Countering 21st Century Social-Environmental Threats to Growing Global Populations

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Siegel, Frederic R. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
• Θέματα: Environment.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Environmental management.; Climate change.; Mineral resources.; Natural disasters.; Sustainable development.; Sustainable Development.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Mineral Resources.; Natural Hazards.

This book brings together in a single volume a grand overview of solutions - political, economic, and scientific - to social and environmental problems that are related to the growth of human populations in areas that can least cope with them now. Through progressive adaptation to social and environ...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Population Assessments 2012-2050: Growth, Stability, Contraction
• Options To Increase Freshwater Supplies And Accessibility
• Strategies To Increase Food Supplies For Rapidly Growing Populations: Crops, Livestock, Fisheries
• Shelter: Proactive Planning To Protect Citizens From Natural Hazards
• Development Planning: A Process To Protect People, Ecosystems, And Project Productivity And Longevity
• Exertion Of Political Influence By Commodity-Base Economic Pressure: Control Of Energy Sources And Mineral Resources
• Global Perils That Reduce Earth’s Capability To Sustain And Safeguard Growing Populations: Tactics To Mitigate Or Suppress Them
• Stressors On People And Ecosystems: Alleviation Tactics
• Progressive Adaptation: The Key To Sustaining A Growing Global Population
• Index.