Blue Future

Author : Maude Barlow
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781770894075

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Blue Future by Maude Barlow Pdf

Selected for The Globe 100 Books in 2013. The final book in Maude Barlow’s Blue trilogy, Blue Future is a powerful, penetrating, and timely look at the global water crisis — and what we can do to prevent it. The global water crisis has dramatically deepened. The stage is being set for drought on an unprecedented scale, mass starvation, and the migration of millions of refugees leaving parched lands in search of water. The story does not need to end in tragedy. In Blue Future, international bestselling author Maude Barlow offers solutions to the global water crisis based on four simple principles. Principle One: Water Is a Human Right chronicles the long fight to have the human right to water recognized and the powerful players still impeding this progress. Principle Two: Water Is a Common Heritage and Public Trust argues that water must not become a commodity to be bought and sold on the open market. Principle Three: Water Has Rights Too makes the case for the protection of source water and the need to make our human laws compatible with those of nature. Principle Four: Water Will Teach Us How to Live Together urges us to come together around a common threat — the end of water — and find a way to live more lightly on this planet. The final instalment in Barlow’s Blue trilogy, Blue Future includes inspiring stories of struggle and resistance from marginalized communities, as well as examples of government policies that work for people and the planet. A call to action to create a water-secure world, it is, in the end, a book of hope.

Author : Paul Whomersley,Elizabeth Clingham,Martin A. Collins,David Andrew Feary,Sam B. Weber,James Bell,Joanna Stockill
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889747061

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Working Towards a Blue Future: Promoting Sustainability, Environmental Protection and Marine Management: Examples from the UK Government Blue Belt Programme and Current International Initiatives by Paul Whomersley,Elizabeth Clingham,Martin A. Collins,David Andrew Feary,Sam B. Weber,James Bell,Joanna Stockill Pdf

Author : Ilaria Perissi,Ugo Bardi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030518981

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The Empty Sea by Ilaria Perissi,Ugo Bardi Pdf

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 : Catherynne M. Valente
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-31
Category : Imaginary places
ISBN : 1596068744

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The Future Is Blue by Catherynne M. Valente Pdf

Collection of thirteen stories.

Author : DONALD L. SPARKS
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000400335

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The Blue Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa by DONALD L. SPARKS Pdf

The blue economy, comprising coastal and marine resources, offers vast benefits for sub-Saharan Africa: of the 53 countries and territories in the region, 32 are coastal states; there are 13 million sq km of maritime zones; more than 90% of the region’s exports and imports come by sea; and the African Union hails the blue economy as the ‘new frontier of African renaissance’. Despite their importance, the region’s coastal and marine resources have been neither fully appreciated nor fully utilized. They are only now being recognized as being key to Africa’s potential prosperity. As the region grows, it has, in general, not taken adequate safeguards to protect these valuable resources. That is partly because some of the problems (pollution, for example) are regional and know no borders. All too often, short-term gains are made at the expense of the long term (overfishing, for example). This book provides, for the first time, a study of the constraints and opportunities the blue economy offers for sub-Saharan Africa. It includes an introduction and overview; sectoral analyses (including tourism, fisheries, mineral resources, culture, shipping and maritime safety); country case studies; and analyses of regional and international efforts towards better coastal zone and marine management.

Author : Kathleen A. Walsh
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781003849568

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China's Blue Economy by Kathleen A. Walsh Pdf

