Earth has got swirl. The air in the atmosphere swirls. The water in the ocean swirls. But what does it all have to do with weather and climate? To answer this, we’ll have to get a close-up on all that swirl. Don’t worry, being dizzy is fun!
Languages: English
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What Inspires Design?
Every design, no matter its form or function, is inspired by something. And it’s this often elusive ‘something’ which is explored in this thought-provoking program for designers and creative artists. Where do designers get their ideas from? How do the environment, culture and history shape designers outlooks? Can collaboration create an inspired design? How do inspiration and innovation relate to each other? Modern design, powered by new technology and production methods, is undoubtedly pushing the limits of human ingenuity. Viewers will enjoy this journey into the minds of designers and wonder if they too can breathe life into an idea of their own.
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Workplace Diversity
In workplaces, as in any other part of society, people are diverse. They come from different cultures; they have different belief systems, values and religions. There is diversity in interpersonal styles, mental ability, sexual orientation, physical characteristics and capabilities, and thinking and learning styles. This presenter-led production examines diversity in the workplace using various dramatized scenarios. The five chapters focus on the scope of diversity, responding sensitively, knowing the guidelines, communicating appropriately and building on diversity. This is an excellent resource for anyone examining the nature of diversity within the workplace and ways for all personnel within an organization to effectively work with it.
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Workplace Relationships
Daily life in just about any workplace involves regular interaction with colleagues through different forms of communication. Developing effective workplace relationships is essential for an organisation’s productivity, for positive staff morale and for individual job satisfaction. This dramatised production investigates the different working relationships between seven members of staff. It is an engaging and entertaining portrayal of life in an office and explores a number of aspects of workplace relationships. The three chapters focus on developing effective workplace relationships, contributing to workplace activities and dealing effectively with issues, problems and conflict. This is an ideal resource for anyone examining the nature of workplaces and the importance of effective relationships within them.
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Factors Affecting Global Tourism
There are many forces that impact on where tourist’s choice for their holidays, some have an immediate effect and others the effects are not so significant. In this excellent program we investigate the global forces taxonomy and see how it categorizes the factors affecting global tourism into three layers, the outer layer examining geographical, environmental and climatic factors, the middle layer examining demographic and socio-cultural factors and the inner layer political, economic and technological factors. Each layer creates challenges and opportunities for tourism destinations and we discuss these with tourism experts. This program is an excellent learning resource for all students of tourism and related disciplines.
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Growth and Niche Markets in Tourism
A large range of factors have led to tourism becoming one of the world’s fastest growing industries and this has led to the rapid growth in niche tourism where tourists seek to have experiences beyond their everyday ones. This program explores some niche markets, including volunteer tourism, dark tourism, health and medical tourism, and gastronomic tourism. Discussions with niche market tourists explore their motivations behind the experiences they chose and whether the outcomes were what they were hoping for. This engaging and informative resource is essential viewing for students of tourism and related studies.
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Rotorua: A Case Study in Sustainable Tourism
Tourism is an important industry to many nations worldwide. Rotorua on New Zealand’s north island is the birthplace of tourism in that country, having hosted visitors to the city and surrounding area since the early 19th century. In this location based program we explore the geothermal features, Maori culture, the spa/health and wellbeing industry and the region’s spectacular lakes and forests are the attractions that draw around four million visitors a year to Rotorua. This growth has led to the need to ensure that the tourism is sustainable economically, socially and environmentally. This engaging and informative resource is essential viewing for students of tourism and related studies.
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The Troubles in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has had a violent history stemming from the early 1600’s when large numbers British Protestants settled in the north and ousted large numbers of Irish Catholics. In this interview of based program we explore the causes of the Irish troubles from early settlement, the Easter Uprising, The Anglo-Irish Treaty, and the rise of the IRA. We examine the conflicts between the Protestants and Catholics, the Unionists and the Republicans and what lies ahead for the future. This program features a wide range of interviews with politics lecturers and politicians from both sides of politics.
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Deserts: Global Environments
Deserts occupy more area of the surface of our planet than any other type of landscape. They occur in all climatic zones including the hottest and coldest locations on Earth. This program examines deserts around the world, explaining why they exist and the different climate drivers at work in their formation and physical characteristics. It also covers human life in deserts and the various ways in which people adapt to living in a dry environment, and their impact on fragile desert ecosystems. It features a range of imagery of different deserts around the world, and uses graphics to clearly explain the natural processes at work.
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Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
All forms of life – from simple to complex – share an ability and instinct to reproduce. Reproduction occurs either sexually through an exchange of genetic material between two organisms, or asexually where organisms replicate producing offspring with an identical genetic makeup to their parent. This program looks at sexual and asexual reproduction, starting at the cellular level, with clear explanations of meiosis and mitosis. Using a range of graphics and footage to explain biological processes, it explores various types of asexual reproduction, including fission, budding, fragmentation, spores, vegetative and artificial propagation. Sexual reproduction in animals is covered – including direct and indirect development – as well as sexual reproduction in flowering plants. Finally, various benefits and disadvantages of both types of reproduction are examined.