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Women's economic empowerment offers a win-win scenario | Naila Kabeer | Global developm... - 4 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...nomic-empowerment-win-scenario ib_geog2009 gender disparities_reduce Disparities in wealth and development
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  • Matt Podbury on 19 Nov 12
     
    Not only does gender equality lead to higher economic growth, it is key to ensuring a fairer world for both men and women
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geographyalltheway.com - AS / A2 / IB Geography - Causes of Migrations - 0 views

www.geographyalltheway.com/...internal-migration.htm redev-geog ib_geog2009 Populations in transition migration Patterns and Change
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  • Richard Allaway on 04 Jul 12
     
    The aim of this lesson: To be able to evaluate internal (national) in terms of it's geographic (socio-economic, political and environmental) impacts at it's origins and destinations. To discuss the causes of voluntary, economic migration. To use China as a case-study of internal (national) migration. Updated July 2012
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Guy Hands: No matter what the politicians say, GDP is a distorted guide to ec... - 2 views

www.independent.co.uk/...easure-prosperity-9090467.html ib_geog2009 Disparities in wealth and development
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  • Matt Podbury on 30 Jan 14
     
    Why GDP is a distorted guide to economic performance. Weaknesses of single index measurements. 
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Economic Growth In African Cities Like Lagos, Nairobi And Addis Ababa Paints The Urban ... - 2 views

www.ibtimes.com/-poor-desperate-corner-1451160 Poverty_and_Inequality global_perspectives urbanization Disparities in wealth and development ib_geog2009
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  • Ian Gabrielson on 04 Nov 13
     
    "Economic Growth In African Cities Like Lagos, Nairobi And Addis Ababa Paints The Urban Poor Into A Desperate Corner"
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Does Higher Income Increases Happiness? - Visualizing Economics - 2 views

www.visualizingeconomics.com/...her-income-increases-happiness Visualization Economics graphs Mapping income disparities_indicators ib_geog2009
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  • clinton keet on 07 Nov 10
     
    Visualizing economics
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The Post Bulletin : China's political transition stalls economic overhaul - 1 views

m.postbulletin.com/...contentdetail.htm ib_geog2009 Disparities in wealth and development Patterns and Change Patterns in resource consumption
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  • Ian Gabrielson on 28 Sep 12
     
    "China's political transition stalls economic overhaul "
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G2 interviews Dambisa Moyo, author of Dead Aid, on why aid is to blame for Africa's dir... - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...dambisa-moyo-dead-aid-africa ib aid development ib_geog2009 disparities_indicators disparities_origin
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  • Richard Allaway on 21 Feb 09
     
    Despite receiving more than $1 trillion from the west over the last half century, Africa remains in dire economic straits. Dambisa Moyo thinks aid is to blame and should stop now. She talks to Aida Edemariam
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BBC - Education Scotland - MS : South Africa : Social-Economic Issues: Health - 2 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...social_economic disparities_patterns disparities_origin disparities_indicators ib_geog2009
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  • Richard Allaway on 22 Nov 09
     
    An excellent BBC education site for those studying Scottish Highers. Covers socio economic issues in South Africa, such as land tenure, education & health
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Desertification [English] - YouTube - 6 views

www.youtube.com/watch Patterns in environmental quality and sustainability
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  • Matt Podbury on 27 Jan 13
     
    Soil Degradation - Excellent video for the socio economic impacts. 
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Morocco's illegal mussel pickers ply non-eco trade | Radio Netherlands Worldwide - 0 views

www.rnw.nl/...ssel-pickers-ply-non-eco-trade Patterns in environmental quality and sustainability Patterns in resource consumption Morocco Disparities in wealth and development food fishing
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  • James Mattiace on 06 Sep 12
     
    Great article about the trade off between enforcing environmental rules and economic activity. Also great example of what happens when the government does not enforce its own laws and why.
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geographyalltheway.com - AS / A2 / IB Geography - Water Scarcity - 0 views

www.geographyalltheway.com/...water-scarcity.htm ib_geog2009 Patterns and Change Patterns in environmental quality and sustainability water redev-geog
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  • Richard Allaway on 25 Jan 12
     
    The aim of this lesson: To examine the environmental and human factors affecting patterns and trends in physical water scarcity and economic water scarcity. Updated Jan 2012
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geographyalltheway.com - AS / A2 / IB Geography - Desertification as Soil Degradation - 0 views

www.geographyalltheway.com/...desertification.htm ib_geog2009 Patterns in environmental quality and sustainability desertification soil Patterns and Change redev-geog
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  • Richard Allaway on 10 Jan 12
     
    The aim of this lesson: To be able to explain the causes of soil degradation To be able to discuss the environmental and socio-economic consequences of soil degradation To be able to discuss soil degradation management strategies Updated Dec 2011
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BBC News - Roma face struggle on return to Romania - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...world-europe-11205023 Roma gypsies Migration forced
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  • Matt Podbury on 09 Sep 10
     
    Roma Gypsy - Population Movement. Economic migrants.
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Ancient Italian Town Has Wind at Its Back - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...29fossil.html ib_geog2009 resource-consumption renewableenergy wind italy
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  • Kathleen Noreisch on 03 Oct 10
     
    Faced with sky-high electricity rates, small communities across a country known more for garbage than environmental citizenship are finding economic salvation in making renewable energy.
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Oil: Crude Economics - 2 views

www.slideshare.net/...oil-crude-economics-529802 resource-consumption
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  • Paul Becker-Hounslow on 02 Dec 10
     
    raises interesting issues
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Economics - The Joy of Stats - Brilliant Hans Rosling Presentation - 2 views

www.tutor2u.net/...iant-hans-rosling-presentation ib_geog2009 disparities_indicators
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  • Ann Smith on 07 Dec 10
     
    The latest stats from Hans Rosling
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Japan sees biggest population fall | World news | The Guardian - 2 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...japan-population igcse ib population decline mortality fertility ageing news_feed ib_geog2009 population_change high_low_fertility
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  • Richard Allaway on 09 Jan 09
     
    Japan's population had its sharpest decline ever last year as deaths outnumbered births, posing an escalating economic threat to growth prospects amid a global recession.
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Vietnam plans return to two-child policy to tackle population growth | World news | gua... - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...vietnam-population-baby-boom ib igcse population resources policy ib_geog2009 population_change high_low_fertility
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  • Richard Allaway on 09 Jan 09
     
    Government fears baby boom will damage economic growth and strain health and education services
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