New PC Geographies (Post Coronavirus) v8.0

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New Geographies : New Curriculum
PC (Post Coronavirus) School Geographies
A provocation & some curriculum making
‘Geogra...

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Moments of crisis, such as the one we are living, are deeply painful in ways that
cannot be underestimated. The social a...

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Contents -
Contents p. 4
Introduction p. 7
Thinking through the changes p. 17
Geographical themes and possible changes p...

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l) Droning on
m) After the furlough ends...
12.Development and Inequality p.62
including #BlackLivesMatter p.70
13.Chang...

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Pedagogical Approaches and thinking incl. DPSIR p.117
★ DPSIR
★ Erasmus Projects - D3 and GI-Pedagogy
★ Geographical Enq...

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Copyright: Brian Stauffer
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/12/coronavirus-killing-globalization-
nationalism-protection...

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2020-22 and factoring in content from here. To mark the areas I’m developing, I’m making
use of one of the new UNOCHA ic...

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The idea to create this document came about from some thinking through the weeks of
lockdown about the eventual return t...

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Here then is a chance to challenge the status quo or press the ‘reset’ button on a few
topics. It may also be a time to...

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so should these lessons also be learned (and taught) and what role do geography teachers
have in this role?
Just to say...

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In it, he describes a number of things
that we should be concerned about
and Pandemic is in there alongside
Global Warm...

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Pandemic throws the importance of space back into sharp relief. We’re
thinking about it at the smallest scale, navigati...

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by Noel Castree, Louise Amoore, Alex Hughes, Nina Laurie, David Manley, and Susan
Parnell
There are several questions a...

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Impressively, the Summer 2020
issue of ‘Geography’ - the GA’s key
academic journal - also included an
introductory piec...

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I wondered whether there were indeed studies going on, although fieldwork is going to be
difficult - data collection vi...

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I used the production of this booklet as my theme for the Teachmeet which formed part of the
GA’s eConference 2020 whic...

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Images copyright: Worldmapper - shared under CC license
Also check out some aerial images which show the impact:
https:...

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These ideas are currently presented separately, but in reality, a piece of work in a classroom
would often need to conn...

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Isolation caused by relief
The mountains of Wales may have helped Ceridigion have the lowest rates of infection in
Wale...

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It will also need to change:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-06-29/what-happens-to-public-space-when-
ever...

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/11/carbon-emissions-in-surprisingly-
rapid-surge-post-lockdown
Can cit...

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Sylvia Knight recorded a podcast for the RGS-IBG, which included a section on links between
the weather and Covid-19 - ...

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The people with the closest link with nature perhaps are the indigenous peoples such as those
who live in the rainfores...

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With the help of experts from the fields of climate change, remote working, ecology and environmental
standards, we tra...

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/08/more-masks-than-jellyfish-
coronavirus-waste-ends-up-in-ocean - “mo...

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Economists estimate the economic fallout from the Covid-19 virus pandemic
could approach $10 trillion dollars, or aroun...

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7. Biodiversity
Given the fact tourists weren’t travelling to Thailand, there were benefits to some of the rare
turtles...

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fishing bait, has caused a decline in the species in the region in the past few
decades.
Worth reading the whole piece:...

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Perhaps we at least will see an end to ‘big oil’
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/business/energy-environment/coronav...

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B: Human Geography themes
10. Urbanisation and Urban Spaces
“This was the week our cities died” is the title of this pr...

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We will also have to change the relationship we have with public spaces as businesses look
to move outside and perhaps ...

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/23/social-distancing-social-pods-
coronavirus-lockdown
One particula...

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In this pandemic, the mask reveals far more than it hides. It exposes the world’s
political and economic relations for ...

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https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/dpublog/2020/04/01/urban-economics-in-the-time-of-covid-19-what-
happens-when-the-thing-that-ma...

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https://annehidalgo2020.com/le-programme/
A Paris to live in, a Paris that innovates, a Paris that breathes,
A Paris in...

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Image source: The Economist
A reminder of Tobler’s First Law of Geography - “near things are more related than distant
...

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the blitz of London or the siege of Stalingrad: these cities lost population, but
then they came back.”
The high number...

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Another new CityLab piece was released on June 11th, which connected with the idea of the
‘local’ and the changing neig...

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Image copyright: Reuters
Our health may well rely on our homes. We need a Healthy Homes Act this Geography
Directions p...

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Also check out the Manchester Urban Institute Blog
for a range of useful blog-posts including one on
social distancing ...

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There will definitely be some changes in urban areas.
For this I recommend following the work of Paul Chatterton, who i...

