The world in 2050 : four forces shaping civilization's northern future /
"A vivid, scientifically based forecast of our planet in forty years, distilling cutting edge research into these world-changing forces: demographic trends; natural resource demand; climate change; globalization"--Jacket flap.
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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New York :
Dutton ; Penguin
c2011
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Flying into Fort McMurray
- Martell's hairy prize
- The push. A tale of teeming cities
- Iron, oil, and wind
- California browning, Shanghai drowning
- The pull. Two weddings and a computer model
- One if by land, two if by sea
- The third wave
- Good-bye harpoon, hello briefcase
- Alternate endings. The Pentagon report
- The new north.