The United States and China are each actively pursuing development of a Blue Economy to promote greater marine, maritime, and naval capabilities through more innovative, sustainable and environmentally friendly means. This book examines China’s approach to developing a Blue Economy, compares China’s efforts to developments in the United States, analyses prospects for cooperation, and competition, and outlines strategic implications arising from China’s linkage of the Blue Economy development concept to its Maritime Silk Road initiative. An understanding of the Blue Economy as it is being pursued in China and the Indo-Pacific region is extremely relevant for academics, industry professionals, and government officials. Features Describes in detail the development of the Blue Economy concept in China over time Includes geostrategic analysis based on the author's extensive research and explains the implications of China's Blue Economy strategy for the Indo-Pacific region Discusses timely and important topics of interest to government, industry, and academic experts, both present and future Adds value to the studies, interdisciplinary collaborations, and expertise on a complex issue of strategic, technological, and economic concern Clarifies the linkages among Blue Economy, environmental and sustainable development and recognizes the importance of understanding the Blue Economy concept at a global scale This book is written for everyone interested in Blue Economy studies, those who study and practice international relations, environmental policy and development, marine policy and governance, maritime and naval strategy, international and Asian affairs, as well as Indo-Pacific security matters.

Author : Maude Barlow
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781595586377

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Blue Covenant by Maude Barlow Pdf

A cautionary account of climate change and the global water supply. “You will not turn on the tap in the same way after reading this book.” —Robert Redford In a book hailed by Publishers Weekly as a “passionate plea for access-to-water activism,” Blue Covenant addresses an environmental crisis that—together with global warming—poses one of the gravest threats to our survival. How did the world’s most vital resource become imperiled? And what must we do to pull back from the brink? In “stark and nearly devastating prose”, world-renowned activist and bestselling author Maude Barlow—who is featured in the acclaimed documentary Flow—discusses the state of the world’s water. Barlow examines how water companies are reaping vast profits from declining supplies, and how ordinary people from around the world have banded together to reclaim the public’s right to clean water, creating a grassroots global water justice movement. While tracing the history of international battles for the right to water, she documents the life-and-death stakes involved in the fight and lays out the actions that we as global citizens must take to secure a water-just world for all (Booklist). “Sounds the water alarm with conviction and authority.” —Kirkus Reviews “This book proves that water deserves another destiny.” —Eduardo Galeano “Blue Covenant will inspire civil society movements around the world.” —Vandana Shiva

Author : John L. Petersen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Change
ISBN : 1568331355

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Out of the Blue by John L. Petersen Pdf

Out of the Blue is an easy-to-read guide to anticipating and preparing for high-impact, life-altering events.

Author : Ian Hanington,David Suzuki
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781553655282

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Everything Under the Sun by Ian Hanington,David Suzuki Pdf

Co-published by the David Suzuki Foundation.

Author : Guillaume Benoit,Aline Comeau
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136572814

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A Sustainable Future for the Mediterranean by Guillaume Benoit,Aline Comeau Pdf

'Here's a work arriving just at the right moment and contributingnew insights at precisely the time when public opinion remains sceptical of the not very promising future we are preparing for our children, when governments balk at explaining to their electorates the vital but unpopular decisions that have to be taken and when civil society, with few ways and means, is finally becoming involved. This remarkable work will help all actors to understand the inter-linkages between economic activities and the environment in the Mediterranean Basin and take concerted, effective action to build a positive, sustainable future' Mohamed Ennabli, former Minister of the Environment and Land Use Panning, Tunisia 'The Blue Plan has carried out a remarkable assessment of the serious environmental probems and insufficiently targeted cooperation in the Mediterranean, and also of new financing systems to be implemented, which would increase the capacities of local authorities and economic and social partners' Georges Corm, former Minister of Finance, Lebanon The Mediterranean Basin and its surrounding countries is a microcosm of the environmental and sustainability challenges facing people across the world. Depending on the development path it takes in the future, the region can either become a positive model for the regional regulation of globalization, or, more onerously, it might reinforce global instability. This unique volume is the definitive, authoritative assessment of the environment and development of the Mediterranean Basin and its 22 countries and territories, spanning five decades from 30 years in the past to 20 years into the future. Produced by the Blue Plan within the framework of UNEP/Mediterranean Action Plan and backed by the EU and national governments, it brings together the work of more than 100 researchers from dozens of national, regional and local governments and research groups into the only comprehensive insight into sustainable development issues in the region. Core coverage includes water, energy, transport, cities, rural and coastal areas, as well as related issues such as climate change, population growth, geopolitical changes, unemployment and poverty, pollution, economic and environmental policies, regional cooperation and the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. Information is clearly presented through hundreds of full-colour maps, graphs, tables and a wealth of case studies. This is a must-have reference for all levels of government, NGOs and libraries, as well as practitioners, academics and businesses involved in economics, natural resource management, land and maritime transport, water, energy, infrastructure, urban and rural development, agriculture, fishing and aquaculture, tourism and coastal management. Countries and territories covered: Spain, France, Italy, Monaco, Malta, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Preface by Lucien Chabason, Chairman of the Blue Plan.

