A look ahead [[electronic resource] ] : key social and environmental forecasts relevant to the National Park Service : prepared for Discovery 2000, the National Park Service General Conference September 11-15, 2000, St. Louis, Missouri / / by Gary E. Machlis ... [and others]
| A look ahead [[electronic resource] ] : key social and environmental forecasts relevant to the National Park Service : prepared for Discovery 2000, the National Park Service General Conference September 11-15, 2000, St. Louis, Missouri / / by Gary E. Machlis ... [and others] |
| Autore | Machlis Gary E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : [National Park Service, Social Science Program], , [2000] |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental quality - Forecasting
Social prediction |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Look ahead |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910692570303321 |
Machlis Gary E
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| [Washington, D.C.] : , : [National Park Service, Social Science Program], , [2000] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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
| 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 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, Quebec, : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (78 pages) : colour illustrations |
| Disciplina | 363.7/0097 |
| Soggetto topico |
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 |
| ISBN |
9782923358796
2923358791 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Perspectives environnementales en Amérique du Nord d'ici 2030 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910693405103321 |
| Montreal, Quebec, : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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