Impacts of Industry on the Physical Environment

This resource describes an example of the impact of industry on the physical environment and supports the study of GCSE Geography. It fits in with study of the Changing Economic World module of AQA Geography, but suits other specifications too.

St Aidan’s is located near the eastern outskirts of Leeds in West Yorkshire. It was once a massive opencast coal mine. It is a new RSPB reserve and home to a fantastic range of bird species, but the fact it exists may be in part to a massive accident which took place in March 1988. This resource tells the story.

There is a 7 minute accompanying video.