Screen LibraryState of the world 2015 : confronting hidden threats to sustainability /
We think we understand environmental damage: pollution, water scarcity, a warming world. But these problems are just the tip of the iceberg. Food insecurity, financial assets drained of value, and a rapid rise in diseases of animal origin are among the underreported consequences of an unsustainable...
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Island Press,
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| Publisher Address: | [Washington, DC] : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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State of the world ;
2015 |
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| Summary: |
We think we understand environmental damage: pollution, water scarcity, a warming world. But these problems are just the tip of the iceberg. Food insecurity, financial assets drained of value, and a rapid rise in diseases of animal origin are among the underreported consequences of an unsustainable global system. In this volume, experts explore these hidden threats along with the central question of how we can develop resilience to these and other shocks. "We think we understand environmental damage: pollution, water scarcity, a warming world. But these problems are just the tip of the iceberg. Food insecurity, financial assets drained of value by environmental damage, and a rapid rise in diseases of animal origin are among the underreported consequences of an unsustainable global system. In State of the World 2015, the flagship publication of The Worldwatch Institute, experts explore hidden threats to sustainability and how to address them. How will nations deal with migration as climate change refugees cross borders in order to escape flooding, drought, or other extreme weather events? What will happen to the price and availability of fossil energy--the foundation of industrial civilization--as these resources oscillate between surplus and scarcity? If perpetual economic growth on a finite planet is impossible, what are the alternatives? Can national governments manage the transition? Eight key issues are addressed in depth, along with the central question of how we can develop resilience to these and other shocks." -- Publisher's description |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 165 pages : illustrations, map, charts ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-158) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781610916103 1610916107 |
| Index Number: | HC79 |
| CLC: |
X22-54 F112-54 |
| Call Number: | F112-54/W927/2015 |
| Contents: |
The seeds of modern threats / Energy, credit, and the end of growth / The trouble with growth / Avoiding stranded assets / Mounting losses of agricultural resources / The oceans: resilience at risk / Whose Arctic is it? / Emerging diseases from animals / Migration as a climate adaptation strategy / Childhood's end / |