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Clone town survey

An alternative take on the urban study

Is Guildford a clone town? An alternative urban study

Fed up with shopping surveys and urban transects? This is the fieldwork activity for you – an alternative take on the urban study. It can be applied to any town or city in your local area and features a number of tasks that you can select and adapt to suit your requirements. The activity, shown here through the example of Guildford in Surrey, would suit a high ability Year 9 class or a GCSE group, and involves the use of key skills such as the interpretation of census data alongside field-based tasks. It would tie in to an investigation into service provision, standard of living or crime in your local area, as well as a wider study of the British Isles.

Useful weblinks

  • Website of the New Economics Foundation (NEF)

  • Retail chains ‘cloning’ UK towns by John Carvel, The Guardian - June 6, 2005

  • 2001 census data down to ward level – including housing type and price

  • Almost half UK towns are clones

Clone Town Survey

The New Economics Foundation (NEF) have produced a summary of their research (download from below) into the nation’s clone towns.

 

Downloads

  • Clone Town Survey Introduction (.pdf)
  • Clone Town Survey Introduction (.doc)
  • Clone Town Survey Introductory PowerPoint (.ppt)
  • Clone Town Survey Map of Survey Points (.ppt)
  • Clone Town Survey Work Booklet (.pdf)
  • Clone Town Survey Work Booklet (.doc)
  • Clone Town Survey Clone Town Britain Survey (.pdf)
  • Clone Town Survey Examples of Student Work (.pdf)
  • Clone Town Survey Risk Assessment (.doc)
  • Clone Town Survey Risk Assessment (.pdf)
  • Clone Town Survey Information for Staff (.doc)
  • Clone Town Survey Information for Staff (.pdf)
  • Clone Town Survey Trip Schedule (.pdf)
  • Clone Town Survey Results Template (.xls)
  • Clone Town Survey Photo EQA Template (.doc)
  • Clone Town Survey Photo EQA Template (.pdf)
  • The New Economics Foundation summary (.pdf)
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