Can earth's and society's systems meet the needs of 10 billion people? : summary of a workshop

Can earth's and society's systems meet the needs of 10 billion people? summary of a workshop

"The Earth's population, currently 7.2 billion, is expected to rise at a rapid rate over the next 40 years. Current projections state that the Earth will need to support 9.6 billion people by the year 2050, a figure that climbs to nearly 11 billion by the year 2100. At the same time, most...

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Autor principal: Steering Committee on Preparing for 10 Billion on the Planet: Workshop on Sustainability Science (corporate author, -)
Autores Corporativos: Steering Committee on Preparing for 10 Billion on the Planet: Workshop on Sustainability Science Corporate Author (corporate author), Board On Environmental Change And Society, author (author)
Otros Autores: Mellody, Maureen, organizer (organizer)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press 2014.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Climatic changes > Health aspects.
Sustainable development > Health aspects.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009622132206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Human-Earth System""; ""3 Challenges to the Earth System: Character and Magnitude of the Challenges in 2050""; ""4 Challenges to the Earth System: Consequences for the Earth System""; ""5 Special Presentation: Extreme Events""; ""6 Resource Distribution and Global Inequality""; ""7 Interaction Between Earth and Societal Systems""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Workshop Participants""; ""Appendix C: Acronyms""; ""Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Presenters""

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