Our Dynamic Planet covers all parts of the Standard Level and Higher Level Options for IBDP Geography Paper 1. The book contains 824 pages in full colour, 17.2cm x 24.5cm, with 28 chapters that mirror the structure of the syllabus. Our Dynamic Planet will be available for delivery from End Of May 2017.
Chapter 1 of Our Dynamic Planet is ‘Drainage basin hydrology and geomorphology’. It comprises 26 pages divided into the following sections:
• 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 of Our Dynamic Planet is ‘Flooding and flood mitigation’. It comprises 20 pages divided into the following sections:
• 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 of Our Dynamic Planet is ‘Water scarcity and water quality’. It comprises 39 pages divided into the following sections:
• 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 of Our Dynamic Planet is ‘Water management futures’. It comprises 34 pages divided into the following sections:
• 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
Chapter 5 of Our Dynamic Planet is ‘Ocean-atmosphere interactions’. It comprises 28 pages divided into the following sections: