Factfulness sustainability : what you should know about ecological crises and resource consumption / / Thomas Unnerstall

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910624388203321
• Autore: Unnerstall Thomas
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin, Germany : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• ISBN: 9783662655580; 9783662655573
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (243 pages)
• Disciplina: 333.7
• Soggetti: Natural resources - Environmental aspects; Nature - Effect of human beings on; Sustainability
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface to the English Edition -- Preface to the German Edition -- Contents -- 1: Introduction -- Part I: Three Conclusions -- 2: The Most Important Challenge Is: Switching from Fossil to CO2-Free Energy Sources -- A Dream -- Interim Conclusion -- The Reality -- Ecological Priorities -- 3: "The Western Economic System and Way of Life Are Unsustainable" - False! -- The Ecological Sustainability Parameters of the West -- Interim Conclusion -- The CO2 Emissions of the West -- The Real Responsibility of the West -- 4: The Fight Was Worth It -- Part II: Basics -- 5: World Population -- Introduction -- The Facts/Projection Until 2100 - Global View -- The Facts/Projection Until 2100 - the West -- Evaluation/Summary -- Excursion: Population Development in Africa -- 6: Land Use -- Introduction -- The Facts - Global View -- The Facts - The West -- Projection Until 2050 -- Evaluation/Summary -- 7: Food -- Introduction -- The Facts - Global View -- The Facts - The West -- Projection Until 2050 -- Evaluation/Summary -- Excursion: Soil Degradation -- 8: Drinking Water -- Introduction -- The Facts - Global View -- The Facts - The West -- Projection Until 2050 -- Evaluation/Summary -- Part III: Energy and Raw Materials -- 9: Energy -- Introduction -- The ; Facts/Projection Until 2050 - Global View -- Fossil Energies -- Renewable Energies -- Nuclear Fusion -- The Facts/Projection Until 2050 - The West -- Evaluation/Summary -- Excursion: Saudi Arabia Without Oil Exports? -- 10: Raw Materials -- Introduction -- Basics -- The Facts/Projections Until 2100 -- Iron -- The Facts - Global View -- The Facts - The West -- Evaluation/Forecast -- Copper -- The Facts - Global View -- The Facts - The West -- Evaluation/Forecast -- Aluminum -- The Facts - Global View -- The Facts - The West -- Evaluation/Forecast -- Phosphorus -- The Facts - Global View.; The Facts - The West -- Evaluation/Projection -- Evaluation/Summary -- Excursion: The Alleged Lithium Shortage -- Part IV: Ecological Hotspots -- 11: The "Ecological Footprint" -- Introduction -- The Facts - Global View -- The Facts - The West -- Projection Until 2050 -- Evaluation/Summary -- Excursion: China's Ecological Footprint -- 12: Species Extinction and Biodiversity -- Introduction -- Extinction of Species -- The Facts - Global View -- The Facts - The West -- Evaluation/Projection -- Decline of Animal Populations -- The Facts -- Evaluation/Projection -- Excursion: Overfishing the Oceans? -- Conclusion -- 13: Forest Loss - Deforestation of Rainforests -- Introduction -- The Facts - Global View -- The Facts - The West -- Projection Until 2050 -- Evaluation/Summary -- Excursion: "The Amazon Rainforest Is on Fire" -- 14: Plastic Waste in the Oceans -- Introduction -- The Facts - Global View -- The Facts - The West -- Projection Until 2050 -- Evaluation/Summary -- 15: Dead Zones in the Oceans - The P/N Cycle -- Introduction -- The Facts - The P Cycle -- The Facts - The N Cycle -- The Facts - Dead Zones in the Oceans -- Evaluation/Summary -- Excursion: Dead Zones in Lakes -- Excursion: Planetary Boundaries - P/N Cycle -- 16: Pollutants in the Environment -- Introduction -- The Facts - Particulate Matter -- Evaluation/Projection - Particulate Matter -- The Facts - Mercury -- Evaluation/Projection - Mercury -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Databases -- Books and articles -- Chapter 3 - "The Western economic system and way of life are unsustainable" - False! -- Books and articles -- Chapter 4 - The fight was worth it -- Books and Articles -- Chapter 5 - World population -- Databases -- Chapter 6 - Land use -- Databases -- Reports from international organizations -- Books and articles.; Chapter 7 - Food -- Databases -- Reports from international organizations -- Books and articles -- Chapter 8 - Drinking water -- Databases -- Reports from international organizations -- Books and Articles -- Chapter 9 - Energy -- Databases -- Reports from international organizations -- Books and articles -- Chapter 10 - Raw materials -- Databases -- Reports and websites of international organizations -- Books and articles -- Chapter 11 - The "ecological footprint" -- Databases -- Books and articles -- Chapter 12 - Species extinction and biodiversity -- Databases -- Reports from international organizations -- Books and articles -- Chapter 13 - Forest loss - deforestation of rainforests -- Databases -- Reports from international organizations. -- Books and articles -- Chapter 14 - Plastic waste in the oceans -- Databases -- Reports and websites of international organizations -- Books and articles -- Chapter 15 - Dead zones in the oceans - the P/N cycle -- Databases -- Reports and websites of international organizations -- Books and articles -- Chapter 16 - Pollutants in the environment -- Databases -- Reports of international organizations -- Books and articles -- Further References -- Databases -- Books and articles.

Nuovi studi e ricerche intorno al seppelimento d'Ercolano / Amedeo Maiuri

• Record Nr.: UNINA990005527870403321
• Autore: Maiuri, Amedeo <1886-1963>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Roma, : reale Accademia d'Italia, 1941
• Descrizione fisica: 55 p. ; 27 cm
• Disciplina: 937.7
• Locazione: FLFBC
• Collocazione: ARCH. BM MISC. 169 (15); ARCH. X MISC. 28 (03); 937.7 MAI 10
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Italiano
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Estratto da: Rendiconti della Classe di Scienze Morali e Storiche della Reale Accademia d'Italia, serie VII, vol. II, fasc. 8, 1940