World on the edge how to prevent environmental and economic collapse
Preface.. 1. On the Edge.. I. A DETERIORATING FOUNDATION.. 2. Falling Water Tables and Shrinking Harvests.. 3. Eroding Soils and Expanding Deserts.. 4. Rising Temperatures, Melting Ice, and Food Security.. II. THE CONSEQUENCES.. 5. The Emerging Politics of Food Scarcity.. 6. Environmental Refugees: The Rising Tide.. 7. Mounting Stresses, Failing States.. THE RESPONSE: PLAN B.. 8. Building an Energy-Efficient Global Economy.. 9. Harnessing Wind, Solar, and Geothermal Energy.. 10. Restoring the Economy's Natural Support Systems.. 11. Eradicating Poverty, Stabilizing Population, and Rescuing Failing States.. 12. Feeding Eight Billion.. IV. WATCHING THE CLOCK.. 13. Saving Civilization.. Additional Resources.. Index.. Ackn
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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New York Earth Policy Institute W. W. Norton and Company
2011
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| Subjects: | Protección del medio ambiente, Calentamiento global, Cambio medioambiental global, Situación económica, Desastres naturales, Aspectos ambientales, Política ambiental, |
| Online Access: | http://www.earth-policy.org/images/uploads/book_files/wotebook.pdf |
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