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National Scale Sustainable Development

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National Level Sustainable Development Strategies

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Produce some case study notes on how a campaign to encourage people to change their light bulbs is an example of a national level sustainable development programme.

Recycling as a National Level Sustainable Development Strategy

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Research the recycling of glass. Produce two flowcharts - one for the production of glass from raw materials and one for the production of glass from recycled glass. You should try and add as much detail - especially about the amount of energy used.

Choose one of the videos from above that has been produced by a national scale organization.

Complete the following:

Describe the 'story' of the advert.
Which 'organization' has producing the advert?
Research the 'organization' - Who are they? Who do they represent? What is their 'mission'?
Fully describe the message behind the advert.

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Renewable/Sustainable Sources of Energy:

Biogas Energy
Biomass Energy
Wind Energy
Tidal Energy
Wave Energy
Solar Energy
Hydro Electric Power
Geothermal Energy

Choose one of the energy resources and complete the following case study:

Your case study should be focused on the use of the energy resource in one country.
What percentage of the countries energy comes from that source?
What future plans are there for the energy resource in your chosen country? What targets about the use of renewable energy resources have they set?
How is electricity produced by the energy resource?
Detailed look at one example/location of the energy resource use.

Review

Have a go at producing an essay plan for the following exam question in the way you should before you start your answer in the actual exam. Give yourself about 4 minutes to do this.

Examine the economic and environmental costs and benefits of a sustainable development project of your choice. [10 Marks]

Examine the economic costs and benefits of recycling. [8 Marks]

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