1. Resource
Management

2. The Changing Demand And Provision Of Resources In The UK
Create Opportunities And Challenges
Before supermarkets, the majority of food eaten in the UK was seasonal and sourced in the UK. So, why does the UK import so much food?
Availability of cheaper food from abroad imported by supermarkets
UK produced food can be expensive because of poor harvests
Demand for seasonal produce all year round such as apples
Another change to the UK’s eating habits has been the increasing demand for organic produce.
It contains fewer chemicals and pesticides
It is natural and unprocessed
It is healthier
What is the impact of the demand for non-seasonal foods on LICs?
Positive
Negative
Jobs supply wages for local people
Less land for locals to grow food to eat
From wages, taxes are paid to the government, which fund improving and building facilities
Often crops need huge amounts of water but are grown where water supply is unreliable
Jobs are created, i.e. farming or packing
Use of pesticides without protective clothing

3. The Changing Demand And Provision Of Resources In The UK
Create Opportunities And Challenges
What are water transfer schemes and why are the needed?
The government has considered setting up a national water grid, similar to the national grid for electricity, where the water would flow through pipes from areas of surplus such as Wales to areas of deficit such as London.
Concerns include:
The increased carbon emissions linked to pumping water over long distances.
The displacement of local communities.
Potential droughts in river source basins caused by the removal of water to other areas.
The impact on the environment of the river basin in the source area.
Water deficit- Areas which do not have enough water for the needs of the population.
Water surplus- Areas that have more water than they need for the population.

4. The Changing Demand And Provision Of Resources In The UK
Create Opportunities And Challenges
Until recently the UK produced enough energy to power homes and industry. The UK had large reserves of oil and gas, but a reduction in these reserves and in the production of coal has led to an increasing reliance on imported fossil fuels.
To reduce the reliance on imported fuels, the British Government is encouraging investment in renewable energy sources such as wind and solar energy.
The graph above shows the reduction in the use of fossil fuels in the UK to generate electricity

5. Global Patterns Of Food Consumption And Population Growth
by continent
Global calorie intake per capita.

6. Impacts Of Food Insecurity on LICs
Food insecurity in LICs
Root causes
Causes
Primary effects
Secondary effects
What are the links between the causes and effects?
Crop
failure
Drought
Malnutrition
Death
Social
unrest
High
crime
Conflict
Land lost
Pests and
diseases
Loss of stock
Malnutrition
Death
Soil
erosion
Technology
Overgrazing
Desertification

7. Large Scale Agricultural Development To Increase Food Supply: Almeria,Spain
Plants can be grown outside of their normal growing season, increasing the variety of diet for people throughout the year.
Roquetas
de Mar
El Ejido
The greenhouses often use pesticides to protect the crops from pests, these increase health risks for people working there and have been proven to cause some cancers.
Las Norias de Daza
The Mediterranean Sea
There are large amounts of cheap temporary labour available to help in the farming. Many migrants come from Eastern Europe and North Africa
The fruit and vegetables need packing, and this creates extra jobs