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Global Catastrophes and Trends - 9780262518222
Un libro in lingua di Vaclav Smil edito da Mit Pr, 2012
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Fundamental change occurs most often in one of two ways: as a "fatal discontinuity," a sudden catastrophic event that is potentially world changing, or as a persistent, gradual trend. Global catastrophes include volcanic eruptions, viral pandemics, wars, and large-scale terrorist attacks; trends are demographic, environmental, economic, and political shifts that unfold over time. In this provocative book, scientist Vaclav Smil takes a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary look at the catastrophes and trends the next fifty years may bring. Smil first looks at rare but cataclysmic events, both natural and human-produced, then at trends of global importance, including the transition from fossil fuels to other energy sources and growing economic and social inequality. He also considers environmental change--in some ways an amalgam of sudden discontinuities and gradual change--and assesses the often misunderstood complexities of global warming. Global Catastrophes and Trends does not come down on the side of either doom-and-gloom scenarios or techno-euphoria. Instead, Smil argues that understanding change will help us reverse negative trends and minimize the risk of catastrophe.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Global Catastrophes and Trends
- Sottotitolo: The Next 50 Years
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Vaclav Smil
- Editore: Mit Pr
- Collana: Mit Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 14 Settembre '12
- Genere: SCIENCE
- Pagine: 307
- Dimensioni mm: 228 x 177 x 19
- ISBN-10: 0262518228
- EAN-13: 9780262518222