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State of the World 2015 : Confronting Hidden Threats to Sustainability.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: State of the World SeriesPublisher: Washington, DC : Island Press, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (184 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781610916110
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: State of the World 2015DDC classification:
  • 320.58
LOC classification:
  • HC79.E5 S738 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Seeds of Modern Threats - Michael Renner -- Emerging Issues -- 2. Energy, Credit, and the End of Growth - Nathan John Hagens -- 3. The Trouble with Growth - Peter A. Victor and Tim Jackson -- 4. Avoiding Stranded Assets - Ben Caldecott -- 5. Mounting Losses of Agricultural Resources - Gary Gardner -- 6. The Oceans: Resilience at Risk - Katie Auth -- 7. Whose Arctic Is It? - Heather Exner-Pirot -- 8. Emerging Diseases from Animals - Catherine C. Machalaba, Elizabeth H. Loh, Peter Daszak, and William B. Karesh -- 9. Migration as a Climate Adaptation Strategy - François Gemenne -- Conclusion -- 10. Childhood's End - Tom Prugh -- Notes -- Index -- Island Press Board of Directors.
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Intro -- About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Seeds of Modern Threats - Michael Renner -- Emerging Issues -- 2. Energy, Credit, and the End of Growth - Nathan John Hagens -- 3. The Trouble with Growth - Peter A. Victor and Tim Jackson -- 4. Avoiding Stranded Assets - Ben Caldecott -- 5. Mounting Losses of Agricultural Resources - Gary Gardner -- 6. The Oceans: Resilience at Risk - Katie Auth -- 7. Whose Arctic Is It? - Heather Exner-Pirot -- 8. Emerging Diseases from Animals - Catherine C. Machalaba, Elizabeth H. Loh, Peter Daszak, and William B. Karesh -- 9. Migration as a Climate Adaptation Strategy - François Gemenne -- Conclusion -- 10. Childhood's End - Tom Prugh -- Notes -- Index -- Island Press Board of Directors.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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