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Welcome to the Triple A Learning blog for DP Geography. The most recent blog posts are listed below and you can access the blog archive by following the appropriate link in the panel on the left.

February 5, 2012

The future of food in the light of population increase

Filed under: Geography — Tags: — Trevor Cole @ 8:00 pm

The future of food

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/jan/22/future-of-food-john-vidal

By 2050 there will be another 2.5 billion people on the planet. How to feed them? Science’s answer: a diet of algae, insects and meat grown in a lab

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Going to town – China is now 51% urban

Filed under: Geography — Tags: — Trevor Cole @ 7:56 pm

Going to town

Jan 18th 2012, 15:09 by The Economist online

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2012/01/daily-chart-6?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C1-18-2012%7Cnew_on_the_economist

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The history of the world’s tribal lands in under 60 seconds.

Filed under: Geography — Tags: — Trevor Cole @ 7:52 pm

http://www.survivalinternational.org/films/the-land-is

This is a great organisation to subscribe to online and its free to access.

Scarcity of women making women more valuable – a gender issue

Filed under: Geography — Tags: — Trevor Cole @ 7:49 pm

http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/01/16/economics-journal-is-scarcity-making-women-more-valuable/?mod=WSJBlog&mod=irt

Economics Journal: Is Scarcity Making Women More Valuable?

By Rupa Subramanya

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Ten health achievements in 2011

Filed under: Geography — Tags: — Trevor Cole @ 7:29 pm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karl-hofmann/10-global-health-achievem_b_1174352.html?ref=impact&ir=Impact

10 Global Health Achievements in 2011

The year 2011 brought with it a number of milestones for the global health community.

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A few sites of use

Filed under: Geography — Tags: — Trevor Cole @ 7:25 pm

As the wealth of knowledge increases exponentially there are now so many ways of accessing good Geographical information which is relevant to the program.  Here are two articles accrued over the last few weeks related to the MDGs.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20111220/8348/united-nations-water-unicef-who-world-health-organization-drinking-clean-sanitation-africa.htm

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January 17, 2012

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Follow the links below to see the range on offer. Our next session begins on FEBRUARY 20th. Do not miss out on these…book now to update your professional training. Our interactive workshops and resources will help take your career to the next level and support your classroom practice. Our courses cover subject-specific and whole-school topics and make the in-service training budget go further.

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December 6, 2011

Urban Ecology

Filed under: Geography — Tags: — Trevor Cole @ 12:12 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16032471

Urban ecology model ‘needs to change’  6.12.2011

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December 5, 2011

Income Inequality – GINI coefficient

Filed under: Geography — Tags: — Trevor Cole @ 6:05 pm

Incomes – Inequality street

Dec 5th 2011, 14:42 by The Economist online

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Social disparities in Rio de Janeiro

Filed under: Geography — Tags: — Trevor Cole @ 11:39 am

Social disparities  in Rio de Janeiro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjYe7oMWvI4

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