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AS Unit F762: Managing Change in Human Environments
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THE ENERGY ISSUE
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Core Content and Case studies
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Part 1: What are the sources of energy and how do these vary in their global pattern?
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/managing_resources/energyrev1.shtml
Introduction to different energy types
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http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/energy_consumption_per_capita_2004
World Energy Consumption per capita
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2006/energy/
Energy in the UK
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http://worldfocus.org/blog/2008/10/24/the-world-according-to-energy/2001/
Global distribution of energy around the world-interactive map
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Part 2: What is the relationship between energy use and economic development?
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http://www.allbusiness.com/professional-scientific/scientific-research/166054-1.html
Energy consumption in developing countries
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http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/ene_com_ene_use-energy-commercial-use
Commercial energy use by country
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http://www.worldbank.org/depweb/beyond/beyondbw/begbw_14.pdf
Economic development and the risk of global climate change
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http://www.grida.no/publications/vg/lac/page/2746.aspx
Energy consumption, economic development and CO2 emissions in South America
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Part 3: What are the social, economic and environmental issues associated with the increasing demand for energy?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6g7-z6zsLA
Pros & Cons of fossil fuels
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KeCmE57nS0
Pros of wind
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11DvaXSyra4
Cons of wind
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDL0NPVxOas
Pros and cons of solar
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX8in2voMl0
Pros and Cons HEP
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px4avDpiTsM
Pros & cons of Tidal
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-rKBrs7kYE
Nuclear Power
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYD13MG3pa8
Fuel-wood
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRAQrDduaU0
Geothermal in Iceland
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRAQrDduaU0
Geothermal house heating
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc6RikX-8o4
Tidal Power
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8651333.stm
Gulf of Mexico oil spill in maps and graphics
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1328470/Britains-latest-offshore-investment-The-Brazilian-oil-boom.html
Oil in Brazil
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-11395964
The Thanet offshore wind farm
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http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm/379/Russia-A-Critical-Evaluation-of-its-Natural-Gas-Resources
Gas production in Russia and problems with pipelines
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http://library.thinkquest.org/3921/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy6HnM1JDac
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline & Exon Valdez
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Part 4: How can energy supply be managed to ensure sustainability?
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http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/files/efficiencity/index.html
Greenpeace's "Efficiencity"
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http://www.energyzone.net/aboutenergy/news.asp
Features on energy efficiency and latest technological advances in energy
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http://www.energysavingsecrets.co.uk/TeachingChildrenToBeEnergyEfficient.html
Energy saving secrets
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http://www.cse.org.uk/
Centre for Sustainable Energy
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http://www.sustainable-energy.co.uk/
Sustainable Energy Case Studies
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http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/research/energy/demandreduction.php
How can we reduce our demand for energy?
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http://www.cabe.org.uk/sustainable-places/reduce-energy-demand
Reduce energy demand
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http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0208-05.htm
Sweden plans to become the world's 1st oil-free country
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Updated by D. Drake 2011
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