Author: Diane Swift
Diane Swift is the project co-ordinator for the Geographical Association's Valuing Places project. Diane has also led a number of the Association's 'Local Solutions' projects that create the time and space for busy teachers to exploit geography's power and relevance in the curriculum. Diane is currently Senior Lecturer in CPD at the University of Wolverhampton.
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- © Chris Durbin
www.sin.org.uk/geography - Birmingham Development Education Centre (DEC) (1995) Planning to Teach about Development Issues, Birmingham DEC.
- Treasures and eyesores animation map images: Hong Kong City and Harbour TR001264 – Annie Reynolds/PhotoLink/Getty Images; Lions and Tourists WL003632 – Jeremy Woodhouse/Getty Images; Heavy traffic on freeway E008191; Lightning Striking City DV185014; Roadway with snowy mountains beyond E007145; Emerald Lakes, Mt Tongariro DV802128; Pollution caused by explosion DV118017; Couple hiking on mountain E007708 © Getty Images
- Mysteries: Thinking Through Geography, 2nd. Ed. edited by David Leat, Chris Kington Publishing ISBN 1 899857 99 0, 2001, Cambridge.
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