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  Understanding Environments
Level 5: Describe how processes and the role of people in managing their environments results in changes to places.

Level 7: Explain how people and environments are interrelated, and recognise the causes and consequences of global and environmental issues, including sustainable opportunities.

  
     
  Memo to Crickhowell Tesco Express Project Group.
 Tesco require a speedy response on this one. I suggest we split into 7 (or 8 teams) teams and each team can survey one site in detail and then report back to the whole Project. Make sure you get images of your site.


Step 1: Select your Team Leader or Project Manager (PM for short). The PM can allocate tasks fairly and can make sure everyone's ideas are considered and that we work as a team. If there is a dispute the PM can decide the matter.

Step 2: We need an agreed methodology to collect the required data - so that we all proceed in the same way and consider the same things - how are we going to do this? Let me know your team's suggestions. We'll have to design a data collection sheet. Remember the initial brief from Tesco:

  
     
  "We would welcome undertake a detailed survey of each site (producing a plan of each site) showing how it may be developed or redeveloped. You may of course include images or sketches of the sites. Annotations of your proposed design changes would be helpful to us. We would like your honest appraisal of the suitability of each site considering both environmental and health and safety / social issues as well as the commercial / economic aspects. "  
     
  So you don't waste your effort I'll let you know that I'm thinking about:  
  - getting each site drawn as a plan by the survey team. The plan is a draft so 'medium' or 'draft' accuracy is needed. Key features of redesign can be annotated onto this. Is the site big enough?
We need a site of at least 30 by 30 metres? (They said up to 30,000 square feet for an Express store - I make that 2787 square metres or about 50m by 50m. maximum for the store - other space like petrol pump forecourt and car parking would be a plus off course). Remember the floor space can come from more than one storey / level.		  
  Source: http://www.metric-conversions.org/area/square-feet-to-square-meters.htm  
     
  Step 3: - we could design a recording sheet in order to jot down each site's good and bad points. When we undertake a site visit we could take images and note down the good and bad points of each site against our set criteria. What criteria should we assess can you think of at least 8 things? We could add notes to indicate how the site could be changed to make it safer and more suitable. Remember to look at the initial brief from Tesco!  
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  Method for Task 2  
     
  Step 4: Undertake our site visit. Remember to follow the RPS Risk assessment procedures to the letter. link  
 
Fieldwork in schooltime:
  • Don't work alone. Either work with a partner or with a group nearby or have an older person to accompany you.
  • When approaching people in the street (in daylight) always be polite and don't get into arguments.
  • Don't forget everyday rules about crossing roads
  • Follow your teacher's advice and behave sensibly

 
 
     
  Step 5: - we could design a scoring sheet in order to judge each site against set criteria. When each group presents information about their site we could use a scoring system to give each site a mark - the highest site might be declared the 'best site'. Each individual could do this and then we could discuss and argue out a group decision. link  
     
  Step 6: Prepare the group presentation about your particular site visit. Make sure you consider whether this proposed development would be 'sustainable' - consider its good and bad effects on the local environment, the local community and on the local economy.
Make sure you are ready on time and have completed the full Tesco brief.		  
     
  Hope this sounds like a positive way forward

Algernon
A. Pratt
Managing Director - Crickhowell Tesco Express Project Group.
RPS.