North American environmental outlook to 2030 / / prepared by DSR Sustainability Research and Stratos Inc. for the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910693405103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Montreal, Quebec, : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2010; Beaconsfield, Quebec : , : Canadian Electronic Library, , 2013
• ISBN: 2-923358-79-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (78 pages) : colour illustrations
• Disciplina: 363.7/0097
• Soggetti: Environmental quality - Forecasting; Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - North America; Natural resources - North America; Environmental monitoring - North America; Global environmental change; Agriculture; Air pollution; Biodiversity; Climate change; Effects of global warming; Environmental science; Global warming; Greenhouse gas; Greenland ice sheet; Intergovernmental panel on climate change; North America Environmental conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "July 2010".; Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library, Documents collection, and Canadian public policy collection.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-60).
• Nota di contenuto: Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary/Reader's guide -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Approach -- 3. Meta-forces. 3.1. Socio-political ; developments ; 3.2. Global environmental changes -- 4. Drivers. 4.1. Demographic patterns ; 4.2. Economic activity ; 4.3. Technology -- 5. Pressures. 5.1. Introduction ; 5.2. Resource extraction, production and use ; 5.3. Waste generation and return flows to the environment -- 6. State: changes in environmental conditions. 6.1. Introduction ; 6.2. Climate ; 6.3. Land cover and land use ; 6.4. Air quality ; 6.5. Water quality and quantity ; 6.6. Biodiversity -- 7. Impacts: how environmental change affects socio-economic conditions. 7.1. Introduction ; 7.2. Population living in areas facing severe water stress ; 7.3. Health effects of urban air pollution ; 7.4. Climate change impacts -- 8. Conclusions -- References -- Annex 1: Key studies -- Annex 2: Data tables.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This report summarizes recent research concerning the major forces and underlying trends that are likely to shape the environment of North America in 2030. The intention of this report is not to present a prediction of the future. Rather, it is to consider the possibilities that the future might hold in light of the environmental and social stresses facing North America and the world at this time"--Executive summary.