Description Our Planet’s Urban Environments 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 25 to 28 in Our Dynamic Planet.Chapter 1Characteristics of urban placesThe pattern of urban economic activities and residential areasCase study of the pattern of economic and residential land uses in YangonPoverty, deprivation and informal activity in urban areasCase study of begging in KarachiCase study of social stresses in LondonCase study of the ebola pandemicChapter 2UrbanisationCentrifugal population movementsUrban system growthCase study of infrastructure growth in La PazUrban deindustrialisationChapter 3Urban microclimatesCase study of air pollution in BeijingTraffic congestionCase study of sustainable traffic management in CuritibaContested land use changesCase study of contested land use changes in SkopjeCase study of contested land use changes in BerlinUrban social deprivationChapter 4Urban growth projectionsResilient city designCase study of resilient city strategies in Rio de JaneiroCase study of resilient city strategies in ByblosCase study of resilient city strategies in Cairo (the Zabaleen community)Eco city designCase study of environmental strategies in MalmöCase study of environmental strategies in Sydney (Newington)Smart city design
