Year 12 - Bhopal Case Study

The 1st PowerPoint case study focussing on the impacts of MNCs in developing countries.

Year 12 - Economic Activity Notes

Here are the Interactive Whiteboard notes from today's lesson, based around revision of economic activity for GGA2.

Year 12 - The Impact of an MNC (Bhopal Case Study)

Having investigated the positive and negative impacts of MNCs on developing countries, your task isto create a case study of the impact of an MNC in Bhopal, India.



As with similar case studies, I would like you to create a Powerpoint slideshow and then upload your finished case study to the 'year12blanchgeograhy' slideshare website.

www.bhopal.org will the main source of information for your case study.

Divide your case study into the following sections:

• How the disaster happened?
• The effects?
• Union Carbide's response?

Year 12 - Decline in Manufacturing

Powerpoint from Year 12 lesson.

Year 12 - Economic Activity

Powerpoint from recent Year 12 lesson.

Year 12 - Regeneration in Manchester

Continuing with the current theme of investigating re-urbanisation in UK cities. Today's Guardian newspaper carries and article about the 'New Islington' project in the Ancoats area of east Manchester. Similar in some ways to the Eldonian Project in Liverpool, the regeneration company urban Splash have consulted the original residents of the area all through the planning and building of the project. Although far from finished, there have been significant improvemets in the area, but Urban Splash ultimate aim is to integrate affluent 'newcomers' into the project.

Whether this causes issues in the future remains to be seen?

CLICK HERE to read the article for yourself.

Photograph by Len Grant, courtesy of www.guardian.co.uk

Year 12 - Counter-Urbanisation (Part 2)

Year 12 - Counter-Urbanisation

PowerPoint from recent lesson indroducing counter-urbanisation

Click here to download the PowerPoint

Year 12 - Gentrification in Liverpool - Eldonian Village

1970's housing in Vauxhall, Liverpool

In recent Year 12 lessons we have discussed about how re-urbanisation has often led to the regeneration of inner-city areas by more affluent people. This has often displaced local residents or caused friction in communities as locals cannot afford inflated house prices, plus the influx of 'new' home owners changes the social breakdown of that community.

Clearly it is important when trying to regenerate inner city areas that the regeneration projects actually include those who are most in need to help, not just 'selling to the highest bidder'.

The Eldonian Village Project, Liverpool



The Eldonian Village Project in Liverpool is a world famous example of how local people worked in partnership to ensure that the inner city area of Vauxhall was regenerated with them in mind and so that the original local residents could continue to live in an established community.


Vauxhall Road 1930's


Vauxhall Road 1990's

The links below describe the project in more detail:

Building and Social Housing Foundation article that looks into the history of the project, how funding was achieved, how the project weas successful, innovations developed by the project and key factors to the success of the project.

Guardian article that looks into the success of the Eldonian Project.

The 'Eldonian's' Official Website comprehensive information from the Eldonian's themselves.

Year 12 - London Docklands Case Study

1st PowerPoint completed by Jenny



2nd PowerPoint completed by Kristen



3rd PowerPoint completed by Ruth



4th PowerPoiny completed by Ashleigh

Year 12 - GGA2 Introduction, Settlements, Urbanisation (Key Terms)

Powerpoint from first lesson of module GGA2

Year 12 - London Docklands Case Study

Use the LDDC website and other website to create a Powerpoint case study of re-urbanisation in London Docklands.
Think about:

• The histrory of the Docklands
• What was the LDDC?
• Why was regeneration needed?
• What was successful about the project?
• What problems arose from the project?
• The future for the Docklands?