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World Resources 2000-2001, People and Ecosystems: The Fraying Web of Life focuses on the critical link between ecosystems and people and provides an overview of current global environmental and economic trends using hundreds of indicators in more than 150 countries. Until now there has not been a comprehensive, formalised process to assess human damage to our ecosystems, to establish a baseline for future actions, or to disseminate information that would aid the formulation of better policies world-wide. This book is the first reliable, comprehensive base of evidence fo

Natural resources --- Environmental health. --- Environmental degradation --- Human beings --- Hygiène du milieu --- Homme --- Health aspects. --- Effect of environment on. --- Influence de l'environnement --- AA / International- internationaal --- 338.013 --- 351.2 --- 355 --- 338.724 --- Belang, verdeling en beleid van de natuurlijke rijkdommen. Grondstoffen --- Openbare gezondheid. Milieubescherming. Milieuvervuiling --- Milieu --- Teelten --- Environmental engineering. --- Biotic communities. --- Nature --- Effect of human beings on. --- International cooperation.

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In Energy at the Crossroads, Vaclav Smil considers the twenty-first century's crucial question: how to reconcile the modern world's unceasing demand for energy with the absolute necessity to preserve the integrity of the biosphere. With this book he offers a comprehensive, accessible guide to today's complex energy issues -- how to think clearly and logically about what is possible and what is desirable in our energy future.After a century of unprecedented production growth, technical innovation, and expanded consumption, the world faces a number of critical energy challenges arising from unequal resource distribution, changing demand patterns, and environmental limitations. The fundamental message of Energy at the Crossroads is that our dependence on fossil fuels must be reduced not because of any imminent resource shortages but because the widespread burning of oil, coal, and natural gas damages the biosphere and presents increasing economic and security problems as the world relies on more expensive supplies and Middle Eastern crude oil.Smil begins with an overview of the twentieth century's long-term trends and achievements in energy production. He then discusses energy prices, the real cost of energy, and "energy linkages" -- the effect energy issues have on the economy, on quality of life, on the environment, and in wartime. He discusses the pitfalls of forecasting, giving many examples of failed predictions and showing that unexpected events can disprove complex models. And he examines the pros and cons not only of fossil fuels but also of alternative fuels such as hydroenergy, biomass energy, wind power, and solar power. Finally, he considers the future, focusing on what really matters, what works, what is realistic, and which outcomes are most desirable.

AA / International- internationaal --- 338.731 --- 338.013 --- 338.012 --- 338.753.0 --- 338.730 --- 338.732 --- 351.2 --- 338.733 --- Aardolie. Aardolieschok. --- Belang, verdeling en beleid van de natuurlijke rijkdommen. Grondstoffen. --- Energie (productiefactor). --- Energie: algemeenheden. --- Extractieve nijverheid: algemeenheden. --- Gas. --- Openbare gezondheid. Milieubescherming. Milieuvervuiling. --- Steenkool. Steenkoolhoudende mineralen. Vaste brandstoffen. --- Energy policy. --- Energy policy --- Energy development --- Globalization --- Power resources --- Petroleum industry and trade --- History, Modern. --- Environmental aspects. --- Technological innovations. --- Political aspects --- History. --- Agrotechnology and Food Sciences. Engineering --- Energy --- Energy. --- Modern history --- World history, Modern --- Energy resources --- Power supply --- Energy resources development --- Energy source development --- Power resources development --- Energy and state --- State and energy --- Government policy --- World history --- Energy industries --- Oil industries --- Natural resources --- Energy harvesting --- Industrial policy --- Energy conservation --- History, Modern --- Technological innovations --- Environmental aspects --- Political aspects&delete& --- History --- Energie (productiefactor) --- Belang, verdeling en beleid van de natuurlijke rijkdommen. Grondstoffen --- Extractieve nijverheid: algemeenheden --- Aardolie. Aardolieschok --- Gas --- Steenkool. Steenkoolhoudende mineralen. Vaste brandstoffen --- Energie: algemeenheden --- Openbare gezondheid. Milieubescherming. Milieuvervuiling --- E-books --- ENVIRONMENT/Energy --- ENVIRONMENT/General --- Monograph

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Handbook of Natural Resource and Energy

