Our Planet’s Freshwater 2nd Edition

Our Planet’s Freshwater 2nd Edition Planet Geography Our Planet’s Freshwater is one of seven Planet Geography Monographs, each of which covers one option of the Standard Level and Higher Level Options for IBDP Geography Paper 1. The 4 chapters mirror the structure of the syllabus. The same content is also available as chapters 1 to 4 in Our Dynamic Planet. Chapter 1 Drainage basin hydrology and geomorphology A systems approach to drainage basins River discharge River processes and landforms Case study of the forming of a large waterfall, Victoria Falls,on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia Chapter 2 Flooding and flood mitigation Hydrographs Human actions and flooding Flood prediction Flood mitigation Case study of flood mitigation in the Nile Basin Case study of flood mitigation in the Lower Rhine Basin Chapter 3 Water scarcity and water quality Water scarcity Environmental consequences of agricultural activity Case study of the impact of agricultural activities on the Colorado River Case study of the impact of irrigation for rice farming in Bali Pressure on lakes and aquifers Case study of human pressure on a large lake – the Aral Sea Internationally shared water resources Case study of water conflict in the Euphrates River basin Chapter 4 Water management futures Improving water management Dams for multi-purpose water schemes Case study of the Three Gorges Dam project Integrated drainage basin management Case study of the Broadland Rivers Catchment Plan Pressures on wetlands (including Ramsar) Case study of the Florida Everglades | Stephen Codrington – Solid Star Press