Wednesday, 31 December 2008
BBC NEWS | England | Water metering plans put forward
Water metering in areas affected by serious water shortages is being proposed by the government and the Environment Agency.
A preliminary map of "water stressed" parts of England has been produced, with the whole of the South East being classified as "serious".
BBC NEWS | England | Water metering plans put forward
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Map details global water stress
The alarming extent of water scarcity across the world is detailed in a map compiled by a leading environmental think tank.
It shows two key types of scarcity; water is said to be either physically scarce or economically scarce.
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Map details global water stress
Natural disasters 'killed over 220,000' in 2008 - Yahoo! News UK
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Natural disasters 'killed over 220,000' in 2008 - Yahoo! News UK
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Pacific Institute: Topics - Global Water Crisis
Over 1 billion people don't have access to clean drinking water; more than 2 billion lack access to adequate sanitation; and millions die every year due to preventable water-related diseases. Water resources around the globe are threatened by climate change, misuse, and pollution. But there are solutions: we can provide for people's basic needs while protecting the environment by using innovative water efficiency and conservation strategies, community-scale projects, smart economics, and new technology.
Pacific Institute: Topics - Global Water Crisis
Water Crisis
While the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Within the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. This population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.
Water Crisis
Nature web focus: global water crisis
More then one billion people in the world lack access to clean water, and things are getting worse. Over the next two decades, the average supply of water per person will drop by a third, possibly condemning millions of people to an avoidable premature death. In this free web focus, Nature presents an analysis of the global water crisis with a collection of news, features and interactive graphics.
Nature web focus: global water crisis
Saturday, 13 December 2008
Water scarcity: A looming crisis?
The amount of water in the world is finite. The number of us is growing fast and our water use is growing even faster.
A third of the world's population lives in water-stressed countries now. By 2025, this is expected to rise to two-thirds.
There is more than enough water available, in total, for everyone's basic needs.
BBC NEWS Science/Nature Water scarcity: A looming crisis?
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Magic Map
Use 'Magicmap' to help students understand how to use map symbols and grid references.
Magic Map
The carbon atlas | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Climate change: The carbon atlasNew figures published today confirm that China has overtaken the US as the largest emitter of CO2. This interactive emissions map shows how the rest of the world compares. Global C02 emissions totalled 29,195m tonnes in 2006 – up 2.4% on 2005 .
INTERACTIVE MAP
The carbon atlas Environment guardian.co.uk
Monday, 8 December 2008
Hazards Year 13 January 2009
Building Design: http://www.unisdr.org/eng/about_isdr/isdr-publications/joint-pub/Handbook26-03-07.pdf
Disaster Statistics: http://www.unisdr.org/disaster-statistics/introduction.htm
Disaster Trends pdf: http://www.unisdr.org/disaster-statistics/pdf/isdr-disaster-statistics-occurrence.pdf
Disaster Statistics - Impacts: http://www.unisdr.org/disaster-statistics/pdf/isdr-disaster-statistics-impact.pdf
Economic Disaster Statistics - Top 50 countries: http://www.unisdr.org/disaster-statistics/pdf/isdr-disaster-statistics-50top-countries.pdf
2005 Disasters in numbers: http://www.unisdr.org/disaster-statistics/pdf/2005-disaster-in-numbers.pdf
http://www.cred.be/ site which has a "Disasters of the week" section !
Relief Web covers a very wide variety of disasters from natural to humanitarian and also provides excellent maps of population movements. A useful site for those looking for refugee data recently.
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/doc106?OpenForm
Urban change for rural China
Deep in Wuxi County in the west of China, a sleepy village is undergoing radical change - a symbol of China's economic revolution.
BBC NEWS Programmes Newsnight Urban change for rural China
Sunday, 7 December 2008
BBC - China Stories
VIDEO Resources
Xiao Di is a ten year old boy who lives in Beijing and is a product of China's one child policy.
"The disadvantage about the One Child Policy is that single children find it difficult to make friends... sometimes he feels lonely." - Xiao Di's mum.
