- Editorial:
- BALLANTINE
- Año de edición:
- 2013
- Materia
- Ciencias
- ISBN:
- 978-0-345-80647-5
- Páginas:
- 216
- Encuadernación:
- Rústica
TEN BILLION
EMMOTT, STEPHEN
Deforestation. Desertification. Species extinction. Global warming. Growing threats to food and water. The driving issues of our times are the result of one huge problem: Us.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eAs the population continues to grow, our problems will increase. And this means that every way we look at it, a planet of ten billion people is likely to be a nightmare.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eStephen Emmott, a scientist whose lab is at the forefront of research into complex natural systems, sounds the alarm. TEN BILLION is a snapshot of our planet, and our species, approaching a crisis, and a stark analysis of where this leaves us. TEN BILLION is not another climate book. TEN BILLION is a book about us.