Should we change our approach to river and floodplain management in the future?

How should the flood management of the Thames Gateway development be managed for the future?

1. Where is the Thames Gateway?

 

As Western Europe's largest regeneration programme, the Thames Gateway is 40 miles long and 20 miles wide. It is located in the SE of England, towards the estuary of the River Thames. It spans from the Isle of Dogs to the Kent and Essex coasts, linking London and the rest of the UK with Europe.

2. How will the area be re-developed? 

3. What settlements are found in the area?

4. How often are the settlements at risk from flooding and to what level are they flooded?

5. What are the possible impacts of climate change in the Thames Gateway area?
                 - What is climate change?
                 - How will it affect the Thames Gateway?

6. What flood defences exist in the Thames Gateway? How is the Thames Gateway managed?

7. What are the proposals for the future in terms of flood management and climate change?

8. How effective do you think these options are?
    Who are the winners and losers?
    Can you offer alternative solutions?

Thames Gateway Geocases

Flooding Risk of Thames Gateway pdf

Video about the Thames Gateway

What is at risk if London Floods?

Tourism

May 1st 

If studying tourism, please have a look at my i-book 'Tourism A Unit of Work for KS3, GCSE & IGSCE' by Alison Potter

Year 9 - A Short History of Tourism in Britain.

Tourism can be seen from very early in History. The Egyptians travelled for pleasure, as did the Persians and Greeks. In Medieval Europe people travelled for pilgrimage which still continues in Lourdes, France today. After the Restoration in the 1660s the Grand Tour became fashionable with the Upper classes, but with the onset of better and easier travel - especially the railway - the holiday was opened up to the working classes, supported by the Bank Holiday Act by parliament in 1871.

Where did the Victorians go on holiday?

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/oct/30/top-10-victorian-travel-destinations

Click on the link above to find out....

Why  they went to these destinations? 

What sort of people went on these holidays?

What are the attractions? 

Are these attractions Physical or Human?

How has tourism developed over time?

3. a short history of tourism xp from alpo12

Compare tourism then with tourism now....

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_tou_arr-economy-tourist-arrivals%26amp;date=1998

Khao Takiap, Hua Hin 2013