1. Qualification Development Fieldwork for the 21 st Century New opportunities April 2007 – Geographical Association David Holmes – Senior Examiner (Edexcel B)

2. 2 A new dawn? (or just the same old stuff) Qualitative Quantitative PrimarySecondary RESEARCH GIS and NEW TECHNOLOGIES

3. 3 20 th Century Fieldwork? 21 st Century Fieldwork? STYLES LOCATIONS

4. 4 Examples of types of new fieldwork Sustainable transport Eco/carbon footprints Energy audits Food miles Activity patterns Place checklists Exciting new opportunities Weather- watch Flood-risk determination Catchment management Exclusion by gender / age Use and miss- use of green spaces Tourism profiles Sustainable communities Roof hydrographs Clone towns Re-branding the 24hr city Shoreline management Lifestyle analysis Place profiles Right to roam Ecological value Studentification Mobility pathways Think maps Impression maps Stakeholder views

5. 5 Possible Future Trends Residential / CDB : inequalities, personal space, accessibility / mobility/ opportunity, sustainability Rural : sustainable villages and communities Coasts: conflicts and utility, future management issues Rivers: integrated catchment management, including flooding and supply Glacial : threatened environments, risks from global warming and tourism challenges Upland : issues of increasing accessibility, diversification, environmental stewardship

6. 6 With the new qualifications….. How is the amount of fieldwork done going to change? What is going to be the nature of the fieldwork demands?