The world in 2050: four forces shaping civilization's northern future
What kind of world are we leaving for our children and grandchildren? Geoscientist Laurence Smith draws on the latest global modeling research to construct a sweeping thought experiment on what our world will be like in 2050. The result is both good news and bad: Eight nations of the Arctic Rim (inc...
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| Zusammenfassung: | What kind of world are we leaving for our children and grandchildren? Geoscientist Laurence Smith draws on the latest global modeling research to construct a sweeping thought experiment on what our world will be like in 2050. The result is both good news and bad: Eight nations of the Arctic Rim (including the United States) will become increasingly prosperous, powerful, and politically stable, while those closer to the equator will face water shortages, aging populations, and crowded megacities sapped by the rising costs of energy and coastal flooding. Smith combines the lessons of geography and history with state-of-the-art model projections and analytical data--everything from climate dynamics and resource stocks to age distributions and economic growth projections. But Smith offers more than a compendium of statistics and studies--he spent fifteen months traveling the Arctic Rim, collecting stories and insights that resonate throughout the book.--From publisher description |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-307) and index |
| Beschreibung: | 322 S. Ill., Kt. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780525951810 |
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| adam_text | A vivid, scientifically based forecast of our planet in
forty years, distilling cutting-edge research into these
world-changing forces:
•
demographic trends
•
natural resource demand
•
climate change
•
globalization
The world s population is exploding, wild species are
vanishing, our environment is degrading, and the cost
of resources from oil to water are going nowhere but
up. What kind of world are we leaving for our children
and grandchildren? The news is both alarmingly bad
and surprisingly good.
In The World in
2050,
scientist and Guggenheim
fellow Laurence
С
Smith constructs a sweeping
thought experiment: accept that these four forces are
exceptional, accept the mainstream interpretation of
the global physical data we now have, and let the tape
run for forty years. The headline results? Eight nations
of the Arctic Rim (including the United States) will
become increasingly prosperous, powerful, and politi¬
cally stable while those closer to the equator will
face water shortages, aging populations, and crowded
megacities sapped by the rising costs of energy and
coastal flooding. Smith s core argument is that these four
global pressures will transform the northern quarter of
our planet, making it a place of greater human activity,
strategic value, and economic importance.
Smith combines the lessons of geography and history
with state-of-the-art model projections and analytical
data
—
everything from climate dynamics and resource
stocksto
age distributions and economic growth pro¬
jections. But Smith offers more than a compendium of
statistics and studies
—
he spent fifteen months travel¬
ing the northern world, gathering personal experiences,
insights, and interviews. These stories resonate
throughout the book, making The World in
2050
an
extraordinary human work of scientific investigation.
Packed with original maps, photographs, and
tables, this is the most up-to-date, balanced, and com¬
pelling account available of the challenges and oppor¬
tunities facing our world in the coming century.
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