03240nam 2200649 a 450 991082210530332120240516134350.01-119-19922-01-118-15289-11-280-59133-197866136211601-118-15291-3(CKB)2670000000174340(EBL)875913(OCoLC)785811658(SSID)ssj0000661986(PQKBManifestationID)12329204(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000661986(PQKBWorkID)10720968(PQKB)11147926(MiAaPQ)EBC875913(DLC) 2015299072(Au-PeEL)EBL875913(CaPaEBR)ebr10630614(CaONFJC)MIL362116(PPN)182055159(OCoLC)768793523(FINmELB)ELB179158(EXLCZ)99267000000017434020120719d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrEarth wars the battle for global resources /Geoff Hiscock1st ed.Singapore ;Hoboken, N.J. John Wiley & Sons Singapore20121 online resource (306 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-118-15288-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.The four essentials : food, water, energy, metals --Geographical flashpoints : the trouble with lines on a map --The key players : diggers, drillers, and dealers --Food and water : where the rivers run --"Going out" for energy : China and India stake their claims --Old coal still burning brightly --Going nuclear in a post-Fukushima world --New energy--clean, green, and expensive --Coppery red, the colour of earth's true love --Finding steel's essential ingredients --U.S. energy : hail to the shale --Japan after the deluge --BRACQK (Brazil, Russia, Australia, Canada, Qatar, Kazakhstan) is the new BRIC --The up and comers : Turkey, Iran, Indonesia, Mexico --What happens next : a host of global opportunities --Conclusion : a world so changed.A fascinating insight into the global battle for our energy future The global competition for scarce natural resources that pits the West against the super-hot economies of China and India, plus a clutch of other contenders including Russia, Brazil, and Indonesia, has become one of the biggest issues facing the world today. Whether it is the rare metal lithium found in salt pans in the Andes, gas from the Caspian Sea, oil off the coast of Brazil, coal from Africa's Zambezi River, or uranium from Kazakhstan, China and India are desperate to ensure the security of their future energyNatural resourcesPolitical aspectsEnergy developmentPolitical aspectsNatural resourcesPolitical aspects.Energy developmentPolitical aspects.333.7Hiscock Geoff645998MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822105303321Earth wars3980485UNINA