The Future Is Blue
Author | : Catherynne M. Valente |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018-07-31 |
Genre | : Imaginary places |
ISBN | : 9781596068742 |
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Collection of thirteen stories.
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Author | : Catherynne M. Valente |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018-07-31 |
Genre | : Imaginary places |
ISBN | : 9781596068742 |
Collection of thirteen stories.
Author | : Maude Barlow |
Publisher | : The New Press |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2011-05-10 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1595589481 |
Water is a human right: “A rousing case for what will be one of the key environmental challenges of the twenty-first century.” —Booklist The United Nations has recognized access to water as a basic human right—but there is still much work to be done to stem this growing environmental crisis. In this book, water activist Maude Barlow draws on her extensive experience to lay out a set of key principles that show the way forward to what she calls a “water-secure and water-just world.” Not only does she reveal the powerful players even now impeding the recognition of the human right to water, she argues that water must not become a commodity to be bought and sold on the open market. Focusing on solutions, she includes stories of struggle and resistance from marginalized communities, as well as government policies that work for both people and the planet. At a time when climate change has moved to the top of the national agenda and the stage is being set for unprecedented drought, mass starvation, and the migration of millions of refugees in search of water, Blue Future is an urgent call to preserve our most valuable resource for generations to come. “In a book as clear as a pristine mountain stream, Maude Barlow lays out a practical and inspiring vision for how we can defend water—the source of all life—from the forces of death.” —Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine
Author | : Catherynne M. Valente |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2018-06-14 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781596068759 |
Author | : John L. Petersen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Change |
ISBN | : 9781568331355 |
Out of the Blue is an easy-to-read guide to anticipating and preparing for high-impact, life-altering events.
Author | : Ilaria Perissi |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2021-02-12 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3030518981 |
The “Blue Economy” is used to describe all of the economic activities related to the sea, with a special emphasis on sustainability. Traditional activities such as fisheries, but also undersea mining, tourism, and scientific research are included, as well as the phenomenal growth of aquaculture during the past decade. All of these activities, and the irresistible prospect of another new frontier, has led to enthusiastic and, most likely, overenthusiastic assessments of the possibilities to exploit the sea to feed the world, provide low-cost energy, become a new source of minerals, and other future miracles. This book makes sense of these trends and of the future of the blue economy by following our remote ancestors who gradually discovered the sea and its resources, describing the so-called fisherman’s curse – or why fishermen have always been poor, explaining why humans tend to destroy the resources on which we depend, and assessing the realistic expectations for extracting resources from the sea. Although the sea is not so badly overexploited as the land, our demands on ecosystem services are already above the oceans’ sustainability limits. Some new ideas, including “fishing down” for untapped resources such as plankton, could lead to the collapse of the entire marine ecosystem. How Neanderthals crossed the sea in canoes, how it was possible for five men on a small boat to kill a giant whale, what kind of oil the virgins of the Gospel put into their lamps, how a professor of mathematics, Vito Volterra, discovered the “equations of fishing,” why it has become so easy to be stung by a jellyfish while swimming in the sea, and how to play “Moby Dick,” a simple board game that simulates the overexploitation of natural resources are just some of the questions that you will be able to answer after reading this engaging and insightful book about the rapidly expanding relationship between humanity and the sea.
Author | : Ruy A. Teixeira |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2009-11-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0815701845 |
As America rushes headlong into a dramatic campaign season, it is clear that these consequential contests—and the ones that follow—will be hugely influenced by recent changes in the nation's makeup. Red, Blue, and Purple America provides a clear and nuanced understanding of the geographic and demographic changes that are transforming the United States and how that transformation is reshaping politics, for the 2008 elections and beyond. The invaluable result is a detailed picture of current trends as well as a clear-eyed assessment of how they will shape American politics and policy during the next two decades. An elite group of demographers, geographers, and political scientists analyze rapidly changing patterns of immigration, settlement, demography, family structure, and religion. Each analysis describes one major trend and assesses its likely impact on politics, for the 2008 elections but for the long term as well. The authors then lay out the most likely implications for public policy. In doing so, they show how these trends have shaped the Red and Blue divisions we are familiar with today, and how the developments might break apart those blocs in new and surprising ways.
Author | : John L. Petersen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 189 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Change |
ISBN | : 9780965902724 |
Out of the Blue is an easy-to-read guide to anticipating and preparing for high-impact, life-altering events.
Author | : Lois Lowry |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2000-09-25 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 054734578X |
The second book in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet, which began with the bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning The Giver. Left orphaned and physically flawed in a civilization that shuns and discards the weak, Kira faces a frighteningly uncertain future. Her neighbors are hostile, and no one but a small boy offers to help. When she is summoned to judgment by The Council of Guardians, Kira prepares to fight for her life. But the Council, to her surprise, has plans for her. Blessed with an almost magical talent that keeps her alive, the young girl faces new responsibilities and a set of mysteries deep within the only world she has ever known. On her quest for truth, Kira discovers things that will change her life and world forever. A compelling examination of a future society, Gathering Blue challenges readers to think about community, creativity, and the values that they have learned to accept. Once again Lois Lowry brings readers on a provocative journey that inspires contemplation long after the last page is turned. “This extraordinary novel is remarkable for its fully realized characters, gripping plot, and Lowry’s singular vision of a future.” —VOYA The Giver has become one of the most influential novels of our time. Don't miss the powerful companion novels in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.
Author | : Ian Hanington |
Publisher | : Greystone Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1553655281 |
Co-published by the David Suzuki Foundation.
Author | : Oana Aristide |
Publisher | : Serpent's Tale |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2022-02-03 |
Genre | : Dystopias |
ISBN | : 9781788165846 |