National wealth --- Relation between energy and economics --- Conservation of natural resources --- Energy industries --- Environmental protection --- Natural resources --- Power resources --- Conservation des ressources naturelles --- Industries énergétiques --- Environnement --- Ressources naturelles --- Ressources énergétiques --- Protection --- 338.012 --- 338.013 --- 338.753.0 --- 351.2 --- 355 --- AA / International- internationaal --- Energy --- Energy resources --- Power supply --- Energy harvesting --- National resources --- Resources, Natural --- Resource-based communities --- Resource curse --- Environmental quality management --- Protection of environment --- Environmental sciences --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental policy --- Environmental quality --- Industries --- Conservation of resources --- Natural resources conservation --- Resources conservation, Natural --- Natural resources conservation areas --- Energie (productiefactor) --- Belang, verdeling en beleid van de natuurlijke rijkdommen. Grondstoffen --- Energie: algemeenheden --- Openbare gezondheid. Milieubescherming. Milieuvervuiling --- Milieu --- Economic aspects --- Conservation --- Energie (productiefactor). --- Conservation of natural resources. --- Energy industries. --- Environmental protection. --- Natural resources. --- Power resources. --- Industries énergétiques --- Ressources énergétiques --- E-books --- Gestion --- Aspects économiques

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Would the world be a better place if human societies were somehow able to curb their desires for material goods? Saleem Ali's pioneering book links human wants and needs by providing a natural history of consumption and materialism with scientific detail and humanistic nuance. It argues that simply disavowing consumption of materials is not likely to help in planning for a resource-scarce future, given global inequality, development imperatives, and our goals for a democratic global society. Rather than suppress the creativity and desire to discover that is often embedded in the exploration and production of material goods-which he calls "the treasure impulse"-Ali proposes a new environmental paradigm, one that accepts our need to consume "treasure" for cultural and developmental reasons, but warns of our concomitant need to conserve. In evaluating the impact of treasure consumption on resource-rich countries, he argues that there is a way to consume responsibly and alleviate global poverty.

Consumption (Economics) --- Sustainable development. --- Environmental policy. --- Natural resources --- Raw materials --- Conservation of natural resources. --- Environmental aspects. --- Moral and ethical aspects. --- Conservation of resources --- Natural resources conservation --- Resources conservation, Natural --- National resources --- Resources, Natural --- Environment and state --- Environmental control --- Environmental management --- Environmental protection --- Environmental quality --- State and environment --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable development --- Sustainable economic development --- Consumer demand --- Consumer spending --- Consumerism --- Spending, Consumer --- Conservation --- Economic aspects --- Government policy --- Environmental aspects --- Natural resources conservation areas --- Primary commodities --- Resource-based communities --- Resource curse --- Environmental auditing --- Economic development --- Demand (Economic theory) --- Conservation of natural resources --- Environmental policy --- 174 --- 313 --- 338.013 --- 339.320 --- 355 --- AA / International- internationaal --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Verband tussen de ethiek en de economie. Ethiek en bedrijf --- Levenswijze en levensstandaard. Levensminimum. sociale indicatoren (Studiën) --- Belang, verdeling en beleid van de natuurlijke rijkdommen. Grondstoffen --- Consumptie: algemeenheden. Wet van de vraag in verband met de consumptie. Consumptiebehoefte. Behoeftetheorie --- Milieu

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Examines America's loss of focus and national purpose since 9/11, and the global environmental crisis, and shows how the solutions to these two problems are linked.

