The coming population crash and our planet's surprising future [[electronic resource] /] / Fred Pearce
| The coming population crash and our planet's surprising future [[electronic resource] /] / Fred Pearce |
| Autore | Pearce Fred |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, : Beacon Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.601/12 |
| Soggetto topico |
Population - Social aspects
Population forecasting |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8070-9770-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456838103321 |
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| Boston, : Beacon Press, c2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The coming population crash and our planet's surprising future [[electronic resource] /] / Fred Pearce
| The coming population crash and our planet's surprising future [[electronic resource] /] / Fred Pearce |
| Autore | Pearce Fred |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, : Beacon Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.601/12 |
| Soggetto topico |
Population - Social aspects
Population forecasting |
| ISBN | 0-8070-9770-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781184003321 |
Pearce Fred
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| Boston, : Beacon Press, c2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The coming population crash and our planet's surprising future / / Fred Pearce
| The coming population crash and our planet's surprising future / / Fred Pearce |
| Autore | Pearce Fred |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, : Beacon Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.601/12 |
| Soggetto topico |
Population - Social aspects
Population forecasting |
| ISBN | 0-8070-9770-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- The Coming Population Crash -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One: Malthusian Nightmares -- Chapter 1: A Dark and Terrible Genius -- Chapter 2: The Road to Skibbereen -- Chapter 3: Saving the White Man -- Part Two: Rise of the Population Controller -- Chapter 4: An Ornithologist Speaks -- Chapter 5: The Contraceptive Cavalry -- Chapter 6: Three Wise Men -- Chapter 7: Six Dollars a Snip -- Chapter 8: Green Revolution -- Chapter 9: One Child -- Part Three: Implosion -- Chapter 10: Small Towns in Germany -- Chapter 11: Winter in Europe -- Chapter 12: Russian Roulette -- Part Four: The Reproductive Revolution -- Chapter 13: Sisters -- Chapter 14: Sex and the City -- Chapter 15: Singapore Sling -- Chapter 16: Missing Girls -- Chapter 17: Where Men Still Rule -- Part Five: Migrants -- Chapter 18: Waving or Drowning? -- Chapter 19: Migrant Myths -- Chapter 20: Footloose in Asia -- Chapter 21: God's Crucible -- Part Six: Reaching The Limits -- Chapter 22: The Tigers and the Bulge -- Chapter 23: Footprints on a Finite Planet -- Chapter 24: Feeding the World -- Chapter 25: Slumdogs Arise -- Part Seven: Older, Wiser, Greener -- Chapter 26: The Age of the Old -- Chapter 27: Silver Lining -- Chapter 28: Peak Population and Beyond -- Notes on Sources -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910962885503321 |
Pearce Fred
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| Boston, : Beacon Press, c2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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