The world in 2050 : four forces shaping civilization's northern future /

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.

Opis bibliograficzny
1. autor: Smith, Laurence C.
Format: Książka
Język:English
Wydane: New York : Dutton ; Penguin c2011
Hasła przedmiotowe:
Global environmental change > Forecasting.
Climatic changes > Forecasting.
Twenty-first century > Forecasts.
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Spis treści:
  • 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.

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