Ten Billion

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Synopsis
A VINTAGE ORIGINALJust over two hundred years ago, there were one billion humans on Earth.There are now over seven billion of us.And, sometime this century, the world population will reach at least ten billion.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. As 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. Stephen 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.From the Trade Paperback edition.thing but a "green" book. And it's not another book about the climate. TEN BILLION is a book about us.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Copyright:
2013

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780345806468
Related ISBNs:
9780345806475
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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Copyrighted By:
Stephen Emmott
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Social Studies, Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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