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The world in 2050 : four forces shaping civilization's northern future / Laurence C. Smith.

by Smith, Laurence C.

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Global environmental change -- Forecasting.

Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- Forecasting.

Twenty-first century -- Forecasts

9780452297470 (2011 : pbk.)

9780525951810 (hardcover)

0525951814 (hardcover)

Alternate title:

World in two thousand fifty

World in twenty-fifty

322 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-307) and index.

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.

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