World on the edge : how to prevent environmental and economic collapse
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World on the edge : how to prevent environmental and economic collapse
Earthscan, 2011
- : hard
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 raise water productivity fast enough to halt the depletion of aquifers and avoid water-driven food shortages? Can we cope with peak water and peak oil at the same time? These are some of the issues Lester R. Brown skilfully distils in World on the Edge. Bringing decades of research and analysis into play, he provides the responses needed to reclaim our future.
Table of Contents
1. Has the Decline of Civilization Begun? Part 1: The Challenge 2. Falling Water Tables and Shrinking Harvests 3. Melting Ice and Food Security 4. Eroding Soils and Expanding Deserts 5. The Emerging Politics of Food Scarcity 6. Environmental Refugees: Millions on the Move 7. Mounting Stresses, Failing States Part 2: The Response - Plan B 8. Building an Energy Efficient Global Economy 9. Harnessing Wind, Solar, and Geothermal Energy 10. Eradicating Poverty, Stabilizing Population, and Rescuing Failing States 11. Restoring the Economy's Natural Support Systems 12. Feeding Eight Billion Part 3: Watching the Clock 13. Can We Rescue Civilization?
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