World on the Edge : How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse.

In this urgent time, World on the Edge calls out the pivotal environmental issues and how to solve them now. We are in a race between political and natural tipping points. Can we close coal-fired power plants fast enough to save the Greenland ice sheet and avoid catastrophic sea level rise? Can we r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, Lester
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Temas:
Global environmental change.
Economic development > Environmental aspects.
Environmental policy.
Environmental economics.
Environmental protection.
Changement global (Environnement)
Développement économique > Aspect de l'environnement.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale.
Économie de l'environnement.
Environnement > Protection.
environmental policy.
environmental protection.
Economic development > Environmental aspects
Environmental economics
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Global environmental change
Earth & Environmental Sciences.
Environmental Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; World on the Edge; Copyright; Contents; 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; III: 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 States12. Feeding Eight Billion; IV: Watching the Clock; 13. Saving Civilization; Additional Resources; Index; Acknowledgments; About the Author.

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