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the  leisure  hierarchy  - toulouse 

Objective: To explain the relationship between urban settlements and recreational and sports facilities in terms of frequency, size, range and catchment area.

Task 1 - The Settlement Hierarchy Basics
i. At iGCSE level, you learnt about settlement hierarchy and it is worth revisiting this as a basis upon which to understand leisure hierarchy. Copy the diagram to the right into your workbook. 

ii. Annotate on to the diagram your home town/village/city and name. 

Task 2 - Sports & Recreation Facilities
Make a copy of the table to the right into your workbooks. Number 1-5 the facility types in the left hand column and then place these numbers into the correct level of the settlement hierarchy above. What pattern emerges? 

Objective: To examine the distribution and location of recreational and sports facilities in urban areas and relate the patterns to accessibility, land value and the physical and socio-economic characteristics of each urban zone (from the CBD to the rural–urban fringe).

Task 3 - The model
Make a copy of the diagram to the right hand side. It can also be found in the IB Revision Guide and the IB Geography Course Companion. 

Task 4 - Urban Models (Land value & accessibility) 
Take a copy of the two models below (click to enlarge) and complete a piece of writing to explain how land values and use change from CBD to the city boundary. Why does this happen? What are the influences? 
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urban models help sheet
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Task 5 - Using your completed A3 Toulouse worksheet and the different help sheets, answer the following IB Paper 2 question:

“Land value is the most important factor influencing the location of recreation and sports facilities in urban areas.” Discuss this statement with reference to a specific urban area. 10

Possible Starter: (IST Students)
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The global explosion in the popularity of sports and associated recreational activities created by recent advances in social media, contemporary world sporting events and a desire to live a healthy lifestyle have led to an increase in number and spread of recreation and sports facilities in urban areas around the world.  Toulouse is the fourth biggest city in France with an urban population of 1.5 million and a sphere of influence that extends over much of the newly created French region of Occitanie. There is a clear intra urban spatial pattern when looking at the location of key recreation and sports activities and this essay will seek to establish whether this distribution is purely led by high land values or if it is more a combination of factors. 

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the   role   of   sport   and   recreation in 

regeneration   strategies   of   urban   areas.

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Click to enlarge and use with background to Stratford task.

Case study location: London, England
Event: Olympic Games 2012


The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the  Olympiad, took place in London, England, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. London has become the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948 

London was selected as the host city on 6 July 2005 during the 117th IOC Session in Singapore, defeating Moscow, New York City, Madrid and Paris after four rounds of voting

The Olympics prompted a redevelopment of many of the areas of London in which the games are to be held – particularly themed towards sustainability. While the budgetary considerations have generated some criticism,the Games will make use of many venues which were already in place before the bid. (Wikipedia Entry - November 2011)


To complete this task, please use this **task booklet**.

Resources to go with the task booklet. 

Geo Factsheet​
 - Sports-led urban regeneration - bright flame or slow burn?

Before & After Images - From Time Out Magazine 

After the Games - Wikipedia Entry

What have the Olympics done for East London? - Economist Magazine article. Thanks to Geog41. 


Brief History of Stratford -  pages 12 - 15 of the linked document. 

Perspective of a local -  this article from the Guardian as an alternative view on the Olympic legacy. 

Paper 2 - Exam Style Question:

Examine to what extent an international sporting event has brought about positive and negative changes to a named urban area.  (10)

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