Finite Global Resources
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Finite Global Resources
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Author : Gerhard Both
language : en
Publisher: Janus Publishing Company Lim
Release Date : 2007-04
Finite Global Resources written by Gerhard Both and has been published by Janus Publishing Company Lim this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04 with Science categories.
A sobering glimpse at today’s world, this study examines the current status of nonrenewable global resources and how soon they are expected to run out. Offering hope, this book reveals the steps that society must be prepared to take to best protect what is left for future generations. Suggestions include not only energy conservation and recycling but also more radical and fundamental measures, such as downgrading the levels of technology employed and finding suitable substitutes for unsustainable materials.
Decoupling Natural Resource Use And Environmental Impacts From Economic Growth
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Author : United Nations Environment Programme. International Resource Panel
language : en
Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint
Release Date : 2011
Decoupling Natural Resource Use And Environmental Impacts From Economic Growth written by United Nations Environment Programme. International Resource Panel and has been published by UNEP/Earthprint this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Nature categories.
By 2050, humanity could devour an estimated 140 billion tons of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass per year three times its current appetite unless the economic growth rate is decoupled from the rate of natural resource consumption. Developed countries citizens consume an average of 16 tons of those four key resources per capita (ranging up to 40 or more tons per person in some developed countries). By comparison, the average person in India today consumes four tons per year. With the growth of both population and prosperity, especially in developing countries, the prospect of much higher resource consumption levels is far beyond what is likely sustainable if realised at all given finite world resources, warns this report by UNEP's International Resource Panel. Already the world is running out of cheap and high quality sources of some essential materials such as oil, copper and gold, the supplies of which, in turn, require ever-rising volumes of fossil fuels and freshwater to produce. Improving the rate of resource productivity (doing more with less) faster than the economic growth rate is the notion behind decoupling, the panel says. That goal, however, demands an urgent rethink of the links between resource use and economic prosperity, buttressed by a massive investment in technological, financial and social innovation, to at least freeze per capita consumption in wealthy countries and help developing nations follow a more sustainable path.
The World S Future Crisis Extractive Resources Depletion
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Author : Shahla Seifi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-10-01
The World S Future Crisis Extractive Resources Depletion written by Shahla Seifi and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-01 with Business & Economics categories.
This book focuses mainly on strategic decision making at a global level, which is rarely considered in approaches to sustainability. This book makes a unique contribution as the work looks at global consequences of mineral exhaustion and steps that can be taken to alleviate the impending problems. This book highlights how sustainability has become one of the most important issues for businesses, governments and society at large. This book explores the topic of sustainability as one that is under much debate as to what it actually is and how it can be achieved, but it is completely evident that the resources of the planet are fixed in quantity, and once used, cannot be reused except through being reused in one form or another. This is particularly true of the mineral resources of the planet. These are finite in quantity, and once fully extracted, extra quantities are no longer available for future use. This book argues and presents evidence that the remaining mineral resources are diminishing significantly and heading towards exhaustion. Once mined and consumed, they are no longer available for future use other than what can be recycled and reused. This book demonstrates that future scarcity means that best use must be made of what exists, as sustainability depends upon this, and best use is defined as utility rather than economic value, which must be considered at a global level rather than a national level. Moreover, sustainability depends upon both availability in the present and in the future, so the use of resources requires attention to the future as well as to the present. This book investigates the alternative methods of achieving the global distribution of these mineral resources and proposes an optimum solution. This book adds to the discourse through the understanding of the importance of the depletion and finiteness of raw materials and their use for the present and the future, in order to achieve and maintain sustainability.
Enough Is Enough
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Author : Rob Dietz
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013
Enough Is Enough written by Rob Dietz and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Business & Economics categories.
This powerful book sets out arguments and an agenda of policy proposals for achieving a sustainable and prosperous, but non-growing economy, also known as a steady-state economy. The authors describe a plan for solving the major social and environmental problems which face us today on a finite planet with a rapidly growing population.
