The costs and benefits of deindustrialisation in rural areas
Starter: Competition – A’s you are the benefits, B’s you
are the costs. See who can come up with the most
costs or benefits to deindustrialisation in rural areas.
Benefits
Costs
Danger- waste material from coal mines
causing landslides in Aberfan
Toxic material left in the ground making it
expensive to clean up and difficult to use
again.
• What are the NEGATIVE effects of deindustrialisation
of the mine that you can see in this picture?
• What ways might you use the landscape to improve it?
Be creative!
The Eden Project- Cornwall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEmU0KumSFM&safe=active
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va87iu9hm4Y&feature=player_embedded&safe=active#t=0
SOME OTHER FACTS TO ENJOY
• 1995- China clay pit closes down
• 2001- Opens its door
• It works with homeless, unemployed and
disabled people
• 60m deep
• 2 different Biomes
• Educating people about a sustainable way of
living
http://www.edenproject.com/
Eden Project
• What are the benefits of the Eden Project?
– Social, Economic, Environmental
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Deindustrialisation in rural areas leads to……
This is because…….
It then causes……
This is because……
And as a result can cause….
Eden project- China clay pit june 2012
Explain links
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Deindustrialisation in rural areas leads to……
This is because…….
It then causes……
This is because……
And as a result can cause….
 Use examples to describe and explain
benefits of de-industrialisation:
cleaning up sites, tourist use,
recreation, wildlife habitats, reagriculturalisation of land.
• Describe and explain the costs:
infilling, toxic waste, methane
gas, inadequate toxic clean-up.