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Chapter 7a - Technology Threats
Cyber crime is on the increase and it poses a significant threat to governments, businesses and individuals. The WannaCry ransomware attack of 2017 may have cost the global economy billions. It temporarily...
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Economic Activity in Urban Places
Revision page on economic activity in urban places. It looks at different types of industry and commerical actiovity and based this on theoretical models and changes over time. Factors affecting the pattern...
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Option D - Geophysical Hazards
This online book is to be used to support students studying Option D - Geophysical Hazards. It includes content and guidance in line with the syllabus. It includes text on relevant theory and ideas, as...
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Factors Affecting Famines
This is a revision and study page on factors affecting the severity of famines including a detailed case study of one famine in Unity State in South Sudan in 2017. It develops a comprehensive account...
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The Role of TNCs and the Media in Food
This is a revision and study page on the role of TNCs and the media in shaping food consumption habits. It deals with agribusiness across the value chain from inputs, the farming system, food producers...
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Chapter 9e - The Role of the UN and the SDGs
The United Nations has a long history of frameworks aimed at advancing human development, peace and prosperity, but has achieved mixed success. The Sustainable Development Goals that followed on from...
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Chapter 9d - The Circular Economy
Circular economy is far more than a simple recycling system. It is a radical rethinking of the economy and will involve massive structural changes across all industry sectors to move away from our dependence...
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Chapter 9c - Population and Resources: Balanced Views
Balanced views on resource consumption attempt to incorporate conservation and preservation into the model. Capitalism with its emphasis on competition and profit struggles to sustainably manage resources....
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Chapter 9a - Population and Resources: The Pessimistic View
There are divergent views on the relationship between population growth and the pressures it puts on resources through consumption. Pessimistic views include Thomas Malthus's essay, on the Principle of...
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Chapter 8c - Waste
Waste is a growing problem worldwide and it is set to increase rapidly with population growth and economic development. Traditional ways of managing waste such as landfill is unsustainable and the lack...