1. Senior Geography Project
Research Plan due: Friday Week 1 T2 2/5/08
SGP Final Report: Due Wednesday Week 1 Term 3 23/7/08

3. Guide and Research Plan
Allows you to
Outline the area you will study for your SGP
Develop a hypothesis to investigate
Identify what data you will require and how you will collect it
Due Friday 2nd May 2008 (week 1 Term 2)

4. Area of Study
Demonstrate ( show by example) the existence of the urban dynamic(s) operating in a suburb of your choice. Describe (provide characteristics) and account (state reasons for) the likely future trends of the suburb

5. Urban Dynamics Suburbanisation Exurbanisation Counterurbanisation
Decentralisation
Spatial exclusion
Urban village
Consolidation
Urban Decay
Urban Renewal

6. Suburbanisation Why? Examples?
The movement of people, employment and facilities away from the inner city towards the outer urban areas.
Why? Examples?

7. Exurbanisation Why? Examples?
A process whereby people, usually affluent, move from the city to rural areas but continue to maintain an urban way of life, either through long-distance commuting or technology.
Why? Examples?

8. Counterurbanisation Why? Examples?
A marked decline in the total population or the growth rate of the population of large metropolitan areas and the subsequent growth of smaller urban centres at their expense.
Why? Examples?

9. Decentralisation Why? Examples?
The dispersal of activities and people from large urban centres to smaller urban centres and rural communities
Why? Examples?

10. Consolidation Why? Examples?
Policies that encourage higher population densities in established suburban areas.
Why? Examples?

11. Urban Decay
The deterioration of the built environment.
Why? Examples?

12. Urban Renewal
The redevelopment of an urban area.
Why? Examples?

13. Urban Village Why? Examples?
Distinctive residential districts comprising a clustering of people with a common culture and forming an identifiable community
Why? Examples?

14. Spatial Exclusion Why? Examples?
Luxury lifestyles which have resulted in restrictions in spatial access and the freedom of movement of other urban dwellers eg high security suburbs and walled estates
Why? Examples?

15. Future Trends www.keepitlocal.org.au www.planning.nsw.gov.au

17. Useful websites
useful for location
ABS census data
ABS census data
Archival info
Archival photos
ABS census data
Design a walk through your community
Use software to graph stats
Demographic profiles on all of Sydney’s suburbs

19. Hints for Writing Effective Letters
In the SGP

20. In your letter you need to
Provide your address and the sender’s address
Target someone specific. Call ahead and find out the name of the relevant person
Introduce yourself
Explain the nature of your project and the type of information that you are looking for
Specify a way that you will collect the information (self addressed envelope, phone call or personal visit).
Thank them for their time
Provide a stamped, self addressed envelope so they can reply.
More ideas?

21. Letter Writing To whom do I write ? What do I ask ?
How do I write it ?

22. North Shore Historical Society
The Society was founded in 1958 and aims to further the knowledge of local history and to foster an interest in history generally in local school children.
Publications:Journal, three times per year; monthly one page bulletin.
Phone: Contact:Brian Evesson (President)
Address:PO Box 325 Cammeray NSW 2062

23. Frank Sartor – Future trends
Minister Sartor
Department of Planning
GPO Box 39, Sydney NSW 2001

25. Letter writing
If you want to get an interview use appropriate gentle language when requesting an interview.
Eg “Could you recommend people for me to interview to gain an insight into these changes”

26. Designing Surveys for your SGP
Do want a CLOSED & an OPEN survey ??
Closed:
Example
What best describes your age group ?
Ages
responses
total
<20
20 to 40
40 to 60
Over 60
The totals may
then be
graphed and
analysed

27. Closed Survey In which age group do you best fit?
In which income group do you best fit?
What suburb do you live in? How long have you lived in this suburb?
In which style of housing do you live in?
What is your occupation?
To what extent do you think that there has been an increase in more densely settled buildings in recent years?
This website may be of some use for your survey

28. Rank Order tasks Rank the attractiveness of the new building
(1 being very attractive to 5 being ugly)
rank
responses
total 1 2 3 4 5

29. Open Survey
Good for specific one off interviews

30. Using Photos in the SGP
When you refer to objects a photograph, use the correct language – foreground, middle ground, background, top left, bottom right etc.
You photograph should have a relevant caption describing when and where the picture was taken.

31. Using Photos in the SGP
Describe what the picture/diagram shows (patterns/trends)
Point out the relevant geographical processes
Discuss the implications of these processes