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A-vivid-forecast-of-our-planet-in-the-year-2050-by-a-rising-star-in-geoscience,-distilling-cutting-edge-research-into-four-global-forces:-demographic-trends,-natural-resource-demand,-climate-change,-and-globalization.The-world’s-population-is-exploding,-wild-species-are-vanishing,-our-environment-is-degrading,-and-the-costs-of-resources-from-oil-to-water-are-going-nowhere-but-up.-So-what-kind-of-world-are-we-leaving-for-our-children-and-grandchildren?-Geoscientist-and-Guggenheim-fellow-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.The-World-in-2050 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.-It-is-an-approach-much-like-Jared-Diamond-took-in Guns,-Germs,-and-Steel and Collapse,-a-work-of-geoscientific-investigation-rich-in-the-appreciation-of-human-diversity.Packed-with-stunning-photographs,-original-maps,-and-informative-tables,-this-is-the-most-authoritative,-balanced,-and-compelling-account-available-of-the-world-of-challenges-and-opportunities-that-we-will-leave-for-our-children.
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