The Finite Planet
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Author : Peter Berg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-09-16
The Finite Planet written by Peter Berg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-16 with categories.
The world is entering the most critical times since the end of the Second World War. A sense of fundamental change is in the air, except nobody knows exactly what is about to happen. However, a general perception emerges that our path along exponential growth on a finite planet with limited resources must come to an end one day. This day might be closer than we think.This book is about the limits of the Earth and how physical constraints are increasingly setting boundaries for the future development of our species. It is a multi-faceted topic, encompassing environmental, energy and economic issues. An inter-disciplinary approach is taken in this work that highlights many aspects of life in North America, and the world, that are about to be transformed: energy supplies, climate, exponential growth, debts, transportation, agriculture, technology and cities. Time is of the essence. The current global crisis which appears fiscal and economic in nature, and puts food and energy security on the map, might be foreboding what our planet has in stock.Despite the severity of the issues, the author placed much emphasis on making the reading as enjoyable, entertaining and thought-provoking as possible. The reader will be left with many new ideas and concepts, and better equipped to analyze the current global trends and events.
Sustainable Tourism On A Finite Planet
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Author : Megan Epler Wood
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-02-28
Sustainable Tourism On A Finite Planet written by Megan Epler Wood and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-28 with Business & Economics categories.
Sustainable Tourism on a Finite Planet" challenges readers to consider the new skills, tools and investments required to protect irreplaceable global resources from the impacts of escalating tourism demand in the next 50 years. This volume documents how technology is driving a travel revolution and propelling the growing global middle class to take leisure trips at unprecedented rates. Travel and tourism supply chains and business models for hotels, tour operators, cruise lines, airlines and airports are described with key environmental management techniques for each sector. This book recommends that decision makers assess the current and future value of natural, social and cultural capital to guide investment in destinations and protect vital resources. Case studies illustrate why budgets to protect local destinations are consistently underestimated and offer guidance on new metrics. Innovative approaches are proposed to support the transition to green infrastructure, protect incomparable landscapes, and engage local people in the monitoring of vital indicators to protect local resources.
Want Waste Or War
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Author : Philip Andrews-Speed
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-11-13
Want Waste Or War written by Philip Andrews-Speed and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-13 with Political Science categories.
In addition to environmental change, the structure and trends of global politics and the economy are also changing as more countries join the ranks of the world’s largest economies with their resource-intensive patterns. The nexus approach, conceptualized as attention to resource connections and their governance ramifications, calls attention to the sustainability of contemporary consumer resource use, lifestyles and supply chains. This book sets out an analytical framework for understanding these nexus issues and the related governance challenges and opportunities. It sheds light on the resource nexus in three realms: markets, interstate relations and local human security. These three realms are the organizing principle of three chapters, before the analysis turns to crosscutting case studies including shale gas, migration, lifestyle changes and resource efficiency, nitrogen fertilizer and food systems, water and the Nile Basin, climate change and security and defense spending. The key issues revolve around competition and conflict over finite natural resources. The authors highlight opportunities to improve both the understanding of nexus challenges and their governance. They critically discuss a global governance approach versus polycentric and multilevel approaches and the lack of those dimensions in many theories of international relations.
Global Future
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Author : Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Global Future written by Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Conservation of natural resources categories.
Sustainable Innovation Strategy
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Author : C. Sempels
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-10-04
Sustainable Innovation Strategy written by C. Sempels and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-04 with Business & Economics categories.
Examining the links between sustainable development, innovation strategy and the business model, this thought-provoking and timely book uses insightful case studies from mature and developing markets to demonstrate how sustainability needs to be at the core of every organization's strategy and innovation.
The Infinite Resource
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Author : Ramez Naam
language : en
Publisher: UPNE
Release Date : 2013
The Infinite Resource written by Ramez Naam and has been published by UPNE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Business & Economics categories.
Looks at the greatest challenges facing humankind today, presents sobering facts and figures, and provides a plan to solve these problems collectively.