Climatic changes --- Energy policy --- Environmental policy --- Green movement --- Green technology --- Power resources --- developpement durable --- situation economique --- 203 --- 338.012 --- 338.013 --- 351.2 --- 355 --- AA / International- internationaal --- CN / China - Chine --- US / United States of America - USA - Verenigde Staten - Etats Unis --- 502.5 --- 500 Milieu --- Earth-friendly technology --- Environmental technology --- Technology --- Changes, Climatic --- Climate change --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- 502.5 The nature complex as a whole. Balance. Danger. Damage. Threat of destruction --- The nature complex as a whole. Balance. Danger. Damage. Threat of destruction --- Environmental aspects --- duurzame ontwikkeling --- economische toestand --- Sociografie. Algemene beschrijving van de gemeenschappen (Sociologie) --- Energie (productiefactor). --- Belang, verdeling en beleid van de natuurlijke rijkdommen. Grondstoffen --- Openbare gezondheid. Milieubescherming. Milieuvervuiling --- Milieu --- United States --- U.S.A. --- Jungtinės Amerikos valstybės --- Soedinennye Shtaty Si︠e︡vernoĭ Ameriki --- Soedinennye Shtaty Severnoĭ Ameriki --- Si︠e︡vero-Amerikanskīe Soedinennye Shtaty --- Severo-Amerikanskie Soedinennye Shtaty --- Zlucheni Derz︠h︡avy --- USA --- US --- Arhab --- Ar. ha-B. --- Artsot ha-Berit --- ولايات المتحدة الامريكية --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah al-Amirīkīyah --- ABSh --- Amerika Birlăshmish Shtatlary --- ABŞ --- Amerika Birlăşmi Ştatları --- Forente stater --- Spojené staty americké --- Severo-Amerikanskie Shtaty --- Sjedinjene Američke Države --- Zʹi︠e︡dnani Derz︠h︡avy Ameryky --- Amerikai Egyesült Államok --- Yhdysvallat --- Verenigde Staten --- Egyesült Államok --- Hiwsisayin Amerikayi Miatsʻeal Tērutʻiwnkʻ --- Estados Unidos de América --- United States of America --- Fareyniḳṭe Shṭaṭn --- Artzois Ha'bris --- Estados Unidos da América do Norte --- SShA --- Soedinennye Shtaty Ameriki --- VSA --- États-Unis d'Amérique --- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika --- Stati Uniti d'America --- Estados Unidos --- EE.UU. --- Stany Zjednoczone --- ĒPA --- Amerika Qūrama Shtattary --- Amerika Qŭshma Shtatlari --- SAD --- Saharat ʻAmērikā --- Hēnomenai Politeiai Amerikēs --- ZSA --- Mei-kuo --- Meiguo --- Mei guo --- ZDA --- Združene države Amerike --- U.S. --- America (Republic) --- Amirika Carékat --- Verenigde State van Amerika --- VS --- ولايات المتحدة --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah --- ولايات المتّحدة الأمريكيّة --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah al-Amrīkīyah --- Estatos Unitos --- Estatos Unitos d'America --- Ètats-Unis d'Amèrica --- Estaos Xuníos d'América --- Estaos Xuníos --- Tetã peteĩ reko Amérikagua --- Istadus Unidus --- Amerika Birlăşmiş Ştatları --- Amerika ka Kelenyalen Jamanaw --- Bí-kok --- Amerika Qushma Shtattary --- AQSh --- Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі --- Zluchanyi︠a︡ Shtaty Ameryki --- Yunaeted Stet blong Amerika --- Yunaeted Stet --- Vaeinigte Staatn --- Vaeinigte Staatn vo Amerika --- Stadoù-Unanet Amerika --- Sŭedineni amerikanski shtati --- САЩ --- SASht --- Съединените щати --- Sŭedinenite shtati --- Америка (Republic) --- Amerika (Republic) --- Estats Units d'Amèrica --- Америкӑри Пӗрлешӳллӗ Штатсем --- Amerikări Pĕrleshu̇llĕ Shtatsem --- Stati Uniti --- SUA (Stati Uniti d'America) --- Unol Daleithiau America --- Unol Daleithiau --- Amerikas Forenede Stater --- Vereinigte Staaten --- Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí --- Zjadnośone staty Ameriki --- Ameerika Ühendriigid --- Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες της Αμερικής --- Hēnōmenes Politeies tēs Amerikēs --- Η.Π.Α. --- Ē.P.A. --- Usono --- Unuiĝintaj Ŝtatoj de Ameriko --- Американь Вейтьсэндявкс Штаттнэ --- Amerikanʹ Veĭtʹsėndi︠a︡vks Shtattnė --- Ameriketako Estatu Batuak --- Feriene Steaten --- Feriene Steaten fan Amearika --- FS --- Stâts Unîts di Americhe --- Stâts Unîts --- Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá --- Steatyn Unnaneysit America --- Steatyn Unnaneysit --- S.U.A. --- Na Stàitean Aonaichte --- NSA --- Mî-koet --- 미국 --- Miguk --- Amerikayi Miatsʻyal Nahangner --- Miatsʻyal Nahangner --- Environmental conditions. --- Social conditions --- Changes in climate --- Climate change science --- Ecologie --- Trends --- Toekomstbeeldvorming --- Internationalisering --- Politiek --- Spojené obce severoamerické --- Американь Вейтьсэндявкс Штаттнэ --- Energie (productiefactor) --- Trend --- Toekomstvisie --- Gezondheidszorg --- Druktechniek --- Bouwsector --- Stadsvernieuwing --- Maatschappij --- Film --- Global environmental change --- États-Unis --- É.-U. --- ÉU