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Image copyright: Weall Alliance
g) Desire Lines
A new addition for mid-June was an article in ‘The Guardian’ on desire ...

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On the 15th of June many non-essential shops were able to reopen and the queues started
to form. Picture of Primark pro...

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11. Employment: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary
The Economy has changed… which jobs will disappear forever?
What will t...

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They also recorded a chat on pandemic-resistant economics here which may be of interest.
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1nAJEdVL...

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https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/half-billion-people-could-be-pushed-poverty-
coronavirus-warns-oxfam
This piece...

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What follows are some examples of particular industries which may see
dramatic change.
a. Retail and the changing High ...

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Amazon meanwhile is benefitting (although in France, they are not allowed to deliver anything
other than essential item...

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The Street will still be there, but what will the building use be along it?
Several other chains announced hundreds / t...

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A Hubbub piece on our changing shopping habits - localism and the “fifteen minute city”
https://www.hubbub.org.uk/blog/...

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There are some obvious links between working from home and the High St. If people head
for the office, there is a great...

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estimated one in three properties in central Lisbon were holiday lets, pushing
local people to the outskirts as rent pr...

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Similarly, Australia has taken a fresh look at its own agricultural system to increase their self
sufficiency - Sydney ...

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Food production has been connected with the emergence of new viruses, as well as other
issues. This is an area to devel...

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vulnerable to disaster. “In other words, progress and disaster go hand in
hand.”
The Guardian piece ends with another u...

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vehicle for pathogens to spread around the world. Besides, once a virus can
infect domestic animals, factory farming wi...

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This includes food services and entertainment too of course, with pubs and music venues
closed along with theatres. In ...

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Check our Dana Thomas’ ongoing work to explore how garment workers are being affected
here: https://mailchi.mp/traid/be...

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http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/685/pdfs/uksi_20200685_en.pdf
At the same time, the garment sector in Leicester...

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It will be appearing in the next couple of months.
Or perhaps we recalibrate the idea that we could order one day and g...

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Image: Kit Rackley of GeogRamblings - used with permission
Here’s the data on the lockdown
https://www.wired.co.uk/arti...

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i) The death of the Office as a workplace
An excellent piece in the Economist, with wonderful illustrations (this is a ...

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This Lancet piece places the clapping in context. It’s simply not good enough.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lance...

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Some games have previously been used to help with collecting data before and changing
society.
https://www.youtube.com/...

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Source: Daily Mail (June 17th)
12. Development and Inequality
This is becoming a key area to focus on in future geograp...

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YouGov Report is here: https://foodfoundation.org.uk/covid-19-latest-impact-on-food-2/
You can browse through all the g...

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The RioonWatch Twitter feed is worth following
@RioonWatch
This had a series of articles on life in the favelas
of Braz...

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A race element to the pandemic began to emerge in the USA too
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/us/coronavirus-race.ht...

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Here’s Emily Maitlis on Newsnight doing a very good job early on of debunking the myth
that this is a ‘great leveller’ ...

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problems – economic inequality, racism, patriarchy. Taking care of each other
begins with understanding the differences...

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picked up the virus and unwittingly brought it back to their homes, where
parents and grandparents reside and there is ...

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Illustration copyright: Eva Bee - https://www.evabee.co.uk/
Important also to make use of ONS data as it emerges - auth...

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Source: Statista / Oxfam
#BlackLivesMatter
May 25th 2020 saw a defining moment following the death of George Floyd. Wit...

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https://www.amnesty.org.uk/coronavirus/why-covid-19-far-
equaliser?utm_source=google&utm_medium=grant&utm_campaign=AWA_...

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easy to adapt to - I also saved hundreds of pounds a month by not driving to work, with the
resulting reduction in insu...

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However, he added a warning that “the success of these businesses ... and
ultimately the economic health of the whole c...

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https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/great-amplifier-covid-19-migration-and-inequality/
A Q&A here from the Climate and Migrat...

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affected by the lockdown. A release of the young, they argue, would lead to “substantial
economic and societal benefits...

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https://news.trust.org/item/20200713170315-zs6xa
15. Globalisation and geopolitics
Our increasingly interconnected worl...

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In it he says that certain trends were in place anyway, and would accelerate. He refers to these
as secular or irrevoca...

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The use of the term, the “Chinese Virus” by President Trump is an example of the geopolitical
theme here (could also re...

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Illustration copyright: Luca D’Urbino - a regular contributor to The Economist
http://durbodesign.com/
https://www.econ...

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Image copyright: Geographical Magazine
16. Carbon Footprints
During lockdown, we drove a lot less and travelled less ge...

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Thanks to Kate Stockings for this idea to use these quotes from Greta’s book to spark
discussion about the continued th...

