Edexcel Geography A2 Unit 4: Life on the Margins- 9th June 2017

I would argue that food banks are local.
They are often run by local charities/councils and they impact local communities.

(However they could potentially by funded by a national institution or government)


I wouldn't worry too much about strictly finding a 'national' strategy because firstly, the pre-release only says 'different local and international strategies' and in most cases, you can adapt a strategy and argue it to be a national strategy instead.

For example, you could argue that the Green Revolution of the 1960s was National because it was prominent in India and the Punjab. However it did have impacts on global food production - albeit controversial.

Nevertheless, a few 'national' strategies which I can think of include:
- UK Strategies to reduce food waste (Use your own experience as a case study - recycling strategies in your area...)
- Hydroponic farming in the UK (Kent)
- Government regulation of current agricultural markets
...

I think it is difficult to strictly categorise some case studies into local/national/global as there are overlaps. You may also wish to consider the different types of strategy and use this to explain it's importance:
e.g High tech vs Low tech, Bottom-up/Appropriate/Grassroots (Tend to be local e.g Zeer Pots) vs Top-Down/Large Scale (Tend to be global e.g Fairtrade).


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These are the case studies which I have chosen and will revise thoroughly for the exam


Local:

International:

I have just received a message about case studies/categorisation of case studies, so I thought I would quickly make a document summarising of all of my Food Insecurity Management Case Studies.

They are categorised into Local, International/National as per the pre-release as well as the different type of strategy.

If anyone would like any more information about any of these case studies, I am happy to share - Or if anyone else has any case studies they would like to add to the table...?

Do you know any Methodology examples that are 15/15 marks (preferably for the Life On The Margins topic)? I'm struggling to find any online, and the highest I've gotten was 12 marks and I can't seem to ever get higher than that :/

Oh yeah this will probably be a better way of looking at it, thank you. What are your headings going to be for your analysis? Like 1) Capacity building, 2) System Redesign etc?

Also is a construction of a dam system redesign?
Is a installing an irrigation system capacity building?

Oh yeah this will probably be a better way of looking at it, thank you. What are your headings going to be for your analysis? Like 1) Capacity building, 2) System Redesign etc?

Also is a construction of a dam system redesign?
Is a installing an irrigation system capacity building?

I have attached 2 exemplars from my class which were seen as exemplar responses by my teacher.

Hello

I will be undertaking my A2 Coursework for Edexcel Geography.My coursework will be based in a coastal area.I am wondering whether anyone has any ideas as to what my investigation could be based on e.g.beach profile, land use Thank you

Hello

I will be undertaking my A2 Coursework for Edexcel Geography.My coursework will be based in a coastal area.I am wondering whether anyone has any ideas as to what my investigation could be based on e.g.beach profile, land use Thank you

Hi

Either you are confusing AS for A2 or you are on a new specification/different exam board.

The A2 Specification for Edexcel Geography does not include any compulsory fieldwork, nor does it include any specific content about Coastal Areas.

I hope you find the correct thread for your query.

Are you doing the new specification? This thread is for the old Edexcel spec

Yes this is for the 2016 spec do u know where the one for new one is ?

Is china's green wall capacity building low or high tech?

Also has anyone got any case study profiles on kenya's tissue culture for bananas?

High tech imo. But be careful with that case study: It is more of a desertification case study than one to increase food security.

See my previous post for details on Kenya's Tissue Culture

Thank you - Looks like an interesting strategy.
However I am not using all of these case studies.

Upon receiving the pre-release I have narrowed my case studies to these - which I feel are more relevant, given the classification of local and international as well as a focus on only food insecure locations.

ohh alright
do you really think its a must to distinguish between local and internationally ? because most of my case studies are ones that started of local and are now being used internationally 😩