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The world in 2050 : (Record no. 37536)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0525951814
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050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number GE 149
Item number .S65 2011
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Smith, Laurence C.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The world in 2050 :
Remainder of title four forces shaping civilization's northern future /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Laurence C. Smith.
246 3# - VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title World in twenty-fifty
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Dutton,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2011.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 322 p., [8] p. of plates :
Other physical details ill., maps ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-307) and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Flying into Fort McMurray -- Martell's hairy prize -- The push. A tale of teeming cities -- Iron, oil, and wind -- California browning, Shanghai drowning -- The pull. Two weddings and a computer model -- One if by land, two if by sea -- The third wave -- Good-bye harpoon, hello briefcase -- Alternate endings. The Pentagon report -- The new north.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. What kind of world are we leaving for our children and grandchildren? Geoscientist Laurence Smith draws on the latest global modeling research to construct a sweeping thought experiment on what our world will be like in 2050. The result is both good news and bad: Eight nations of the Arctic Rim (including the United States) will become increasingly prosperous, powerful, and politically stable, while those closer to the equator will face water shortages, aging populations, and crowded megacities sapped by the rising costs of energy and coastal flooding. Smith combines the lessons of geography and history with state-of-the-art model projections and analytical data--everything from climate dynamics and resource stocks to age distributions and economic growth projections. But Smith offers more than a compendium of statistics and studies--he spent fifteen months traveling the Arctic Rim, collecting stories and insights that resonate throughout the book.--From publisher description.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Twenty-first century
Form subdivision Forecasts.
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Date last seen Total checkouts Full call number Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Withdrawn status Home library Current library Date acquired
03/19/2026   GE 149 .S65 2011 03/19/2026 Books         Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan Institute of Behavioral Sciences Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan Institute of Behavioral Sciences 03/19/2026



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