Unit 4B GEO4B Geographical Issue Evaluation

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Sunday 10th January - new resources

1. Whole data set with some more analysis

2. What is the Chi Squared Statistic? How is it calculated? What does it show about some of our data? Read this document and try and work out an example of Chi Squared yourself...this may come up in the exam! (but obviously not on our data)

Resources

Example questions

NICE - NHS - Physical Activity and the Environment

DfT - Bristol:England's first cycling city

DfT - Cycling cities and towns programme overview

Better By Bike - Bristol and the surrounding area

Local Transport Plan Themes - Guildford

Transport Statistics for Surrey (Guildford)

Example exam paper from AQA - the type of questions you might be asked

NICE SEVEN RECOMMENDATIONS

The seven recommendations cover strategy, policy and plans, transport, public open spaces, buildings and schools. They include:

• Ensure planning applications for new developments always prioritise the need for people (including those whose mobility is impaired) to be physically active as a routine part of their daily life.
• Ensure pedestrians, cyclists and users of other modes of transport that involve physical activity are given the highest priority when developing or maintaining streets and roads.
• Plan and provide a comprehensive network of routes for walking, cycling and using other modes of transport involving physical activity.
• Ensure public open spaces and public paths can be reached on foot, by bicycle and using other modes of transport involving physical activity.

Advice

*make sure that you know and understand everything in the Booklet
*think carefully about how the information in the Booklet links to the concepts and ideas that have been studied through the 2 years of the geography course;
*think carefully about how the booklet links with case studies that you have done during the course;
*consider how the data in maps, diagrams, table, etc. might be manipulated and the types of presentation and analytic skills that might be required in questions;
*follow up any references to web sites that you are given in the booklet

Fed up with too much reading? Well Mrs dadge has just the tonic you need. She has found this site of nifty games for you to play on road safety.

Refreshed now?

Good. Well now on to some more reading. Sustrans again - their annual review. Don't read every word but skim through and pay particular attention to pages 11-15 barriers to active travel.

SKYRIDE

What is Skyride? Is it a new ride at Alton Towers/ Sorry, no, but it is an initative brought by the Britsih Cycling Organisation and Sky TV to:

British Cycling and Sky brought 5 mass participation cycling events to the nation. Thousands of people enjoyed traffic-free city centre roads across London, Manchester, Glasgow, Leicester and Hounslow. Skyride encourages people of all ages and abilities to get back on their bikes and enjoy the benefits of a fitter, healthier lifestyle.

The DtT has a road safety campaign and their website is good too:

Government support for cycling
In 2005 the Government created Cycling England, which works with local authorities and other partners like Sustrans to promote cycling.

In January 2008 the Government also announced a record £140 million investment in cycling to be invested by 2012. The money will be used to promote safe cycling for children and to encourage a new generation of adults to rediscover their bikes.

The six-fold increase in funding will:

allow 500,000 10-year-olds (year 6 pupils) across England to take part in Bikeability cycle training by 2012, equipping them with the skills to cycle safely and responsibly
build another 250 Safe Links to Schools, connecting around 500 more schools to the National Cycle Network
create up to 10 more Cycling Demonstration Towns in England, as well as the first large Demonstration City, giving nearly 3 million people the chance to benefit from best practice and promotion of cycling

Cycle schemes in Bristol find the map to show where the routes extend to. Then there is the Cycle route from Bath to Bristol - quiet famous now, which follows the old tarin line.

Tax Free Bikes for work Scheme. Cyclescheme is the UK's number one provider of tax-free bikes for the Government's Cycle to Work initiative. It's a brilliant programme where everyone wins - employees make big savings on new bikes, employers get a healthier workforce and save money too! Cyclescheme has a great track record in helping employers of all sizes to set up and run successful Cycle to Work schemes. Our innovative online system is simple to use, and we have decades of industry experience and a vast supplier network of over 1,400 independent bike shops.

The Scottish Governement have plenty of good resources Cycling Action Plan for Scotland: Consultation: This consultation document draws on good schemes already operating in the UK, like Aylesbury and Cambridge. Lots of links to take you further - take a look?

Oliver

Bike Lockers

The DfT have issued a huge 92 page document on Cycle Infrastructure Design. You won't have time to read it all but pages 9-11 are worth a look. This document is intended as a design guide for loacal authorities planning to incorporate cycling in their transport policy.

Following on from that is a design checklist from Cycle England