This slide is taken from the BBC's interactive site on our planet. Called "disposable planet", the site examines the pressure our planet is under and asks, "Can we provide food, water, energy – and televisions, cars and holidays - for everyone, and leave future generations more than a planet-sized rubbish tip?"
For S4, the themes of urban decline and regeneration are well covered in a host of websites.
Among the best, I recommend:
The "Cities" section of disposable planet-click here for links
BBC talking point site-online debate where people leave messages on particular issues, in this case, "Are Cities growing too fast"-an ideal resource for both SIII world cities and SIV urban studies.
For our own case study of urban and industrial change in Bathgate and surrounding area, click on
3 comments:
The statistic that hannah and myself found the most shocking was that we use six billion tonnes of carbon fuel a year. The thought of global warming is scary, but realising that it might happen in our lifetime is worse. If what the scientists are saying come true then we are all in for a shock.
Mhairi and HAnnah
i think that this part was the most interesting
"Fertilisers, pesticides, high-yielding seeds and mechanisation have boosted crop yields. Meat and fish production has quadrupled."
i found this interesting because i didnt know how much food we actually used up
I found this statistic the most suprising and intresting, because i never thaught how much it would cost a country or reigon to provide these facilities for tourists, since we just take them for granted.
"Providing facilities such as flush toilets, air conditioning, swimming pools and golf courses can put a huge strain on regions where water and power are in short supply"
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