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Images copyright: Gapminder Foundation
17. Tourism - a changed industry
a) Tourism closing down
The issues with tourism...

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/27/uk-tourism-hotspots-could-face-worst-of-
post-lockdown-job-losses
Will ...

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Air travel will be affected for years according to this piece, on the massive job losses at Virgin
Atlantic, possibly i...

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Michael Palin picked up on this theme, when interviewed by Andrew Marr on the 3rd of May.
He said:
"I think you can tra...

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-06/coronavirus-travel-bubble-australia-new-
zealand/12217656
The Economist added so...

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One question that many are posing is: is this the end of tourism?
A long read article in ‘The Guardian’ on the 18th of ...

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https://news.sky.com/story/major-incident-declared-in-bournemouth-as-thousands-of-people-
flock-to-beaches-12014686
And...

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Yuval Noah Harari mentions this use of surveillance in his piece for the FT, which has
been mentioned elsewhere in the ...

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-news-uk-live-boris-johnson-speech-
lockdown-rules-update-cases-to...

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We will see...
Luc Zwartjes led me to this FlightRadar24 analysis of air traffic - an app many of us have
used in the p...

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Designing streets that save lives has come into focus, and giving more space to cycles and
encouraging commuting in tha...

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Image: Alan Parkinson
Many people are enjoying the reduced traffic flow to be able to enjoy cycling and even walking
mo...

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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200429-are-we-witnessing-the-death-of-the-
car?fbclid=IwAR36t8mGkpqlltZuVX5K18z_jq...

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Will the pandemic stall progress on the Sustainable Development Goals? It seems very likely.
The United Nations publis...

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http://sdgstoday.org
22. Food Security, Food Banks and the importance of diet.
The world’s food system is in a
fragile...

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Diagram above is from Professor Corinna Hawkes
https://nutritionconnect.org/news-events/healthy-diets-human-resilience...

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In the short term, food security has been helped by allowing access to Food Banks, but
they are being hit because of a...

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Child malnutrition has dramatically increased - this is shameful:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/12/case...

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https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/meat/the-pandemic-is-the-right-time-for-a-refreshing-debate-on-
meat/645579.article
I’ve c...

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And even if the vaccine is found, we don’t have enough glass for the vials or syringes to
dispense the vaccine:
https:...

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https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/Britain-should-brace-itself-for-a-new-world-order-after-
coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR0q...

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And while UK is losing its power, China is hardening its approach with a bit of hard power:
threats with ‘wolf warrior...

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Thanks to Paula Owens for the lead to this excellent article which I have now referred to
several times in other work ...

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52331534
Remember that you can keep track of how our energy
is being generated o...

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https://www.google.com/covid19/mobility/ - available for most countries. I’ve been exploring
these. The 2nd set of rep...

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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/running-out-data-shouldnt-cost-you-your-life-lyndsey-duff/
This article explores the wo...

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https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/06/25/pandemic-proofing-the-
planet
The Lancet’s Covid-19 area: ...

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Transmission dynamics have a definite geography to them.
Here’s a map with one dot for every death up until 1st of May...

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choices. In a Guardian piece of April, where the columnist Aditya Chakrabortty talks about
the sad death of his mother...

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Danny also contributed a piece to the Digital Edition of Public Sector Focus magazine on the
chance elements of the ar...

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A new RGS podcast in June 2020 had an interview with health geographer Dr Janey Messina
and is well worth a listen:
ht...

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A growing number of people live a van life, being modern nomads, travelling where the work
takes them, camping in supe...

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It surely can’t be right in a civilised society that it’s still a postcode lottery (and
geographers have done a great ...

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I have a book on my shelf by Barry Smith called ‘The Island: in
imagination and experience’ which has plenty of releva...

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This is going to be affected by the fiscal measures taken during the lockdown, such as the
UK’s furlough scheme, which...

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What is ‘the economy’ anyway?
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/the-economy-isnt-about-money-its-about-
putt...

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Here’s the author Amitav Ghosh on the expected wave of Coronavirus novels in the years to
come:
https://www.livemint.c...

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President Trump held a rally in June 19th and those clicking to register to attend also signed
a disclaimer so that th...

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39. Fieldwork
Can we still do fieldwork in times of lockdown? The Geographical Association shared ideas
on its ‘Geogra...

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Those with an urban view e.g. overlooking a public place would be ideally judged to do this
sort of work as well. Soph...

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Matt Podbury shared his fieldwork planning template - a collaborative project:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dqp...

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https://stuartdunn.blog/2020/04/03/what-and-versus-how-teaching-digital-humanities-after-
covid-19/
Patrick Rickles, o...

