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Sustainable futures : linking population, resource and the environment / / editors, Jenny Goldie and Katharine Betts
| Sustainable futures : linking population, resource and the environment / / editors, Jenny Goldie and Katharine Betts |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Collingwood, Victoria : , : Csiro Publishing, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.720994 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development - Australia
Population - Environmental aspects - Australia Natural resources - Australia Environmental policy - Australia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4863-0190-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Author biographies; Introduction; 1 It's the numbers, stupid!; Endnote; References; 2 The environmental implications of population growth; Population growth in Australia; Population size, agricultural intensification and environmental impacts; The education-environment paradox; References; 3 Whither wildlife in an overpopulated world?; Introduction; Australia's human population; People and wildlife in Australia - pre-1788; People and wildlife in Australia - 1788 to the present; Direct effects of people on wildlife; Indirect effects of people on wildlife; Back to the future
ConclusionsAcknowledgements; Further reading; Endnotes; References; 4 The outlook for population growth in Australia; Sources of NOM; The permanent program; Temporary migrants; Working holiday makers; Temporary migrants on 457 visas; The momentum towards higher migration; References; 5 What population growth will do to Australia's society and economy; So what are we in for over the next 80 years or so?; Food and water and energy; Security; Infrastructure and services; Economic rocks ahead; House prices; Politicians pretending not to see; Endnotes; References 6 Ageing paranoia, its fictional basis and all too real costsThe importance of our population choice; Nations fear ageing more than overpopulation; Ageing is an inevitable but self-limiting feature of the demographic transition; The '3Ps': GDP = Population x Participation x Productivity; Demand and supply of labour; The real world experiment; How will we afford the pensions?; Health care is a growth industry; Depopulation dividends; The ageing crisis we are choosing; Just another Millennium Bug?; References; 7 The propaganda campaign against peaking fossil fuel production Energy and civilisationFuture rates of fossil fuel production; Net energy production; Threats to the fossil fuel industries and their responses; Inaccurate energy forecasts by the IEA; Climate change and fossil fuel peaks; The Australian Government's failure to address peak oil; Australia's significant and increasing fuel insecurity; References; 8 The coming radical change in mining practice; Mining is not as viable as it used to be - why?; Decreasing grade; Increase in required energy versus peak energy production; Peak total energy; The Big Picture; The writing on the wall for us all References9 Coal: nails in the global coffin; Endnote; References; 10 Save the soil to save the planet; Introduction; Current situation; Soils for Life focus on soil, water and vegetation; Healthy soils; Water; Vegetation; Soils for Life program; Soil advocacy; Conclusion; References; 11 Food, land and water: lessons from the Murray-Darling Basin; 12 Balancing water use for food and the environment: looking to the North based on lessons from the South; Setting the scene; Understanding the causes of environmental damage arising from agriculture Is there a case for major expansion of irrigation in northern Australia? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460071203321 |
| Collingwood, Victoria : , : Csiro Publishing, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sustainable futures : linking population, resource and the environment / / editors, Jenny Goldie and Katharine Betts
| Sustainable futures : linking population, resource and the environment / / editors, Jenny Goldie and Katharine Betts |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Collingwood, Victoria : , : Csiro Publishing, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.720994 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development - Australia
Population - Environmental aspects - Australia Natural resources - Australia Environmental policy - Australia |
| ISBN |
1-4863-0191-6
1-4863-0190-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Author biographies; Introduction; 1 It's the numbers, stupid!; Endnote; References; 2 The environmental implications of population growth; Population growth in Australia; Population size, agricultural intensification and environmental impacts; The education-environment paradox; References; 3 Whither wildlife in an overpopulated world?; Introduction; Australia's human population; People and wildlife in Australia - pre-1788; People and wildlife in Australia - 1788 to the present; Direct effects of people on wildlife; Indirect effects of people on wildlife; Back to the future
