This document outlines the structure and content covered in a unit on people and the planet. It is divided into 7 sections that cover topics such as population dynamics, consuming resources, globalization, development dilemmas, changing economies, urban environments, and sustainability strategies. Some key places, theories, and case studies mentioned include the one child policy in China, wind power in the Outer Hebrides, global institutions like the IMF and WTO, Rostow's model of development, contrasting regions in the UK, strategies to reduce London's ecological footprint, and examples of self-help schemes in cities like Rio de Janeiro.

1. Case studies-Unit 2
People and the Planet

2. Section 1-Population Dynamics
• Pro-natalist policy
– Singapore [Modern times]
• Anti-natalist
– China [One Child Policy] and formerly Singapore
• Management of population
– Mexico [Young people and the development of IT skill]
• Ageing population [UK, Japan-Any low BR country]
• Immigration [UK, Germany]
• Polish migration [To UK]

3. Section 2-Consuming resources
• Thermal Power station-
– Drax, Selby, in Yorkshire [Why is it unique?]
• Wind power-
– Outer Hebrides-Lewis [Use to explain pros]
– Orkney Islands-[Bought and maintain own windfarm]
• Future sources-Hydrogen
• Intermediate technology-Biogasifiers [LEDC’s]
• Theories of Consumption [Malthus and Boserup]

4. Section 3-Globalisation
• Large scale case studies
– Ghana [Types of crop + limitations. Role of history]
– China [Adv/disadv’ of labour force and ‘Foxconn’]
– UK [Minimum wages, employment types]
• Global institutions
– IMF, WTO and TNCs
• Named TNC
– BT and Nike/Apple [Apple is synoptic with China and
Foxconn]

5. Section 4-Development Dilemmas
• Two countries either side of the Brandt Line
– UK, Japan, versus Ghana, China, Malawi, etc]
• Theories
– Rostow’s model of development
– Frank’s Dependency theory
• Malawi-causes of slow development
• India-Contrast Maharashtra and Bihar
• Top down v Bottom up.
Need to link a country studied to an appropriate project.
– Top down would be Three Gorges in China
– Bottom up could be bio-gasifiers in Malawi or Ghana

6. Section 5-Changing economy of the UK
• Ford, Dagenham-Mechanisation and various impacts.
• Changing UK-Examples in Rotherham and London
– ‘New Economy’ [Where, what jobs, nature of jobs?]
– ‘Knowledge economy’
• Life in contrasting regions
– North East v South East [inc’ London]
• Brownfield v Greenfield sites plus named examples
– Fort Dunlop [deindustrialisation and economic
diversification

7. Section 7-Challenges of the Urban Environment
• Mumbai v Los Angeles-Urban growth characteristics
• Growth of a local city to a global city [London]
• London’s [and UK] eco footprint + strategies
– Transport [Underground, Boris Bikes, Congestion charge]
– Carbon Zero living [BedZED-Beddington Zero Fossil Energy
Development] Recycling strategies [Local schemes]
• Challenges of informal economy-Mumbai [Kevin Mc
Cloud video [100% recycling]
• Self Help schemes in Rio de Janeiro [Rocinha]
• Curitiba [LEDC alternative to Mumbai?]
• Dongtan, China [New sustainable city-Additional
example]