Our Planet s Urban Environments 2nd Edition by Stephen Codrington 9780648021049

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ISBN 13: 9780648021049

Author: Stephen Codrington

This e-book has been written specifically to cover the ‘Urban Environments’ option (Option G) for the current IB (International Baccalaureate) Geography course. Now in its 2nd edition, ‘Our Planet’s Urban Environments’ covers every aspect of the course requirements, organised in a way that precisely mirrors the order and content of the IB syllabus. The e-book is profusely illustrated, with 290 colour photos, 38 maps and diagrams, and 180 thought-provoking questions and student exercises. This e-book captures the specific requirements of IB Geography, the spirit of inquiry and the global philosophy of the International Baccalaureate.

Our Planet s Urban Environments 2nd Table of contents:

Chapter 1 of Our Planet’s Urban Environments is ‘The variety of urban environments’. It comprises 42 pages divided into the following sections:

1. • Characteristics of urban places
2. • The pattern of urban economic activities and residential areas
3. • Case study of the pattern of economic and residential land uses in Yangon
4. • Poverty, deprivation and informal activity in urban areas
5. • Case study of begging in Karachi
6. • Case study of social stresses in London
7. • Case study of the ebola pandemic

Chapter 2 of Our Planet’s Urban Environments is ‘Changing urban systems’. It comprises 26 pages divided into the following sections:

1. • Urbanisation
2. • Centrifugal population movements
3. • Urban system growth
4. • Case study of infrastructure growth in La Paz
5. • Urban deindustrialisation

Chapter 3 of Our Planet’s Urban Environments is ‘Urban environmental and social stresses’. It comprises 31 pages divided into the following sections:

1. • Urban microclimates
2. • Case study of air pollution in Beijing
3. • Traffic congestion
4. • Case study of sustainable traffic management in Curitiba
5. • Contested land use changes
6. • Case study of contested land use changes in Skopje
7. • Case study of contested land use changes in Berlin
8. • Urban social deprivation

Chapter 4 of Our Planet’s Urban Environments is ‘Building sustainable urban systems for the future’. It comprises 40 pages divided into the following sections:

1. • Urban growth projections
2. • Resilient city design
3. • Case study of resilient city strategies in Rio de Janeiro
4. • Case study of resilient city strategies in Byblos
5. • Case study of resilient city strategies in Cairo (the Zabaleen community)
6. • Eco city design
7. • Case study of environmental strategies in Malmö
8. • Case study of environmental strategies in Sydney (Newington)
9. • Smart city design

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