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Author Randers, Jørgen.

Title 2052 : a global forecast for the next forty years / Jorgan Randers.

Imprint White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., ©2012.

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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  330.9001 RANDERS    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  330.9 R191T    Check Shelf
Description xvi, 392 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Note "A Report to the Club of Rome Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of The Limits to Growth."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Draws on global forecasting tools, the predictions of over thirty experts, and the author's experience in sustainability to speculate on the world's economic future, addressing overpopulation, renewable energy, and China as a superpower.
Contents Preface: what will the future bring -- Part 1: Background. Worrying about the future ; Five big issues toward 2052. -- Part 2: My global forecast. The logic behind my forecast ; Population and consumption to 2052 ; Energy and CO2 to 2052 ; Food and footprint to 2052 ; The nonmaterial future to 2052 ; The Zeitgeist in 2052. -- Part 3: Analysis. Reflections on the future ; Five regional futures ; Comparison with other futures ; What should you do? ; Closing words.
Subject Economic history -- 21st century.
Economic forecasting.
forecasting.
history.
economics.
Croissance économique.
Développement durable.
Epuisement des ressources.
Prévisions économiques.
Energies renouvelables.
Dégradation de l'environnement.
Prévisions de population.
Futur.
Scénarios.
Economic forecasting. (OCoLC)fst00901942
Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
Limits to growth. (DE-588)4217805-8
Wirtschaftswachstum. (DE-588)4066527-6
Prognose. (DE-588)4047390-9
Ökologie. (DE-588)4043207-5
Zukunft. (DE-588)4068097-6
Ekonomisk historia.
Ekonomiska prognoser.
Chronological Term 2000-2099
2000-talet
ISBN 9781603584678 (hardback)
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9781603584210 (pbk.)
1603584218 (pbk.)
9781603584227 (ebook)
1603584226 (ebook)
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