LEADER 04597nam 22009013 450 001 9910693405103321 005 20120523165313.0 010 $a2-923358-79-1 035 $a(CKB)4330000000483594 035 $a(CEL)238366 035 $a(OCoLC)860710456 035 $a(CaBNVSL)rjv00107703 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3288321 035 $a(OCoLC)794187317 035 $a(CaOOCEL)238366 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/f54bkh 035 $a(EXLCZ)994330000000483594 071 60$a238366$bCaOOCEL$q(Public Documents) 100 $a20120523h20132010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aNorth American environmental outlook to 2030 /$fprepared by DSR Sustainability Research and Stratos Inc. for the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America 210 $aMontreal, Quebec $cCommission for Environmental Cooperation$d2010 210 2$aBeaconsfield, Quebec :$cCanadian Electronic Library,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (78 pages) $ccolour illustrations 300 $a"July 2010". 300 $aIssued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library, Documents collection, and Canadian public policy collection. 311 $a2-923358-78-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 59-60). 327 $aAcronyms 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. 330 8 $a"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. 517 1 $aPerspectives environnementales en Ame?rique du Nord d'ici 2030. 606 $aEnvironmental quality$xForecasting 606 $aClimatic changes$xEnvironmental aspects$zNorth America 606 $aNatural resources$zNorth America 606 $aEnvironmental monitoring$zNorth America 606 $aGlobal environmental change 606 $aAgriculture$2Iptcnc 606 $aAir pollution$2Iptcnc 606 $aBiodiversity$2Iptcnc 606 $aClimate change$2Iptcnc 606 $aEffects of global warming$2Iptcnc 606 $aEnvironmental science$2Iptcnc 606 $aGlobal warming$2Iptcnc 606 $aGreenhouse gas$2Iptcnc 606 $aGreenland ice sheet$2Iptcnc 606 $aIntergovernmental panel on climate change$2Iptcnc 607 $aNorth America$xEnvironmental conditions 615 0$aEnvironmental quality$xForecasting. 615 0$aClimatic changes$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aNatural resources 615 0$aEnvironmental monitoring 615 0$aGlobal environmental change. 615 7$aAgriculture 615 7$aAir pollution 615 7$aBiodiversity 615 7$aClimate change 615 7$aEffects of global warming 615 7$aEnvironmental science 615 7$aGlobal warming 615 7$aGreenhouse gas 615 7$aGreenland ice sheet 615 7$aIntergovernmental panel on climate change 676 $a363.7/0097 712 02$aDSR Sustainability Research (Firm), 712 02$aStratos Inc., 712 02$aCommission for Environmental Cooperation, 712 02$aCommission for Environmental Cooperation.$bSecretariat, 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910693405103321 996 $aNorth American environmental outlook to 2030$93166356 997 $aUNINA