Edexcel Crowded Coasts

Fieldwork	Location
Impact of coastal development on fragile habitats	Gava/Llobregat Delta dunes
Managing high quality environments	Gava/Llobregat Delta dunes
When development and conservation meet head on	Platja Llarga or Els Muntanyans
Coastal erosion causes	Sitges
Coastal erosion management and evaluation	Sitges
Coastal erosion effects	Sitges
Rates and impact of coastal retreat	Ebro Delta
Rates and impact of coastal flooding	Ebro Delta
Integrated shoreline management planning	Ebro Delta
Conservation and management of a fragile coastline	Ebro Delta
Patterns of land use zoning in coastal areas	Sitges/Calafell
Edexcel GCE Crowded Coasts syllabus details

Crowded Coasts fieldwork and research
Reasons for growth of two contrasting coasts	Fieldwork and research to show how factors e.g. flat land, soil fertility, equable climate and biodiversity, potential for fishing, recreation/tourism, industrial and port development and accessibility have shaped the development and growth of contrasting crowded coasts over time.
Development v conservation	Fieldwork and research into the pressures on the coast when development and conservation meet head on including: the overuse of resources, pollution, other developments; the destruction of high-value coastal habitats.
Coastal erosion OR coastal flooding: rates and impacts	Fieldwork and research into rates of coastal retreat or degree of coastal flood risk and the resulting impacts on developments and people at a small scale.
Coastal management	Fieldwork and research into: the success of coastal defence schemes; the value of strategies used to manage a high value coastal environment.
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Edexcel Extreme Weather

Fieldwork	Location
Torrent del Lluc: flash flood management	Vendrell
Riera de Ribes: flash flood hazard study	Sant Pere de Ribes
Edexcel GCE Extreme Weather syllabus details

Extreme Weather fieldwork and research
How meteorological conditions cause extreme weather	Fieldwork and research, using a weather diary and synoptic maps, into meteorological conditions (air masses, pressure systems and fronts) which can influence changes in temperatures, precipitation and winds. These lead to contrasting weather events such as the development of a depression or seasonal anticyclones.
Impacts of extreme weather	Fieldwork and research into the social, economic and environmental impacts of extreme weather created by: an immediate disastrous weather event e.g. a tornado or hurricane; a subsequent additional hazard e.g. localised river flooding; a longer-term trend or condition e.g. a heat wave or drought.
Causes of flood risk	Fieldwork and research to investigate how a small stream or part of a river catchment can suffer increased flood risks resulting from: meteorological causes; the physical characteristics of the area; growing urbanisation, land use change and attempts at management.
Management of extreme weather	Fieldwork and research into ways of managing and responding to extreme weather events using short-term and longer-term strategies, and how some management strategies are more successful than others.
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Edexcel Rebranding Places

Fieldwork	Location
Rebranding strategies in urban areas	Barcelona: El Raval and 22@ New Technologies district
Evaluation of urban rebranding strategies	Barcelona: El Raval and 22@ New Technologies district
Rebranding for a sustainable future, and the challenge of legacy facilities	Barcelona, west of the Besòs
Rebranding strategies in coastal resorts	Sitges or Calafell
Evaluation of coastal resort rebranding strategies	Sitges or Calafell
Rebranding strategies in rural areas	Priorat
Evaluation of rural rebranding strategies	Priorat
Edexcel GCE Rebranding Places syllabus details

Rebranding Places fieldwork and research
Why is rebranding needed?	Fieldwork and research into the profile of places in need of rebranding, using surveys and secondary data.
Rural rebranding strategies	Fieldwork and research into a range of rural strategies e.g. rebranding local activities and farming. Integrated projects in the post-production countryside including rural heritage and specialist 'food-towns'; using innovative arts and media projects and new technologies including community radio, films and the internet.
Urban rebranding strategies	Fieldwork and research into urban strategies that include the following approaches: changing the built environment by rebranding of shopping, commercial and residential areas; promoting city identity; using sport as a catalyst for change and pump-priming engine; rebranding a declining coastal holiday resort.
Evaluating rural rebranding strategies	Fieldwork and research into the success of specific examples of ways to implement rural rebranding using contrasting solutions e.g. rural tourism promoted via the media; rural technology; adding value locally; rural diversification in the post-productive countryside.
Evaluating urban rebranding strategies	Fieldwork and research, into the success of specific examples of ways to implement urban rebranding using contrasting solutions e.g. flagship schemes in city centres, waterfronts, shorelines, gentrification of suburbs; heritage and tourism in historic centres; sport and leisure provision.
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Edexcel AS Geography Unit 2: Geographical Investigations