""The World in 2050" is a compelling portrait of the future and vividly relates the big challenges facing the world now."
-Jared Diamond, author of "Collapse"The world's population is exploding, wild species are vanishing, and our environment is degrading. What kind of world are we leaving for ou[...]
"The New North" is a book that turns the world literally upside down. Analysing four key 'megatrends' - population growth and migration, natural resource demand, climate change and globalisation - UCLA professor Larry Smith projects a world that by mid-century will have shifted its political and eco[...]
Professori Laurence C. Smith on UCLA:n maantieteen professori, jonka erikoisala on ilmastonmuutoksen geofyysiset vaikutukset. Tutkimustensa perusteella Smith tiesi voimistuneen ilmastonlämpenemisen alkaneen pohjoisesta. Hän matkusti kahden vuoden ajan arktisilla alueilla selvittämässä mitä tä[...]