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Countering 21st Century Social-Environmental Threats to Growing Global Populations
Frederic R. Siegel
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Description for Countering 21st Century Social-Environmental Threats to Growing Global Populations
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 179 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; RNF; RNP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 285.
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 environmental changes projected for the future, including population growth, global warming/climate change, water deficits, and increasing competition for other natural resources, the world may be able to achieve a fair degree of sustainability for some time into the future.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
Number of Pages
164
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319096858
SKU
V9783319096858
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99-15
About Frederic R. Siegel
Frederic R. Siegel is Professor Emeritus at The George Washington University. His books Applied Geochemistry (1974), Geoquimica Aplicada (1991), Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards in Development Planning (1996), Environmental Geochemistry of Potentially Toxic Metals ((2001/2002), and Demands of Expanding Populations and Development Planning (2008) reflect Dr. Siegel’s cumulative teaching and research experience in marine, exploration, and environmental geochemistry, and his work ... Read more
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