Author : Carl Sagan,Ann Druyan
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780307801012

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Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan,Ann Druyan Pdf

“Fascinating . . . memorable . . . revealing . . . perhaps the best of Carl Sagan’s books.”—The Washington Post Book World (front page review) In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around the world. Now in this stunning sequel, Carl Sagan completes his revolutionary journey through space and time. Future generations will look back on our epoch as the time when the human race finally broke into a radically new frontier—space. In Pale Blue Dot, Sagan traces the spellbinding history of our launch into the cosmos and assesses the future that looms before us as we move out into our own solar system and on to distant galaxies beyond. The exploration and eventual settlement of other worlds is neither a fantasy nor luxury, insists Sagan, but rather a necessary condition for the survival of the human race. “Takes readers far beyond Cosmos . . . Sagan sees humanity’s future in the stars.”—Chicago Tribune

Author : Daniel Villatoro,Jordi Sabater-Mir,Jaime Simao Sichman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642284007

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Multi-Agent-Based Simulation XII by Daniel Villatoro,Jordi Sabater-Mir,Jaime Simao Sichman Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Multi-Agent-Based Simulation, MABS 2011, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in May 2011. The 10 revised selected and extended papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. The topics covered are MABS in scientometrics; MABS in politics, transit and policy; pedestrian, crowds and large scale MABS; and MABS modeling.

Author : Jane Lubchenco,Peter M. Haugan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 919 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031162770

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The Blue Compendium by Jane Lubchenco,Peter M. Haugan Pdf

Home to over 80 percent of all life on Earth, the ocean is the world’s largest carbon sink and a key source of food and economic security for billions of people. The relevance of the ocean for humanity's future is undisputed. However, the ocean’s great potential to drive economic growth and equitable job creation, sustain healthy ecosystems, and mitigate climate change is not yet fully recognised. Lack of awareness of this potential as well as management and governance challenges pose impediments. Until these impediments are removed, ocean ecosystems will continue to be degraded and opportunities for people lost. A transition and a clear path to a thriving and vibrant relationship between humans and the ocean are urgently needed. This open access collection of papers and reports identifies a path that is inspired by science, energised by engaged people, and emboldened by visionary leaders. These assessments of knowledge are commissioned by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Ocean Panel), which was established in September 2018 as a unique initiative led by heads of state and government from around the world, to showcase the latest leading-edge science, knowledge and state-of-the-art thinking on key ocean issues. Altogether, The Blue Compendium offers innovative ocean solutions in technology, policy, governance, and finance realms, that could help accelerate a transition to a more sustainable and prosperous relationship with the ocean. The comprehensive assessments have already informed policy making at the highest levels of government and motivated an impressive array of responsive and ambitious action across a growing network of leaders in business, finance and civil society.

Author : Lois Lowry
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780007597277

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Gathering Blue (The Giver Quartet) by Lois Lowry Pdf

The fascinating sequel to THE GIVER which inspired the dystopian genre and is soon to be a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift.

Author : John L. Petersen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Change
ISBN : 0965902722

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Out of the Blue by John L. Petersen Pdf

Out of the Blue is an easy-to-read guide to anticipating and preparing for high-impact, life-altering events.