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1 EXAMPLE NEA INVESTIGATIONA-LEVELGEOGRAPHY(7037)Marke d investigation with commentaryAn EXAMPLE investigation folder with completed proposal form and examiner commentaryInvestigating the relationship between perceived safety and environmental quality in Liverpool city November 2017 Copyright 2017 AQA and its licensors. All rights retains the copyright on all its publications, including the specifications. However, schools and colleges registered with AQA are permitted to copy material from this specification for their own internal Education (AQA) is a registered charity (number 1073334) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (company number 3644723).

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3 Our registered address is AQA, Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX. 7037/C/CRF 2018 candidate record form A-LEVEL Geography NEA Independent fieldwork investigation (7037/C) Please attach the form to your candidate s work and keep it at the centre or send it to the moderator as required. The declarations should be completed by the candidate and teacher as indicated. Centre number Centre name Click here to enter. Click here to enter text. Candidate number Candidate s full name Click here to enter. Click here to enter text. Work submitted for assessment must be the candidate s own.

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6 I have authenticated the candidate s work and am satisfied (to the best of my knowledge) that the work produced is solely that of the candidate. Teacher signature. Date Click here to enter a date. Page 3 of 29 Candidate number Candidate s full name Click here to here to enter text. NEA proposal To be completed by the candidate Investigation title Investigating the relationship between perceived safety and environmental quality inLiverpool city centre. How the title links to the specification content Liverpool is my local city and a good EXAMPLE of a contemporary urban environment as there has been much change in the last decade.

7 It is the focus for my local place study ( ) and I shall be considering people s lived experiences of this place. I will also be considering urban policy and planning in recent years in Liverpool ( ), and touching on social and economic issues associated with urbanisation ( ) and aspects of social sustainability and the concept of liveability ( ). Planned investigation hypothesis or question/sub-questions Crime reduction and safety features have been incorporated into the new development of Liverpool One but are less obvious in older parts. People feel safer in areas where the Environmental Quality is better.

8 There is a difference between the perception of safety and actual crime figures in the centre of Liverpool. Investigation focus indication of how the enquiry will enable the candidate to address the investigation title and explore the theme in relation to the chosen geographical area I will be looking at areas of Liverpool that have recently been redeveloped and investigating how aspects of the Safer Places report have been incorporated in the design. I will compare this to older areas (built before the report). I will gather opinions on the relative safety of different parts of Liverpool centre and compare these to my own ideas of environmental quality.

9 I will also use the police crime map to compare perceptions to the reality of crime across the area. Planned methodology indication of qualitative and/or quantitative techniques including primary and, if relevant, secondary data collection techniques. Indication of the planned sampling strategy or strategies I will visit Liverpool One and the St Johns Centre/Williamson Square area and map safety features such as CCTV, well-lit spaces, outdoor restaurant tables and also hazards such as derelict buildings. I will carry out an environmental quality survey at 10 sites around the centre of Liverpool and take photos.

10 These photos will be used to question a number of people on their perception of safety in Liverpool as part of a questionnaire. I will use a stratified sample to ensure I get a range of people responding. These are all primary sources. I will also use the police crime map (online) to compare perceptions with actual figures for crime in Liverpool and possible other secondary sources such as newspaper reports. Data collection: Individual GroupTo be completed by the teacher Teacher approval for the investigation or details of any necessary amendments that need to be made before approval can be given Your enquiry proposal is well planned and you have developed 3 hypotheses that are capable of being tested against field evidence.