ConclusionsAcknowledgements; Further reading; Endnotes; References; 4 The outlook for population growth in Australia; Sources of NOM; The permanent program; Temporary migrants; Working holiday makers; Temporary migrants on 457 visas; The momentum towards higher migration; References; 5 What population growth will do to Australia's society and economy; So what are we in for over the next 80 years or so?; Food and water and energy; Security; Infrastructure and services; Economic rocks ahead; House prices; Politicians pretending not to see; Endnotes; References 6 Ageing paranoia, its fictional basis and all too real costsThe importance of our population choice; Nations fear ageing more than overpopulation; Ageing is an inevitable but self-limiting feature of the demographic transition; The '3Ps': GDP = Population x Participation x Productivity; Demand and supply of labour; The real world experiment; How will we afford the pensions?; Health care is a growth industry; Depopulation dividends; The ageing crisis we are choosing; Just another Millennium Bug?; References; 7 The propaganda campaign against peaking fossil fuel production Energy and civilisationFuture rates of fossil fuel production; Net energy production; Threats to the fossil fuel industries and their responses; Inaccurate energy forecasts by the IEA; Climate change and fossil fuel peaks; The Australian Government's failure to address peak oil; Australia's significant and increasing fuel insecurity; References; 8 The coming radical change in mining practice; Mining is not as viable as it used to be - why?; Decreasing grade; Increase in required energy versus peak energy production; Peak total energy; The Big Picture; The writing on the wall for us all References9 Coal: nails in the global coffin; Endnote; References; 10 Save the soil to save the planet; Introduction; Current situation; Soils for Life focus on soil, water and vegetation; Healthy soils; Water; Vegetation; Soils for Life program; Soil advocacy; Conclusion; References; 11 Food, land and water: lessons from the Murray-Darling Basin; 12 Balancing water use for food and the environment: looking to the North based on lessons from the South; Setting the scene; Understanding the causes of environmental damage arising from agriculture Is there a case for major expansion of irrigation in northern Australia? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787004403321 |
| Collingwood, Victoria : , : Csiro Publishing, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Sustainable futures : linking population, resource and the environment / / editors, Jenny Goldie and Katharine Betts
| Sustainable futures : linking population, resource and the environment / / editors, Jenny Goldie and Katharine Betts |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Collingwood, Victoria : , : Csiro Publishing, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.720994 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development - Australia
Population - Environmental aspects - Australia Natural resources - Australia Environmental policy - Australia |
| ISBN |
1-4863-0191-6
1-4863-0190-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Author biographies; Introduction; 1 It's the numbers, stupid!; Endnote; References; 2 The environmental implications of population growth; Population growth in Australia; Population size, agricultural intensification and environmental impacts; The education-environment paradox; References; 3 Whither wildlife in an overpopulated world?; Introduction; Australia's human population; People and wildlife in Australia - pre-1788; People and wildlife in Australia - 1788 to the present; Direct effects of people on wildlife; Indirect effects of people on wildlife; Back to the future
ConclusionsAcknowledgements; Further reading; Endnotes; References; 4 The outlook for population growth in Australia; Sources of NOM; The permanent program; Temporary migrants; Working holiday makers; Temporary migrants on 457 visas; The momentum towards higher migration; References; 5 What population growth will do to Australia's society and economy; So what are we in for over the next 80 years or so?; Food and water and energy; Security; Infrastructure and services; Economic rocks ahead; House prices; Politicians pretending not to see; Endnotes; References 6 Ageing paranoia, its fictional basis and all too real costsThe importance of our population choice; Nations fear ageing more than overpopulation; Ageing is an inevitable but self-limiting feature of the demographic transition; The '3Ps': GDP = Population x Participation x Productivity; Demand and supply of labour; The real world experiment; How will we afford the pensions?; Health care is a growth industry; Depopulation dividends; The ageing crisis we are choosing; Just another Millennium Bug?; References; 7 The propaganda campaign against peaking fossil fuel production Energy and civilisationFuture rates of fossil fuel production; Net energy production; Threats to the fossil fuel industries and their responses; Inaccurate energy forecasts by the IEA; Climate change and fossil fuel peaks; The Australian Government's failure to address peak oil; Australia's significant and increasing fuel insecurity; References; 8 The coming radical change in mining practice; Mining is not as viable as it used to be - why?; Decreasing grade; Increase in required energy versus peak energy production; Peak total energy; The Big Picture; The writing on the wall for us all References9 Coal: nails in the global coffin; Endnote; References; 10 Save the soil to save the planet; Introduction; Current situation; Soils for Life focus on soil, water and vegetation; Healthy soils; Water; Vegetation; Soils for Life program; Soil advocacy; Conclusion; References; 11 Food, land and water: lessons from the Murray-Darling Basin; 12 Balancing water use for food and the environment: looking to the North based on lessons from the South; Setting the scene; Understanding the causes of environmental damage arising from agriculture Is there a case for major expansion of irrigation in northern Australia? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823264803321 |
| Collingwood, Victoria : , : Csiro Publishing, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||