Can Earth's and Society's Systems Meet the Needs of 10 Billion People? : Summary of a Workshop.

"The Earth's population, currently 7.2 billion, is expected to rise at a rapid rate over the next 40 years. Current projections state that the Earth will need to support 9.6 billion people by the year 2050, a figure that climbs to nearly 11 billion by the year 2100. At the same time, most...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Council, National Research
Otros Autores: Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and, Studies, Division on Earth and Life
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 2014.
Temas:
Population > Environmental aspects > Congresses.
Population > Health aspects > Congresses.
Sustainable development > Congresses.
Population > Aspect de l'environnement > Congrès.
Développement durable > Congrès.
Population > Health aspects
Population > Environmental aspects
Sustainable development
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FrontMatter
  • Acknowledgment of Reviewers
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Human-Earth System
  • 3 Challenges to the Earth System: Character and Magnitude of the Challenges in 2050
  • 4 Challenges to the Earth System: Consequences for the Earth System
  • 5 Special Presentation: Extreme Events
  • 6 Resource Distribution and Global Inequality
  • 7 Interaction Between Earth and Societal Systems
  • References
  • Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix B: Workshop Participants
  • Appendix C: Acronyms
  • Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Presenters

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