Author : Myron Orfield
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 13,34 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0816665567
"Published in cooperation with the Institute on Race and Poverty at the University of Minnesota."
Author : National Intelligence Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 30,58 MB
Release : 2021-03
Category :
ISBN : 9781646794973
"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.
Author : Christiana Figueres
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 25,66 MB
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 052565836X
A cautionary but optimistic book about the world’s changing climate and the fate of humanity, from Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac—who led negotiations for the United Nations during the historic Paris Agreement of 2015. The authors outline two possible scenarios for our planet. In one, they describe what life on Earth will be like by 2050 if we fail to meet the Paris Agreement’s climate targets. In the other, they lay out what it will be like to live in a regenerative world that has net-zero emissions. They argue for confronting the climate crisis head-on, with determination and optimism. The Future We Choose presents our options and tells us what governments, corporations, and each of us can, and must, do to fend off disaster.
Author : Christopher Herbert
Publisher :
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 29,1 MB
Release : 2018-10-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781727435559
Author : Roel Rutten
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 24,9 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Introduces the learning region as a theory to explain how regional actors perform regional learning. This title presents a discussion of concepts such as regional networks and social capital. It focuses on learning between regional actors and the relations they have with one another and with other actors in their social context.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia. Subcommittee on Business and Commerce
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,46 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Airports
ISBN :
Reviews utilization and projected future of Dulles, National, and Friendship airports in and near D.C. area.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. District of Columbia
Publisher :
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,44 MB
Release : 1969
Category :
ISBN :
Author : United States. Federal Power Commission. West Regional Advisory Committee
Publisher :
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 40,36 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Electric Utilities
ISBN :
Author : Anouschka R. Hof
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,27 MB
Release : 2015-04-13
Category :
ISBN : 928933990X
Climate change may affect biodiversity to a large extent. Its effects have already caused shifts in species distributions and even species extinctions. Since especially high latitude regions are expected to be affected, this publication assesses the impact of future climate change on the biodiversity in the Barents Region (northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland, and Northwest Russia). It reports on the impact of climate change on a large range of species, including amphibians, butterflies, birds, mammals, moths, plants, slugs, snails, and reptiles, of which a few were studied more in depth. It further identifies future hotspots of species diversity and gives recommendations on species that should be prioritized for conservation and on areas that should be included in the network of protected areas in future. Lastly, it provides guidance on which aspects require further study.
Author : Robert Goodspeed
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 13,97 MB
Release : 2020
Category : City planning
ISBN : 9781558444003
""Describes the emerging use of collaborative scenario planning practices in urban and regional planning, and includes case studies, an overview of digital tools, and a project evaluation framework. Concludes with a discussion of how scenarios can be used to address urban inequalities. Intended for a broad audience"--Provided by the publisher"--
