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Resources linked to the NSW Geography Syllabus K - 10
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Explore origin and destination totals of migrants from 233 countries between 1990 and 2017.
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Up to 7 million people die prematurely every year as a result of air pollution, with those in poorer countries worst affected, according to findings from the World Health Organization.
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Consequences of urbanisation
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Green roofs have the potential to improve city living, a study fromMelbourne researchers shows, but there are still roadblocks in the wayof our cities having a green future.
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Australia’s urban future
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Manhattan spans 22.96 square miles and, according to U.S. Census data, is home to some 1.6 million New Yorkers. But on a typical weekday, the number of people
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When Andrew Merry exhibited his hypnotic aerial images of Sydney’s new suburbia in 2006, many people could not believe they were taken in Australia. A decade on, he looks back on the series
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Growth of suburbs in Sydney
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Character, resilience, convenience and sustainability are what make cities great places to live and learn.
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61 million kids in rural China only see their parents once a year.
We followed a Chinese couple as they made annual, emotional 1,500km journey t
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Consequences of urbanisation and internal migration
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The NSW government has committed to planting five million trees by 2030 in a bid to reduce the heat island effect in Sydney
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Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn62.1KsharesThis map shows the estimated net immigration (inflows minus outflows) by origin and destination country between 2010 and 2015. Blue circles = positive net migration (more inflows). Red circles = negative net migration (more outflows). Each yellow dot represents 1,000 people. Hover over a circle to see that country’s total net migration between …
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Migration changes places and connects places
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Farms in the Sydney Basin could soon be a thing of the past, with researchers warning development is paving over an important food bowl for the harbour city.
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Consequences of urbanisation
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It is the biggest and most expensive infrastructure project the world has ever seen. But is this a benign economic plan or the rise of a new empire?
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Once abundant, the glossy black cockatoo is being wiped out across eastern Australia with one of its remaining habitats south of Sydney under threat from land clearing for development.
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Consequences of urbanisation
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The morning peak is seeing trains with loads as high as 185 per cent,way above the level at which passengers begin to suffer from overcrowding.
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Asia is growing. Literally. From Malaysia to Dubai, luxury developments are rising on artificial islands and coastlines. Everybody wins – except the local sea life and the fishermen who depend on it
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Cranbourne East has been named the fastest growing suburb in the country, after ABS revealed 7300 people moved into the suburb in a single year.
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How clean indoor air is becoming China's latest luxury must-have from The Guardian#gtav1
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Consequences of urbanisation: China
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Landscape architect Kongjian Yu is making ‘friends with water’ to mitigate extreme weather events in modern metropolises
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SustainabilityCreating better urban futures
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Getting a glimpse of new urban planning infrastructure in developing countries has been a revelation to me. Bringing in first world contractors and financiers that adopt a copy-past
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Melbourne’s Fishermans Bend is one of Australia’s largest urban renewal areas. Covering approximately 480 hectares, it is made up of five key precincts and is projected to support 80,000 residents and 80,000 jobs by 2050. To paraphrase former Labor prime minister Paul Keating, it’s a beautiful set of numbers. One of the key precincts within …
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Australia’s urban future
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