{"id":723,"date":"2026-03-30T09:56:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/SNHGeographyWebsite\/?page_id=723"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:56:39","slug":"week-15","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/SNHGeographyWebsite\/week-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 15"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Case studies are real life examples which show the implementation and results of a development. They turn theory into action and are particularly useful when things don’t quite work as expected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In your own Geographical Issues essay, you’ll want to consider using case studies in your main sources or wider reading. Some successful Geographical Issues take a case study as their main theme and look at differing viewpoints on it’s success. [See this\u00a0<\/span>example<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on implementing an LEZ in Edinburgh, which achieved 33\/40 marks]<\/span><\/p>\n

This week’s source is a case study of a Natural Flood Management project on the River Twyver.<\/span><\/p>\n

Issue idea: “Is natural flood management a successful strategy to reduce urban flooding in the UK?”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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You should now be at an advanced planning stage of your data collection – or have already done it. As part of your Geographical Study you get marks for:<\/span><\/p>\n