BBC - China Stories - Xiao Di - the single child
Thursday, 4 December 2008
Hazelwick School Online : Curriculum
A set of exercises on the resources
Hazelwick School Online : Curriculum
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Princes Dock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Princes Dock is a dock on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is the most southerly of the docks situated in the northern part of the Liverpool dock system, connected to Princes Half Tide Dock to the north. The dock is now in the buffer zone to Liverpool's World Heritage Site.
Princes Dock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fourth Grace
The creation of the Royal Liver Building celebrated a confident city and its past. The brief for the Fourth Grace called for a symbol of Liverpool’s future, a landmark building that would provide a dynamic and flexible venue for major public activity, exploiting the prominent riverside location. The site has expansive river views but is open and enviromentally challenging. RRP’s design proposed a serpentine roof form with ribbons of glazing creating a sheltered environment for diverse activity whilst framing views of the River Mersey. The scheme was intended to provide a contemporary identity for the city - a catalyst for Liverpool’s ongoing urban regeneration.
Integration of public transport systems was key to the future success of the scheme – RRP proposed tram links from north to south, connections between the commercial, retail, educational, cultural quarters, links to James Street Station and the underground and rail network, full integration with bus routes, maximising transportation opportunities offered by the waterways and enhancing the Cruise Liner Terminal and ferry links.
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The Fourth Grace
BBC - Liverpool - How We Built Britain - Fourth Grace
Fourth Grace
As a designated World Heritage Site Liverpool is facing questions and debate about how far development should go, particularly on the famous waterfront.
VIDEO
BBC - Liverpool - How We Built Britain - Fourth Grace
Pier Head
The Pier Head is a riverside location in the city centre of Liverpool, England. It is part of the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was inscribed in 2004.[1] [2]
Pier Head - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
URBAN EARTH: MUMBAI - URBAN EARTH on blip.tv
Films on LONDON and MUMBAI
URBAN EARTH: MUMBAI - URBAN EARTH on blip.tv
Monday, 1 December 2008
Brindleyplace
Discover tree lined streets, unusual water features, clear open spaces and striking architecture.
Renown for its tantalising choice of bars, cafés and restaurants, visitors can savour a truly international flavour at the popular waterfront scheme, with something for everyone. Other visitor attractions include contemporary art galleries, the Crescent Theatre and The National SEA LIFE Centre.
Brindleyplace: What's Here
Life in UK 'has become lonelier'
Community life in Britain has weakened substantially over the past 30 years, according to research commissioned by the BBC.
Analysis of census data reveals how neighbourhoods in every part of the UK have become more socially fragmented.
BBC NEWS UK Life in UK 'has become lonelier'
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Area Profiles
Floor Targets Interactive is a web site that allows users to find and analyse data which is used to measure the performance of different places with respect to key government targets called Floor Targets. This site is intended to service both users in government and academia, and the wider public audience.
Allows comparison of places
EG Compare Newham BC with Wiltshire CC - Crime statistics
Area Profiles
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
NIMS
NIMS allows you to access a wide range of facts and figures about Newham. Click on NIMS Online (left) to view, download and map statistics and indicators useful for research, intelligence, and general interest.
NIMS now holds approximately 260 data-sets, equating to over 5,000 individual pieces of information.
Statistics are updated regularly as new figures become available.
NIMS
South West RDA: - Home
We lead the development of a sustainable economy in the South West, investing to unlock the region's business potential.
In the current challenging economic circumstances, we are working hard with our regional partners to develop or expand a number of initiatives to help businesses and the wider economy respond to these testing times and then chart a course for recovery.
South West RDA: - Home
Placecheck
Placecheck is a method of assessing the qualities of a place, showing what improvements are needed, and focusing people on working together to achieve them. If necessary, a Placecheck can start small: with half a dozen people round a kitchen table, or a small group meeting on a street corner. A Placecheck can cover a street (or part of one), a neighbourhood, a town centre, or a whole district or city. The setting might be urban, suburban or a village. The initiative can come from anyone, in any organisation or sector.
Placecheck
Monday, 24 November 2008
Harbourside Bristol: New homes in Bristol from Crest Nicholson PLC
This stunning new address is perfectly placed to start a new pulse at the centre of Bristol's great cultural, commercial and social attractions.
