OECD environmental outlook to 2050
Humanity has witnessed unprecedented growth and prosperity in the past decades, with the size of the world economy more than tripling and population increasing by over 3 billion people since 1970. This growth, however, has been accompanied by environmental pollution and natural resource depletion. T...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Paris :
OECD
2012.
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Colección: | OECD environmental outlook,
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009706313206719 |
Sumario: | Humanity has witnessed unprecedented growth and prosperity in the past decades, with the size of the world economy more than tripling and population increasing by over 3 billion people since 1970. This growth, however, has been accompanied by environmental pollution and natural resource depletion. The current growth model and the mismanagement of natural assets could ultimately undermine human development. . The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050 asks "What will the next four decades bring?" Based on joint modelling by the OECD and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, it looks forw |
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Notas: | "The consequences of Inaction"--Cover. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (350 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9789264122246 |