CASE STUDY Shanghai — Megacity Growth Shanghai, China (31.2°N, 121.5°E) Open case study → CASE STUDY Thailand — Demographic Dividend Thailand, Southeast Asia (15°N, 101°E) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE Niger — Contrasting High-Fertility Population Niger, West Africa (17°N, 8°E) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE Japan — Ageing Population Japan, East Asia (36°N, 138°E) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE China — Population Distribution & Anti-Natalist Policy China, East Asia (36°N, 104°E) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE Rwanda — Gender Equity Policy Rwanda, East/Central Africa (2°S, 30°E) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE Myanmar — Forced Migration (Political & Environmental) Myanmar, Southeast Asia (21°N, 96°E) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE Kiribati — Forced Environmental Migration Kiribati, Central Pacific (1.9°N, 157°W) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE Thailand — Anti-Trafficking Policy Thailand, Southeast Asia (15°N, 101°E) Open case study →
Unit 2
Global Climate 4 cases CASE STUDY Sweden — National Climate Response Sweden, Northern Europe (62°N, 16°E) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE Canadian Arctic — Climate Vulnerability Canadian Arctic (Nunavut, NWT) — 61°N, 95°W Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE Thailand — Climate Vulnerability Thailand, Southeast Asia (15°N, 102°E) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE Kiribati — Climate Migration Kiribati, Central Pacific (2°N, 173°E) Open case study →
DETAILED EXAMPLE Canada — High Resource Security Canada, North America (53°N, 106°W) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE India / Punjab — Resource Insecurity Punjab region, northern India (30°N, 75°E) Open case study → EXAMPLE Ghana (Agbogbloshie) — International Flow of E-Waste Accra, Ghana (5.7°N, 0.2°W) Open case study → EXAMPLE Sweden — Circular Economy Sweden, Northern Europe (65°N, 17°E) Open case study → EXAMPLE Kamikatsu — Zero-Waste Resource Stewardship Kamikatsu, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan (33.9°N, 134.4°E) Open case study →
CASE STUDY Typhoon Haiyan — Hurricane Case Study Philippines / Western Pacific (November 2013) — 10°N, 125°E Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE El Niño / La Niña — Eastern Pacific Eastern Pacific Ocean (Pacific basin — 18°S, 106°W) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE Ko Tao — Coral Reef Management Ko Tao, Gulf of Thailand (10.1°N, 99.8°E) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE Bang Pu — Mangrove Management Bang Pu / Samut Prakan, Gulf of Thailand (13.5°N, 100.7°E) Open case study → CASE STUDY Samut Chin — Coastal Management Samut Chinnabot (Samut Chin), Gulf of Thailand (13.3°N, 100.1°E) Open case study → CASE STUDY South China Sea — Geopolitical Conflict South China Sea (15°N, 114°E) Open case study → CASE STUDY Chantaburi — Competing Coastal Land Use Chantaburi Province, Eastern Thailand (12.5°N, 102°E) Open case study → EXAMPLE Arctic Ocean — Sovereignty and EEZ Rights Arctic Ocean (77°N, 35°E) Open case study →
IA FIELDWORK SITE Ko Samet — NIST IA Fieldwork Site Ko Samet, Rayong Province, Thailand (12.6°N, 101.5°E) Open case study → CASE STUDY Raja Ampat — Sustainable Tourism in an LIC Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia (0.7°S, 130.4°E) Open case study → CASE STUDY English Premier League — National Sports League England, UK (52°N, 1°W) Open case study → CASE STUDY Full Moon Party — Festival Case Study Hat Rin, Ko Pha-ngan, Surat Thani, Thailand (9.7°N, 100°E) Open case study → EXAMPLE New Zealand — Niche and Sustainable Tourism New Zealand (37°S, 174°E) Open case study → EXAMPLE Cambodia (Angkor Wat) — Heritage Tourism Siem Reap, Cambodia (13.4°N, 103.6°E) Open case study →
CASE STUDY Haiti Earthquake 2010 — High Vulnerability Earthquake Port-au-Prince, Haiti (18.6°N, 72.4°W) — January 2010 Open case study → CASE STUDY Christchurch Earthquake 2011 — Low Vulnerability Earthquake Christchurch, New Zealand (43.6°S, 172.7°E) — February 2011 Open case study → CASE STUDY Volcán de Fuego 2018 — Volcanic Eruption (LIC) Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala (14.5°N, 90.9°W) — June 2018 Open case study → CASE STUDY Eyjafjallajökull 2010 — Volcanic Eruption (HIC) Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland (63.6°N, 19.6°W) — April–May 2010 Open case study → CASE STUDY Freetown Landslide 2017 — Mass Movement (LIC) Freetown, Sierra Leone (8.4°N, 13.3°W) — August 2017 Open case study → CASE STUDY Oso Landslide 2014 — Mass Movement (HIC) Oso, Washington State, USA (48.3°N, 121.9°W) — March 2014 Open case study → CASE STUDY Blatten Landslide 2025 — Recent Mass Movement Blatten, Valais, Switzerland (46.9°N, 8.3°E) — 2025 Open case study →
DETAILED EXAMPLE China — Emerging Superpower China, East Asia (40°N, 116°E) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE USA — Established Superpower USA, North America (40°N, 103°W) Open case study →
CASE STUDY China — Diaspora and Cultural Diversity Global Chinese Diaspora (centred on Southeast Asia and North America) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE Kaikoura — Affirmative Action (Māori Community) Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (42.4°S, 173.7°E) Open case study → EXAMPLE Xinjiang — Cultural Imperialism Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China (41°N, 86°E) Open case study → EXAMPLE Somalia — Militia Control and Restricted Freedoms Southern Somalia / Al-Shabaab territory (7°N, 48°E) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE Thailand — Restricted Internet Freedoms Challenged Bangkok, Thailand (14°N, 100.5°E) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE Tunisia — Arab Spring and Internet Freedom Tunisia, North Africa (34°N, 9°E) Open case study → EXAMPLE France — Rejection of Globalised Production France, Western Europe (47°N, 1.6°E) Open case study → EXAMPLE Bolivia — Anti-Globalisation & Resource Nationalism Bolivia, South America (15°S, 65°W) Open case study → EXAMPLE UK — Rise of Anti-Immigration Movements United Kingdom (52°N, 4°W) Open case study → EXAMPLE USA — Trade Protectionism USA / Washington DC (38.9°N, 77°W) Open case study → EXAMPLE China — Government Controls on Personal Freedoms China (24°N, 114°E) Open case study →
EXAMPLE Xinjiang — Surveillance and Personal Freedoms Xinjiang, China (43.8°N, 87.7°E) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE Brexit — Geopolitical Tension and Conflict United Kingdom / European Union (54°N, 2°W) Open case study → DETAILED EXAMPLE US-China Trade War — Geopolitical Tension USA / China — Global (39°N, 77°W) Open case study → CASE STUDY Great Pacific Garbage Patch — Transboundary Pollution North Pacific Ocean (23.6°N, 170°W) Open case study → EXAMPLE Citarum River — Industrial Relocation and Pollution Citarum River, West Java, Indonesia (6.5°S, 106.8°E) Open case study → CROSS-UNIT SYNTHESIS Veta la Palma — Sustainable Aquaculture Guadalquivir Delta, Andalusia, Spain (37°N, 6.4°W) Open case study → CROSS-UNIT SYNTHESIS Bhutan — Carbon Negative Country Bhutan, Eastern Himalayas (27°N, 90°E) Open case study →