The Rural-urban fringe

Specification
Type of questions
Module
AQA A
AS
Core Concepts in Human Geography AS Module 2
A2
Challenge and Change in the Human Environment A2 Module 5

Synoptic links

This case study would be useful in the synoptic papers when dealing with questions on Section 14.2 Managing Cities – Challenges and Issues. In particular:
Central area changes, causes and effects.

  • Reversing the decline
  • Environmental issues

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Specification
Type of questions
Module
AQA B
AS
12.1 Urban Change in the UK and Wider World in the Last 30 years

Synoptic links in a decision-making context
  • Cultural, social and economic issues at a local scale
  • Conservation and landscape management
  • Resolution of political conflicts (local, national and international)

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Specification
Type of questions
Module
Edexcel A
A2/AS
Human Systems

Synoptic links

Use this example in
6.2 How human activities modify the environment
6.4 How communities and their governance influence geographical inter-
relationships at a range of scales

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Specification
Type of questions
Module
Edexcel B
AS
Rural-urban fringe


Synoptic links

The 2002 Edexcel B Issues Analysis Bassetts Pole was located in the rural-urban fringe zone on the Sutton Coldfield (NE edge of Birmingham) and provided prime Greenfield sites for development. It posed precise issues of a threatened countryside, as the greenbelt status can be disregarded in exceptional circumstances of need – in this case a high quality, large site for a Business Park. Additionally the UK’s first toll motorway passed through it. The issues were contentious and conflicts between local, regional and national requirements existed. Local residents were very anti, but regionally the city council were determined to provide quality sites for high technology parks etc.

Level 1 Poorly developed case study. Some appropriate description but limited identification of conflicts.
 1-4
Level 2 Some structure is an account which is linked to a relevant example and explains several relative conflicts.
 8-5
Level 3 Well structured account, which shows sound location detail and good knowledge of chosen example and the conflict caused. 9-10


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Specification
Type of question
Module
OCR A
A2/AS
Module 2 (Unit 2681)The Human Environment
Module 2 (Unit 2684)
People and Environment Options
(5.5.2 Managing Urban Environments;
5.5.3 Managing Rural Environments)


Synoptic links

The case study is also relevant to parts of the Tourism and Recreation and the Environmental Impacts option on Module 2683 (A2 Module 1) and to three sections of the synoptic links list of the Geographical Aspects of the European Union option (5.2.2 (a), (b) and (c)) on Module 2684 (A2 Module 2).

 



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