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The Joy of Stats – Hans Rosling – BBC

by Paul Alberts

In these times where angst prevails, I figured it was time to pull up a classic video, one that mentions some harsh realities, but more importantly, is flooded with optimism. The late Hans Rosling is a legend among the geographic community for his positive-yet-realistic outlook, unyielding enthusiasm, and desire to educate. He is without a doubt a heavy influence on me as a teacher of geography.

In these times when many of us are staying at home, it is important to remember that history shows us we will pull through COVID-19 outbreak. Take a look to check out the astounding ‘progress’ humanity has made in the last 200 years. We’re not where we need to be, inequality still abounds both globally and nationally, but we are indeed moving forward as a species in many ways.

I wish everyone safety and health and a pinch of sanity during these strange times!

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Overpopulation & Africa – Kurzgesagt – Youtube

by Paul Alberts

This video gives useful and interesting knowledge for any geography student or someone interested in international relations or futurology. Great for revision of the core as well as urban environments to a certain extent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMo3nZHVrZ4&feature=emb_logo


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The Most Populous Cities in the World (Live Code Bar Chart) – John Burn Murdoch

by Paul Alberts

The link below contains a ‘live’ bar chart which goes through the most populous cities in the world, from 1500-2018. It is an excellent resource to spark discussions as to what makes cities successful, and what the future has for urban environments

https://observablehq.com/@johnburnmurdoch/bar-chart-race-the-most-populous-cities-in-the-world

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Migration Within Africa – Arte (French w/ English Subtitles)

by Paul Alberts

This slightly long(er) clip focusses on some of the realities about African migration. Good for lessons on migration, urbanisation, displacement, and more. Misconceptions are illuminated and some interesting examples of cause and consequence are brought to light as well.

https://bit.ly/2FxKibA

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Unequal Scenes – Johnny Miller – Student Recommendation

by Paul Alberts

A special thanks and shout out to an old student (Sasha v.h.) who sent me this incredible link.  With relevance to disparities, urban environments, migration, and so much more, these images captured by drones show the distinct spatial differences between ‘rich and poor’, ‘developed and developing’, or maybe even ‘us and them’.  An example of such an image taken from the website can be found below.

To all of my students past (and present too, of course), please send me any cool stuff you encounter both online or in your university courses.  Would love to hear from you and use what you find in my classes!

Click the link to check out the powerful images:

https://unequalscenes.com/ 

Photograph: Johnny Miller

Building Sustainable Urban Systems for the Future, Changing Population and Places, Changing Urban Systems, IBDP Geographic Themes (Options), The Variety of Urban Environments, Urban Environmental and Social Stresses, Urban Environments

Urban Environments Sustainability Game – ElectroCity

by Paul Alberts

ElectroCity is a game developed by Genesis Energy where you can build and maintain the growth of a city in a multitude different ways.  It teaches students about sustainable urban growth and energy consumption, in an intriguing and memorable way.

ElectroCity link: http://www.electrocity.co.nz/ 

Paul Alberts

Rotterdam, the Netherlands
pal@wolfert.nl