Harbourside Bristol: New homes in Bristol from Crest Nicholson PLC
WHO/Europe - Healthy Cities
The WHO Healthy Cities programme engages local governments in health development through a process of political commitment, institutional change, capacity building, partnership-based planning and innovative projects. It promotes comprehensive and systematic policy and planning with a special emphasis on health inequalities and urban poverty, the needs of vulnerable groups, participatory governance and the social, economic and environmental determinants of health. It also strives to include health considerations in economic, regeneration and urban development efforts.
Over 1200 cities and towns from over 30 countries in the WHO European Region are healthy cities. These are linked through national, regional, metropolitan and thematic Healthy Cities networks, as well as the WHO Healthy Cities network for more advanced cities.
The WHO Healthy Cities programme is now in its fourth phase (2003–2008). Cities currently involved in the Phase IV Network are working on three core themes: healthy ageing, healthy urban planning and health impact assessment. In addition, all participating cities focus on the topic of physical activity/active living.
Healthy Cities is a global movement. Healthy Cities networks are established in all six WHO regions.
WHO/Europe - Healthy Cities and u... - Home
Making Local Food Work - Home
Welcome to the home of Making Local Food Work, an initiative managed by the Plunkett Foundation and funded by the Big Lottery Fund to explore community enterprise approaches to connecting land and people through food.Whether you are a producer looking for local outlets for your food, a representative of a community group looking to get involved or somebody looking for places to buy local food near you, you will find the information you’re looking for here.
Making Local Food Work - Home
Bristol City Council: Regeneration
Regeneration
Bristol City Council is working to improve the city's built environment, reduce social exclusion in our most disadvantaged neighbourhoods, strengthen the city's economy and improve access to employment and training, particularly for people living in deprived neighbourhoods.
Improving Bristol's built environment
A variety of major regeneration schemes are taking place across the city and are listed below. For further information about these developments visit our 'Transforming Bristol's built environment' pages or click on the page links in the table below:
Bristol City Council: Regeneration
Bristol URBAN Programme - Introduction
The Bristol URBAN Programme is a community-led initiative to encourage and support local residents to regenerate the area where they live.
The URBAN area covers a population of over 17,000 residents in the wards of Ashley, parts of Easton and Lawrence Hill as shown on the area map. It includes St Pauls, St Werburghs, St Agnes, Barton Hill, Redcliffe, Old Market and parts of Easton.
The Programme's focus has been to improve the training and employment prospects of the local community, by increasing empowerment, participation and wealth and enhance the impact of existing regeneration programmes.
Bristol URBAN Programme - Introduction
London Profiler
Welcome to the NEW London Profiler website!
Here you can visualise your neighbourhood's profile using different area classifications through the Google Map interface.
London Profiler
Where a baby girl is a mother's awful shame
Over the past 20 years in India, 10 million female babies have been aborted. The pressure to have sons is terrifying - mothers who bear daughters are beaten or cast aside by husbands and in-laws desperate to escape the financial burden of a girl's dowry. Now mothers are being urged to 'save the girl child' as the country tries to end decades of tragic abuse
Where a baby girl is a mother's awful shame World news The Observer
Saturday, 22 November 2008
Store is the Core | Helping Village Shops Thrive
STORE IS THE CORE is an advisory and grant programme designed to help sustain existing village shops and to encourage the development of community owned shops in the South West of England
Home Store is the Core Helping Village Shops Thrive
Rural Shops Alliance
The RSA is an alliance of key suppliers, authorities
and other organisations, working for and on behalf of independent
village shops across the country
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Rich countries launch great land grab to safeguard food supply
Rich governments and corporations are triggering alarm for the poor as they buy up the rights to millions of hectares of agricultural land in developing countries in an effort to secure their own long-term food supplies.
The head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, Jacques Diouf, has warned that the controversial rise in land deals could create a form of "neo-colonialism", with poor states producing food for the rich at the expense of their own hungry people
Rich countries launch great land grab to safeguard food supply Environment The Guardian
Friday, 21 November 2008
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
UK net immigration up to 237,000
Net immigration to the UK increased to 237,000 in 2007, according to the Office for National Statistics.
That is 46,000 more than in 2006 - as a result of emigration falling faster than immigration.
BBC NEWS Politics UK net immigration up to 237,000
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