Sunday, April 20, 2008

Year 12 Geography - case studies about cities

Year 12 geography case studies
For studying cities – including studying Sydney as a city
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/globalcities/default.shtm
A must for studying Urban Places covers World Cities and Mega Cities.
http://www.megacitiesproject.org/default.asp
A useful site, quick statistics and some solutions to problems of living in Mega Cities
http://www.megacities.uni-koeln.de/index.htm
A site with lots of useful links for information about Mega Cities
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/group.html
This site presents the idea of Alpha, Beta and Gamma cities, it is useful for students as they consider the operation of global networks and the role of cities within these networks.
Louise

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