02904nam a2200373 a 450000100060000000300090000600500170001500800410003201000170007302000180009002000230010802000200013104000840015105000220023508200190025799900170027699900100029310000300030324500980033324600320043124600260046326000410048930000530053050400640058350503530064752002310100052009960123152600090222765000530223665000420228965000440233194200120237595201430238731367BD-DhAAL20161006143939.0161006s2010    nyuabf   b    001 0 eng    a  2010029553  a9780452297470  a9780525951810 (hc)  a0525951814 (hc)  aDLCcDLCdBTCTAdYDXCPdEINCPdC#PdBURdBWXdCDXdVP@dZJIdIADdDLCdBD-DhAAL00aGE149b.S622 201000a304.209051222  c37830d37830  c378301 aSmith, Laurence C.92058814aThe world in 2050 :bfour forces shaping civilization's northern future /cLaurence C. Smith.3 aWorld in two thousand fifty3 aWorld in twenty-fifty  aNew York :bDutton ;bPenguincc2011  a322 p., [8] p. of plates :bill., maps ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 263-307) and index.0 aFlying into Fort McMurray -- Martell's hairy prize -- The push. A tale of teeming cities -- Iron, oil, and wind -- California browning, Shanghai drowning -- The pull. Two weddings and a computer model -- One if by land, two if by sea -- The third wave -- Good-bye harpoon, hello briefcase -- Alternate endings. The Pentagon report -- The new north.  a"A vivid, scientifically based forecast of our planet in forty years, distilling cutting edge research into these world-changing forces: demographic trends; natural resource demand; climate change; globalization"--Jacket flap.  aWhat kind of world are we leaving for our children and grandchildren? Geoscientist Laurence Smith draws on the latest global modeling research to construct a sweeping thought experiment on what our world will be like in 2050. The result is both good news and bad: Eight nations of the Arctic Rim (including the United States) will become increasingly prosperous, powerful, and politically stable, while those closer to the equator will face water shortages, aging populations, and crowded megacities sapped by the rising costs of energy and coastal flooding. Smith combines the lessons of geography and history with state-of-the-art model projections and analytical data--everything from climate dynamics and resource stocks to age distributions and economic growth projections. But Smith offers more than a compendium of statistics and studies--he spent fifteen months traveling the Arctic Rim, collecting stories and insights that resonate throughout the book.--From publisher description.  aBIGD 0aGlobal environmental changexForecasting.920589 0aClimatic changesxForecasting.920590 0aTwenty-first centuryvForecasts.920591  2ddccBK  00102ddc4070aIGSbIGScGENd2016-09-25eTrim Educationg1566.00l0o304.209051 SMIp3010031367r2016-10-02t1v1566.00w2016-09-25yBK