Introduction CHAPTER 1: Systems and feedback 1 The systems approach 2 Equilibria and feedback 3 Evaluating the issue CHAPTER 2: Water cycle dynamics 1 The global water cycle and its stores 2 Local drainage basin dynamics 3 Urbanisation and the hydrological cycle 4 River hydrographs and river regimes 5 Evaluating the issue CHAPTER 3: Water security and sustainable water management 1 The water budget and water deficits 2 Drought, aridity, water scarcity and water insecurity 3 Patterns and trends in water availability and consumption 4 Water challenges and sustainable solutions 5 Evaluating the issue CHAPTER 4: Carbon cycle dynamics 1 The global carbon cycle and its stores 2 Carbon flows and processes 3 Carbon cycling at the local scale 4 Evaluating the issue CHAPTER 5: Fossil fuel use and the implications of climate change 1 Energy security and fossil fuel use trends and patterns 2 Anthropogenic and natural climate change 3 Implications of climate change for physical systems and life on Earth 4 Evaluating the issue CHAPTER 6: Climate change mitigation and adaptation 1 The decarbonisation of economic activity and renewable energy 2 Carbon capture and storage 3 Climate change adaption and resilience 4 Evaluating the issue: to what extent is a warmer world inevitable? CHAPTER 7: Carbon and water cycle interrelationships 1 Investigating local-scale carbon and water interrelationships 2 Amazonian carbon and water cycles: connections and changes 3 Investigating the Arctic tundra CHAPTER 8: AQA A-level geography: Water and carbon cycles 1 Edexcel A-level geography: Physical systems and sustainability 2 OCR A-level geography: Earth's life support systems 3 WJEC and Eduqas A-level geography: Global systems (water and carbon cycles) Index Photo Credits.