1. Development of the Controlled Assessment task for 2015 Jason Lock Assistant Head of Centre Juniper Hall Field Centre 8 th October 2013

2. The enquiry process Involve the candidates in the enquiry process. – What is the wider geographical concept / theory that is being tested? – What are they aiming to achieve? – involve candidates in posing enquiry questions – How might candidates take some ownership for selecting or collecting data? How will they demonstrate independence?

3. Task Information (2015 submission) Investigate the factors that help to create a sustainable residential community 4.3 How might sustainable residential communities be planned?

4. What’s different? Sustainable Communities study focuses on sustainability aspects relating to equality, water, transport, energy, waste and materials Many field techniques are similar to Quality of Life studies, BUT a study that just focuses on equality would not be appropriate.

5. Geographical model / theory The Egan Wheel of sustainability

6. sustainable communities should: make effective use of natural resources enhance the environment promote social cohesion & inclusion strengthen economic prosperity Sir John Egan identified that... Geographical model / theory

7. Well connected? Environmentally sensitive? Service provision? Well designed & built?

8. Egan Wheel of sustainability Geographical model / theory

9. Surveys Housing density and off street parking

10. Surveys Street Tranquillity and Greenery

11. Surveys

12. Traffic flows, Speed of Traffic & Congestion

13. Surveys People watching

14. Questionnaires Who knows an area best? Obviously it is the people who live, work and spend their lives there. http://www.placecheck.info/

15. What do you like about Dorking? What do you dislike about Dorking? What needs to be changed? Who needs to be involved? Questionnaires

17. Crime observation surveys Anti crime features in the built environment

18. Crime observation surveys Crime likelihood assessment

19. Service provision...within each survey area

20. Transport Examine the timetables at a bus stop and mark the routes onto a base map of the area. Identify areas that are not served and measure the distance required to travel to the nearest service.

21. Building surveys Sustainable buildings Building design & sustainable futures: Materials used / double glazing / renewables

22. Building surveys

23. Stakeholder interviews A community led initiative Community action groups DNA enables people to... Say what they really want Discuss the practicalities of ideas and projects Consider a vision for the future Develop an action plan making that vision a reality www.dorkingdna.org

24. Photographic evidence

25. Jason Lock Juniper Hall Field Centre jason.jh@field-studies-council.org