geo 3

• Brownfield sites are good to build on. What extent do you agree with this (6marks)

  Agree-

  -many economic and social benefits

  - they help to regenerate urban areas.

  -Where there are runned down areas they can build on top of them so the place looks more aesthetic, attracting more tourists to spend money.
• Agree point 2


  -They are better than building on greenfield sites because greenfield sites involve building on farmlands and habitats

  -this damages the environment which is endangeres and should be protected

  - Therefore i belive that it is more beneficial to build on brownfield sites
• Disagree point 3


  -Some other people may disagree with this statement because greensites have some positives

  -they are often cheaper

  -economic benefit because now the government can spend money on more development in the area.
• Conclusion


  I still believe that building on brownfiel sites are better as they already have road networks, electricity and water which is very beneficial for the environment.
• Tudeley Village development should not have gone ahead

  Most importanat issue is that it would be built on valuable greenfield land.

  Figure 3 states 'The land is part of an area of open countryside' and would be turned into an urban landscape. Ancient woodland and recreational space would be lost.

  This leads to a loss of habitat and vauable farmland being lost.

  I ceartainly velieve that the development is not a good proposal.
• piont 2


  - Additional traffic and parking issues.

  -not a sustainable settlement a mon avis

  -B2017 already suffers from significcant congestion 2,800 will only add to this

  - more air pollution noise pollution and road safety issues

  - workers and deliveries can get delayed in traffic
• point 3


  -Certainly help with the government's aim to build 300,000 new homes per year so some people may support this proposal.

  - i would argue the majority of these houses should be built on brownfield sites

  - would lead to less destruction of habitats + fewer congestion in rural areas.
• Conclusion


  The negative environmental issues would definitely outweigh the social benefits, so i would recommend that the proposal is turned down.
• Physical geography


  Sand dune Vegetation Cover Survey at Blackpool
• Hypothesis


  As distance from the beach increases, sand dune vegetation coverage also increases.
• Theory


  Embryo dunes near to the foreshore of beaches are not as developed as foredunes and backdunes, and therefore have less vegetation.
• Method


  - started at the start of first dune the went up in 5m intervals and recorded the % of vegetation

  - worked in groups of 5 + used tape measrure to measure intervals

  - At each 5m we put a quadrat down then estimated the vegetation covered.

  - We were given a visual guide to show us how 5% and 10%, ect.

  - To get a larger sample of results I also randomly selected two other groups' results and made a note of those.

  - The results were then presented as a scatter graph.
• Sampling technique


  Systematic sampling=

  data was taken at 5m intervals.
• Risks


  - Slips + falls- heavy rain = slippy rocks

  - Large waves- drowning
• Risk action


  - aviod silly behaviour

  - avoid slipy rocks

  - do survey at low tide- minimal risk of waves
• Results


  Scatter graph : good for paried numerical data

  - clearly show how much one variable is affected by another.

  - can show multiple data sets
• Conclusion


  I found that sand dunes vegetation cover tends to increase as distance from the beach increases. My results support my hypothesis.
• Problem


  Tape measure not held tightly

  result: I might not have gone back the whole 50 meters

  conc: less confident
• Problem


  Hard to estimate vegetation coverage due to lack of time

  result: maybe innacurate

  conc: less confident
• Problem


  We only went back 50 meters from beach which wasn't far enough

  result: sample has a limited number of results

  conc: not enough results to give a suitable conclusion
• Human gepgraphy


  Tourism Impact Assessment at Blackpool
• Hypotheses


  As distance inland from Blackpool beach increases, the impact of tourism decreases.
• Theory


  Tourism at a UK seaside resorts tend to be centered on the beach so effects are more visible there and decrease as you move further away.
• Method


  - we chose 3 locations

  - 1st location was Blackpool Beach

  - 2nd was 250 meters inland in a straight line heading east

  - 3rd was 500 meters inland heading east

  - we assessed the impacts of tourism and 5 negative impacts.

  - each impact was marked out of 10 depending on how much evidence we could see.

  - I added up all the positive marks and all of the negatuve marks at each location then created a bar chart showing the total marks at each location.
• Sampling technique


  systematic sampling-

  data was taken at 250 metre intervals as we moved inland from the beach
• Risks


  Danger of falling into the roads

  Danger of vehicles when crossing roads
• Risk action


  We were kept well away from the sides of the roads

  We only crossed roads at pedestrian crossings with guidance from teachers.
• Results


  We displayed our results by drawing a bar chart:

  - it clearly shows the effectsof tourism as you move away from the beach

  - shows individual marks given
• Conclusion


  Most impacts were at site 1, so my results support my hypothesis that impacts of tourism in Blackpool decrease as you move inland from the beach.
• Problem


  We were in a big group

  results: some of the group could have created the noise, litter, etc.

  conc: I may have found more impacts of tourism at some locations- affecting confidence in my conclusion
• Problem


  Limited time

  results: might have missed some impacts of tourism

  conclusion: same as 1st problem
• Problem


  We were located near to busy roads

  result: might have given more marks for 'traffic congestion'

  conclusion: i could have found more impacts of tourism at some locations- affects confidence