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https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a0d0b43efd984a0ba76ca6a9fdabc5d3
41. Statistical Literacy
There are many types of...

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Also check out the SEDAC Global visualisation tool.
https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/mapping/popest/covid-
19/?fbclid...

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The missing link here was some sort of methodology or framework for approaching the
changes.
Paul Ganderton shared a v...

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Daisy Christodoulou spoke about the possible lasting changes in education in a webinar and
then wrote this blog:
https...

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The GI Pedagogy project
https://www.gilearner.ugent.be/
@GIPedagogy
My thinking on both of these is changing too as I ...

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We also need to ensure that there is a knowledge focus to each of the tasks: that students
need to engage with the art...

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Group Work in Teams - new ways of working
It’s worth listening to Ollie Bray in this TES Scotland Podcast.
https://pla...

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Thanks go first to Ryan Bate, who serves on the GA’s Secondary Phase Committee. He
has given this some thought, and ho...

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If you can think of an appropriate curriculum artefact then please let
me know.
For example: a face mask would now hav...

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I like Rachael’s suggestion of the term “physical distancing” as we are socialising but in
different ways
.
Simon Ross...

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Is there work for Geography to do to reestablish those connections?
Another opportunity might be to look at map compar...

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Image copyright: Marisa Thomas
Will the future of cities be utopia or dystopia?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisf...

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Time Capsule
I’ve seen a few schools who are
collecting ideas for a Time Capsule, My
own school is asking for images a...

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This list of suggestions of new vocabulary from George Monbiot is interesting. There’s a typo
on Climate Sceptic (2nd ...

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Teaching about Covid-19

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As I said at the start of this document, I don’t intend to teach about Covid-19 directly. I
think that would not be a ...

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Dr Maria Van Kerkhove from WHO was interviewed at the weekend on the Andrew Marr
show talked about the need for Contac...

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Aditya contributed another important piece on care workers and the choices they faced in
early July.
https://www.thegu...

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/coronavirus-canada-united-
states/2020/07/14/0686330a-c14c-11ea-b4f6...

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addressed in this Guardian article:
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/apr/21/pupils-begin-studying-at-home-a-...

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/02/un-secretary-general-coronavirus-
crisis-world-pandemic-
respons...

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The lifestyle link above suggests we may start cooking more, and thinking about the meals we
eat, and not take for gra...

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Futures-thinking
Something I’ve thought about for a while and used in various projects of mine is the Futures
thinking...

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Thanks to Jo Norcup for sharing, and allowing me to use this image of a local bus stop ad in
Nottinghamshire
Image: Jo...

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Thanks to the excellent Kate Stockings for the link to this piece on Hope, with some rather
nice ‘Factfulness’ style i...

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● More than 19 million of us (38%) say they are cooking more from scratch and 17 million
are throwing away less food (...

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Could we also see a surge in VOLUNTEERING in the future?
https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/people/psychology...

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driverless vehicle or drone, then screen “shared” on a mediated platform. It’s a
future that employs far fewer teacher...

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A short extract from The Future We Choose by Christian Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac
The year is 2050. "We have been ...

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Corporate donations and public money funded the biggest tree-planting
campaign, and not only did these help diminish c...

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E.g. all 67 illustrations are here
http://www.dannydorling.org/books/SLOWDOWN/Figures.html
He has also recorded a podc...

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Image copyright: Ben Jennings
I’ve also resubscribed to the New York Times for 75p per week, and have access to their
...

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The OECD is sharing policy responses in different countries: https://stip.oecd.org/Covid.html
http://www.oecd.org/coro...

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life expectancy between rich and poor has been growing in the UK over the
last fifteen years. Now the discrepancy is n...

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The York Festival of Ideas concluded in mid June.
A few of the talks were of particular relevance and thanks to
Kate S...

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Another area I’m going to think about developing when we return. It was founded in Scotland.
Here’s a ready made susta...

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Oliver Jeffers
I will be using this amazing new (released April
2020) Oliver Jeffers TED Talk as an introduction
to th...

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We can all become modern day flaneurs/flaneuses and 'wandering' and
observing can be a useful way for geographers to e...

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Upload and present your photographs and findings using one of the tools here:
1. Create a page on OneNote using the Co...

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Contact: a.parkinson@gmail.com
Twitter DM: @GeoBlogs
Blog: http://livinggeography.blogspot.com
I’ll be moving this tow...

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“The spatial realities of Covid-19 are changing how we live and forcing us to
see the world through where-tinted glass...

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Image source: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/ten-reasons-to-end-the-lockdown-now
Coda - via Private Eye

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