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Countering 21st Century Social-Environmental Threats to Growing Global Populations

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Frederic R. Siegel

    1. Emeritus at The George Washington Univer, Washington, USA

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Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science (BRIEFSENVIRONMENTAL)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Population Assessments: 2013–2050–2100: Growth, Stability, Contraction

    • Frederic R. Siegel
    Pages 1-8

  3. Options to Increase Freshwater Supplies and Accessibility

    • Frederic R. Siegel
    Pages 9-30

  4. Strategies to Increase Food Supplies for Rapidly Growing Populations: Crops, Livestock, and Fisheries

    • Frederic R. Siegel
    Pages 31-51

  5. Shelter: Proactive Planning to Protect Citizens from Natural Hazards

    • Frederic R. Siegel
    Pages 53-67

  6. Development Planning: A Process to Protect People, Ecosystems, and Business Productivity/Longevity

    • Frederic R. Siegel
    Pages 69-74

  7. Exertion of Political Influence by Commodity-Based Economic Pressure: Control of Energy and Mineral Natural Resources

    • Frederic R. Siegel
    Pages 75-84

  8. Global Perils that Reduce the Earth’s Capacity to Sustain and Safeguard Growing Populations—Tactics to Mitigate or Suppress Them

    • Frederic R. Siegel
    Pages 85-119

  9. Stressors on Citizens and Ecosystems: Alleviation Tactics

    • Frederic R. Siegel
    Pages 121-136

  10. Progressive Adaptation: The Key to Sustaining a Growing Global Population

    • Frederic R. Siegel
    Pages 137-160

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 161-164
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About this book

This book brings together in a single volume a grand overview of solutions - political, economic, and scientific - to social and environmental problems that are related to the growth of human populations in areas that can least cope with them now. Through progressive adaptation to social and environmental changes projected for the future, including population growth, global warming/climate change, water deficits, and increasing competition for other natural resources, the world may be able to achieve a fair degree of sustainability for some time into the future.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Emeritus at The George Washington Univer, Washington, USA

    Frederic R. Siegel

About the author

Frederic R. Siegel is Professor Emeritus at The George Washington University. His books Applied Geochemistry (1974), Geoquimica Aplicada (1991), Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards in Development Planning (1996), Environmental Geochemistry of Potentially Toxic Metals ((2001/2002), and Demands of Expanding Populations and Development Planning (2008) reflect Dr. Siegel’s cumulative teaching and research experience in marine, exploration, and environmental geochemistry, and his work to alleviate or eliminate environmental problems related to physical, social, chemical, and economic conditions associated with planned development projects.

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