Web Sites

Internet for Geography is a free online tutorial to help university students develop their Internet research skills. Learn how to make discerning use of the Internet to help find information for your coursework and assignments.

Globalisation

Advantages of globalization
Data source on rich nations
Globalisation and development guide
Globalization 101
Globalization and World Cities project, Loughborough University, UK
Globalization lesson plans resources
Introduction to anti-globalization
Teaching guide for globalization essays

Health

AIDS education organisation
Australian Indigenous Health InfoNet
Comprehensive site for HIV/Aids information
Health map
World Health Organization

Human displacement

Amnesty International
Forced migration
Internal displacement monitoring centre
Refugee council of Australia
Refugees International
Refugee Studies Centre
UN refugee site

Hunger

Consultative group on international ag research
Food and Agriculture Organisation
Food First
Food-for-all program evaluation
Hunger notes
Hunger Web

International development

Asia Development Bank
Anthropolgy and participatory development
Development Gateway
Economic & Social Commission for Asia Pacific
Large research information site from IDS, Sussex and UK-DfID
Major development site
Major site for British NGOs and development organisations
UNDP
UNESCO
World Bank

Population

Australian Population Flows: Immigration aspects 2006-07
Population statistics
US-based population data site
US site with population data on most countries

Poverty

Causes of poverty
Food price watch
Jubilee Australia
Make poverty history
Poverty.com
Share the world's resources
World Bank Poverty site, including Voices of the Poor project and Overcoming Human Poverty
World poverty: A look at causes and solutions

Urbanisation

Database of research on urban poverty
Database on megacities
UN Habitat site