7.4.2
Sustainable Management
Smart Irrigation
Smart Irrigation
Smart irrigation is a sustainable method that provides crops with below optimum water levels during the growth stage so they become less sensitive to the lack of water, consequently saving water.
Smart irrigation
Smart irrigation
- Smart irrigation is a sustainable technique that provides crops with below the optimum water levels during the growth stage so they become less sensitive to the lack of water. The crops produce the same quality and quantity produce whilst using less water.
- An example of a way that water is regulated and restricted is through drip-feeding. Through this method, the water goes directly into the soil next to the roots of the crops, preventing waste and loss of water via evaporation.
Australia
Australia
- In Australia, the use of smart irrigation for fruit trees has resulted in a 60% increase in water productivity.
- An improvement has been seen in fruit quality and also in retaining the yield size by using the smart irrigation technique.
Recycling of Water: Singapore
Recycling of Water: Singapore
Singapore suffers from water scarcity but water techniques including collecting rainwater, treating and producing recycled NEWater and importing water help to relieve the pressures.
Background
Background
- Singapore is a city-state with a population of 5.4 million on only 710km2 of land.
- The city receives abundant rainfall with 2,400mm of precipitation a year but there is limited land availability for collection and storage of rainfall.
- The high temperatures in Singapore mean high evaporation rates and also a lack of groundwater resources despite the high levels of precipitation.
Water recycling techniques:
Water recycling techniques:
- Singapore’s water agency has invested in several ways to ensure its water security:
- Local rainwater is collected via drains, canals and storm-water collection points before being treated to become drinking water.
- The NEWater scheme treats and purifies used water producing high-grade recycled water. There are four NEWater plants meeting 30% of the countries needs- but there are plans to raise it to 55% by 2060.
- Singapore has signed an agreement until 2061 to import water from Malaysia.
- Desalinisation plants.
Sand Dams in Machakos District, Kenya
Sand Dams in Machakos District, Kenya
In the Machakos District of Kenya, the hot and dry climate stops the river flow in the dry season so rural communities struggle to store water. Sand dams improve the reliability of their water supply.
During the rainy season
During the rainy season
- When the river is flowing, sand is trapped behind the 1m high dam.
- Water gets trapped in amongst the coarse sand particles.
During the dry season
During the dry season
- The sand stops the water from evaporating when it gets hot.
- Locals can extract the trapped water by:
- Digging wells.
- Channelling the water through the dam and tapping it off on the other side.
- Digging holes.
Advantages
Advantages
- The sand dams are cheap to construct.
- Local materials are used to build the sand dams.
- The sand dams require very little maintenance.
- Dam height can be increased each year so that more sand and more water are trapped by it.
- The water recharges the whole area leading to an increase in vegetation surrounding the dam.
- Locals are trained by water charities to make the dams so that they can be self-sufficient going forwards.
1Tectonic Processes & Hazards
1.1Tectonic Processes & Hazards
1.2Natural Disasters
1.3Natural Disaster Case Studies
1.4Trends & Patterns
2Option 2A: Glaciated Landscapes & Change
2.1Glaciated Landscapes Over Time
2.2Periglacial Landscapes
2.3Glacial Processes
2.4Glacial Landforms
3Option 2B: Coastal Landscapes & Change
3.1Coastal Landscapes
3.2Coastal Erosion & Deposition
3.3Coastal Risks
4Globalisation
4.1Globalisation
4.2Negatives of Globalisation
4.3Global Shift
4.5Culture
4.6Measuring Development
5Option 4A: Regenerating Places
5.1Types of Economies
5.2Function of Places
5.3Regeneration
5.4Regeneration Case Studies
6Option 4B: Diverse Places
6.1Population Structure
6.2Past & Present Connections
6.3Urban & Rural Spaces
6.4Diversity
6.5Urban & Rural Case Studies
6.6Case Study - Tower Hamlets
6.7Case Study - Sturton-le-Steeple
7The Water Cycle & Water Insecurity (A2 only)
7.1Hydrological Processes Global to Local
7.2Influences on the Water Cycle
7.3Water Insecurity
8The Carbon Cycle & Energy Security (A2 only)
8.1The Carbon Cycle
8.2Energy Consumption
8.3Alternative Energy
8.4Growing Demand for Resources
9Superpowers (A2 only)
9.1Superpowers
9.2Hard & Soft Power
9.2.1Hard & Soft Power
9.2.2Emerging Powers - China Rivalry
9.2.3Emerging Powers - Chinese Sources of Power
9.2.4Emerging Powers - Brazil
9.2.5Emerging Powers - Russia
9.2.6Emerging Powers - India
9.2.7Theories of Development
9.2.8Power Case Studies: Chinese One Belt One Road
9.2.9Power Case Studies: Pakistan Nuclear Arms
9.2.10Power Case Studies: OPEC
9.3IGOs, TNCs & Alliances
10Option 8A: Health & Human Rights (A2 only)
10.1Human Development
10.2Role of Governments & IGOs
10.3Human Rights
10.4Interventions
11Option 8B: Migration & Identity (A2 only)
11.1Globalisation & Migration
11.2Consequences of Migration
11.3Nation States
11.4Responses to Global Migration
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1Tectonic Processes & Hazards
1.1Tectonic Processes & Hazards
1.2Natural Disasters
1.3Natural Disaster Case Studies
1.4Trends & Patterns
2Option 2A: Glaciated Landscapes & Change
2.1Glaciated Landscapes Over Time
2.2Periglacial Landscapes
2.3Glacial Processes
2.4Glacial Landforms
3Option 2B: Coastal Landscapes & Change
3.1Coastal Landscapes
3.2Coastal Erosion & Deposition
3.3Coastal Risks
4Globalisation
4.1Globalisation
4.2Negatives of Globalisation
4.3Global Shift
4.5Culture
4.6Measuring Development
5Option 4A: Regenerating Places
5.1Types of Economies
5.2Function of Places
5.3Regeneration
5.4Regeneration Case Studies
6Option 4B: Diverse Places
6.1Population Structure
6.2Past & Present Connections
6.3Urban & Rural Spaces
6.4Diversity
6.5Urban & Rural Case Studies
6.6Case Study - Tower Hamlets
6.7Case Study - Sturton-le-Steeple
7The Water Cycle & Water Insecurity (A2 only)
7.1Hydrological Processes Global to Local
7.2Influences on the Water Cycle
7.3Water Insecurity
8The Carbon Cycle & Energy Security (A2 only)
8.1The Carbon Cycle
8.2Energy Consumption
8.3Alternative Energy
8.4Growing Demand for Resources
9Superpowers (A2 only)
9.1Superpowers
9.2Hard & Soft Power
9.2.1Hard & Soft Power
9.2.2Emerging Powers - China Rivalry
9.2.3Emerging Powers - Chinese Sources of Power
9.2.4Emerging Powers - Brazil
9.2.5Emerging Powers - Russia
9.2.6Emerging Powers - India
9.2.7Theories of Development
9.2.8Power Case Studies: Chinese One Belt One Road
9.2.9Power Case Studies: Pakistan Nuclear Arms
9.2.10Power Case Studies: OPEC
9.3IGOs, TNCs & Alliances
10Option 8A: Health & Human Rights (A2 only)
10.1Human Development
10.2Role of Governments & IGOs
10.3Human Rights
10.4Interventions
11Option 8B: Migration & Identity (A2 only)
11.1Globalisation & Migration
11.2Consequences of Migration
11.3Nation States
11.4Responses to Global Migration
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