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: Samiha A.H. Ouda; Abd El-Hafeez Zohry Название: Management of Climate Induced Drought and Water Scarcity in Egypt ISBN: 3319336592 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319336596 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 60940.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The book contains suggestion on suitable crop rotations for salt-affected soils to maximize the productivity of lands and water under current climate and under climate change in 2030.
Автор: Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis; Gloria Pungetti; A.M. Mann Название: Mediterranean Island Landscapes ISBN: 9048172713 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789048172719 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 191550.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The book focuses on Mediterranean island landscapes and examines their biotic ecological, physical, and environmental characteristics. It also explores the major environmental changes that the islands experienced during the Quaternary period.
Автор: Jose Rubio; Uriel Safriel; Raul Daussa; Winfried B Название: Water Scarcity, Land Degradation and Desertification in the Mediterranean Region ISBN: 9048125251 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789048125258 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 121110.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The Euro-Mediterranean Region is affected by frequent severe environmental events, such as forest fires, floods and landslides, droughts, torrential rains, heat waves and water scarcity. This book focuses on the issue of environment and security aspects in terms of water scarcity, land degradation and desertification in the Mediterranean Region.
Автор: Jose Rubio; Uriel Safriel; Raul Daussa; Winfried B Название: Water Scarcity, Land Degradation and Desertification in the Mediterranean Region ISBN: 9048125243 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789048125241 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 186330.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The Euro-Mediterranean Region is affected by frequent severe environmental events, such as forest fires, floods and landslides, droughts, torrential rains, heat waves and water scarcity. This book focuses on the issue of environment and security aspects in terms of water scarcity, land degradation and desertification in the Mediterranean Region.
Автор: Sergi Sabater; Dami? Barcel? Название: Water Scarcity in the Mediterranean ISBN: 3642039707 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642039706 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 261210.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Water scarcity affects hydrologic resources, systems connectivity, biodiversity, water quality, and river ecosystem functioning. This volume provides an in-depth view of the water quality and quantity implications of water scarcity. It highlights its possible causes and describes the effects in regions under Mediterranean climate.
Автор: Dinar Shlomi, Dinar Ariel Название: International Water Scarcity and Variability: Managing Resource Use Across Political Boundaries ISBN: 0520292782 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780520292789 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 26400.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Although media coverage and some scholars tend to cast natural resource shortages as leading inexorably toward armed conflict and war, the authors demonstrate that there are many examples of and mechanisms for more peaceful dispute resolution regarding natural resources, even in the face of water paucity and climate change.
Автор: Dami? Barcel?; Mira Petrovic Название: Waste Water Treatment and Reuse in the Mediterranean Region ISBN: 3642266606 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642266607 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 279500.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Technologies for advanced wastewater treatment in the Mediterranean Region.-Innovative Wastewater Treatments And Reuse Technologies Adapted To Southern Mediterranean Countries.- Overview of new practices in the re-use of reclaimed water.- Treatment and re-use of sludge.- Constraints of application of advance treatments and re-use of reclaimed water and sludge.- Risk Assessment and Life Cycle Analysis in Water Industry.- Integrated management of wastewaters in the Mediterranean area.- Reuse of wastewater in Mediterranean region, Egyptian experience.-Evaluation of four decades of treated wastewater reuse in Tunisia.- Wastewater Management Overview in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.- Wastewater reuse in Spain. Case study of tertiary treatment at water works Sant Joan Despi (Barcelona, Catalonia).- Problems and needs of sustainable water management in the Mediterranean area. Conclusions and recommendations.
Автор: Milo? Gregor Название: Surface- and Groundwater Quality Changes in Periods of Water Scarcity ISBN: 3662509601 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783662509609 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 95770.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book discusses the evaluation of surface and groundwater quality changes in the periods of water scarcity in river catchment areas. Discusses existing methods of assessment, the HydroOffice software program introduced by the authors.
Автор: Redouane Choukr-Allah; Ragab Ragab; Rafael Rodrigu Название: Integrated Water Resources Management in the Mediterranean Region ISBN: 9401782164 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789401782166 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 156720.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book puts great emphasis on the importance of Integrated Water Resources Management IWRM as the way forward towards food, water, and energy security. increase water supply through the use of non conventional water resources, especially waste water;
Автор: John Monteith; John Monteith; Colin Webb Название: Soil Water and Nitrogen in Mediterranean-type Environments ISBN: 9401503206 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789401503204 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 81050.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: ICARDA has the serious and urgent responsibility for increasing the quantity and availability of food in the extensive North Africa-West Asia region, and therefore must give high priority to optimising the use of soil water and nitrogen which are considered to be among the main limiting factors to production.
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