A hard look at the twin challenges of climate change and energy scarcity that examines historical precedents and allows no room for complacency.
The future is not what it used to be because we can no longer rely on the comforting assumption that it will resemble the past. Past abundance of fuel, for example, does not imply unending abundance. Infinite growth on a finite planet is not possible.
In this book, Jorg Friedrichs argues that industrial society itself is transitory, and he examines the prospects for our civilization's coming to terms with its two most imminent choke points: climate change and energy scarcity. He offers a thorough and accessible account of these two challenges as well as the linkages between them.
Friedrichs contends that industrial civilization cannot outlast our ability to burn fossil fuels and that the demise of industrial society would entail cataclysmic change, including population decreases. To understand the social and political implications, he examines historical cases of climate stress and energy scarcity: devastating droughts in the ancient Near East; the Little Ice Age in the medieval Far North; the Japanese struggle to prevent "fuel starvation" from 1918 to 1945; the "totalitarian retrenchment" of the North Korean governing class after the end of Soviet oil deliveries; and Cuba's socioeconomic adaptation to fuel scarcity in the 1990s. He draws important lessons about the likely effects of climate and energy disruptions on different kinds of societies.
The warnings of climate scientists are met by denial and inaction, while energy experts offer little guidance on the effects of future scarcity. Friedrichs suggests that to confront our predicament we must affirm our core values and take action to transform our way of life. Whether we are private citizens or public officials, complacency is not an option: climate change and energy scarcity are emerging facts of life.
Автор: Munir A Ozturk Название: Climate change impacts on high-altitude ecosystems ISBN: 3319128582 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319128580 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 186330.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book covers studies on the systematics of plant taxa and will include general vegetational aspects and ecological characteristics of plant life at altitudes above 1000 m. from different parts of the world. This volume also addresses how upcoming climate change scenarios will impact high altitude plant life. It presents case studies from the most important mountainous areas like the Himalayas, Caucasus and South America covering the countries like Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Kirghizia, Georgia, Russia,Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Americas. The book will serve as an invaluable resource source undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers.
Автор: J. Puhe; A. Dohrenbusch; B. Ulrich Название: Global Climate Change and Human Impacts on Forest Ecosystems ISBN: 3642640125 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642640124 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 130430.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The inclusion of forests as potential biological sinks in the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1997 has attracted international attention and again has put scientific and political focus on the world`s forests, regarding their state and development.
Автор: Penelope Firth; Stuart G. Fisher Название: Global Climate Change and Freshwater Ecosystems ISBN: 1461276810 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781461276814 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 113190.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Abhijit Mitra Название: Sensitivity of Mangrove Ecosystem to Changing Climate ISBN: 8132215087 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788132215080 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 174150.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book examines the vulnerability of climate change on mangrove flora and fauna as well as their role in carbon sequestration. It details the role of mangroves in mitigating natural disaster like tsunamis. Includes case studies from around the world.
Автор: J?rg Bendix; Erwin Beck; Achim Br?uning; Franz Mak Название: Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity and Environmental Change in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of South Ecuador ISBN: 3642381367 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642381362 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 148020.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This volume provides an assessment of the biodiversity and ecosystem services in one of the "hottest" biodiversity hotspots of the world, the south-eastern Andes of Ecuador. The presented results can also be applied to other forested tropical mountain areas.
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