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Global catastrophes and trends
the next fifty years
Vaclav Smil.
Published
2008
by
The MIT Press
in
Cambridge, MA
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Written in English.
Table of Contents
| 1. How (not) to look ahead | ||
| 2. Fatal discontinuities. Natural catastrophes | ||
| Encounters with extraterrestrial objects | ||
| Volcanic mega-eruptions and collapses | ||
| Influenza pandemics | ||
| Violent conflicts | ||
| Transformational wars | ||
| Terrorist attacks | ||
| Imaginable surprises | ||
| 3. Unfolding trends. Energy transitions | ||
| Dominant fuels, enduring prime movers | ||
| Solar (nuclear?) civilization | ||
| New world order | ||
| Europe's place | ||
| Japan's decline | ||
| Islam's choice | ||
| Russia's way | ||
| China's rise | ||
| The United States' retreat | ||
| Place on top | ||
| Dominance and decline | ||
| Globalization and inequality | ||
| 4. Environmental change. Global warming and its consequences | ||
| Rising temperatures | ||
| Ocean's rise, dynamics and composition | ||
| Ecosystems and economies | ||
| Other global changes | ||
| Changing water and nitrogen cycles | ||
| Loss of biodiversity and invasive species | ||
| Antibiotic resistance | ||
| Biosphere's integrity | ||
| 5. Dealing with risk and uncertainty. Relative fears | ||
| Quantifying the odds | ||
| Rational attitudes | ||
| Acting as risk minimizes | ||
| The next 50 years. |
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-295) and indexes.
Classifications
Library of Congress |
GB5014 .S58 2008 |
The Physical Object
Pagination |
xi, 307 p. : |
Number of pages |
307 |
ID Numbers
Open Library |
OL22861692M |
ISBN 10 |
0262195860 |
ISBN 13 |
9780262195867 |
LC Control Number |
2007046675 |
Library Thing |
6121842 |
Goodreads |
3343327
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| April 16, 2010 | Edited by bgimpertBot | Added goodreads ID. |
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| January 8, 2009 | Created by ImportBot | Initial record created, from Buffalo State College MARC record. |