demand
3. Managing energy demand and supply
4. Is energy supply sustainable? |
1. Classifying cities
2. Pressures and change in urban areas and cities
3. Tackling the problems in LEDCs sustainably
4. Are cities sustainable? |
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1. |
Calorie Intake
- High/low food consumption
- Famine in Sahel
- Obesity in USA and Europe
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In the UK, physical factors influence water supply
- Climate
- Relief
- Geology |
Problems of energy supply
- Economic
- Political
- Environmental
- Technological |
Cities develop differently and can be classified according to
- Size
- Rate of Growth
- Level of development |
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2. |
Food Production factors
- Physical
- Economic
- Political
- Technological |
Human factors influence water demand
- Demographic
- Economic |
Demand is controlled by
- Economic factors
- Social factors
- Technological factors |
Urban pressures change cities
- Transport and communications
- Disparities in wealth
- Spatial and areal extent
- Environmental Quality |
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3. |
Food Supply Strategies
- Hydroponics and Aeroponics
- The Blue Revolution
- GM Foods
- The Green Revolution 1+2 |
Water Management
- Reservoirs
- Severn-Trent Transfer
- Groundwater
- Desalination
- Reduce, reuse, recycle |
Managing energy sustainably
- Alternative sources (renewable energy, nuclear)
- Greater efficiency
- Reduce the demand
- Carbon Trading |
There are solutions to these problems
- Transport schemes
- Housing development
- Greenbelt policies
- Waste management |
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4. |
Attitudes towards sustainable food supply
- Can 9 billion people have an adequate food supply? |
Schemes can be assessed as to their sustainability using their:
- Level of technology
- Economic impacts
- Social impacts
- Environmental impacts |
Attitudes towards sustainable energy supply
- Kyoto, Copenhagen
- UK, France energy Mix
- James Lovelock
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How sustainable are cities?
- Curitiba?
- Mexico City?
- Shanghai?
- Birmingham? |
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Case Studies |
ØSahel, USA + Europe
ØNepal, Kenya, Oklahoma
ØEurope + UK (CAP)
ØAerogreen Technology
ØPrawn farming, Thailand
ØMonsanto, India |
ØUK
ØElan Valley, Severn-Thames
ØThree Gorges/Itaipu Dam
ØAn LEDC water scheme
ØNEWater, Singapore
ØSaudi Arabia |
ØUK
ØBNFL
ØChina
ØKyoto, Copenhagen
ØOffshore Wind Farms
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ØMexico City
ØCairo
ØBangalore
ØDhaka
ØCuritiba
ØUK, Birmingham |