{"product_id":"earth-wars-isbn-9781118152881","title":"Earth Wars","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating insight into the global battle for our energy future\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e The global competition for scarce natural resources that pits the West against the super-hot economies of China and India, plus a clutch of other contenders including Russia, Brazil, and Indonesia, has become one of the biggest issues facing the world today. Whether it is the rare metal lithium found in salt pans in the Andes, gas from the Caspian Sea, oil off the coast of Brazil, coal from Africa's Zambezi River, or uranium from Kazakhstan, China and India are desperate to ensure the security of their future energy supplies. The same goes for food and water, as contamination and over-use take their toll, the need to provide continued access for the next generation and beyond has increased exponentially. In \u003ci\u003eEarth Wars: The Battle for Global Resources\u003c\/i\u003e, international business journalist Geoff Hiscock explores the problems, potential solutions, and inevitable tensions in this ongoing scramble for finite natural resources.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Going beyond \"big power\" politics to explore resource ownership and the use of innovative technology to get the most out of them, the book takes a forward-looking approach to this pressing issue. Written in clear, jargon-free language, it tells the global resources story in a fresh and engaging way that anyone can understand.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes insightful, up-to-the-minute coverage of the most pressing debates over resource allocations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the major Chinese and Indian businesses that are just becoming known to those in the West (Sinopec, CNOOC, CNPC, Indian Oil, ONGC, Reliance, Coal India, SAIL, and many others)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents resource- and region-specific chapters to help readers view the pertinent issues from multiple angles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e As the economies of China and India grow to challenge those of the West, the battle over natural resources will continue to heat up. \u003ci\u003eEarth Wars\u003c\/i\u003e looks at this very real problem in-depth, presenting a definitive look at one of the greatest challenges of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 The Four Essentials 1\u003cbr\u003e Food, Water, Energy, Metals\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Geographical Flashpoints 19\u003cbr\u003e The Trouble with Lines on a Map\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Key Players 37\u003cbr\u003e Diggers, Drillers, and Dealers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Food and Water 57\u003cbr\u003e Where the Rivers Run\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 “Going Out” for Energy 73\u003cbr\u003e China and India Stake Their Claims\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Old Coal Still Burning Brightly 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Going Nuclear in a Post-Fukushima World 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 New Energy—Clean, Green, and Expensive 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Coppery Red, the Colour of Earth’s True Love 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Finding Steel’s Essential Ingredients 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 U.S. Energy 173\u003cbr\u003e Hail to the Shale\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Japan after the Deluge 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 BRACQK (Brazil, Russia, Australia, Canada, Qatar, Kazakhstan) Is the New BRIC 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 The Up and Comers 229\u003cbr\u003e Turkey, Iran, Indonesia, Mexico\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 What Happens Next 243\u003cbr\u003e A Host of Global Opportunities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 257\u003cbr\u003e A World So Changed\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 275\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"This book... will surely achieve great success. This book is recommended.\" (\u003cem\u003ePlasma Physics Control Fusion,\u003c\/em\u003e Vol 42, 2000) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... well worth having in one's collection.\" (\u003cem\u003eJournal of Atmospheric \u0026amp; Solar Terrestrial Physics,\u003c\/em\u003e Vol 62, 2000)   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGEOFF HISCOCK\u003c\/b\u003e has been writing about Asian business for major media outlets for more than thirty years, including time as Sydney bureau chief and Asia Business Editor for CNN.com and as International Business Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of four books, including \u003ci\u003eIndia’s Global Wealth Club\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIndia’s Store Wars,\u003c\/i\u003e both published by Wiley.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFood, water, energy, and metals are the drivers of industrial, economic, and social growth. As the world’s population rises and the clamour for higher living standards gets louder, so too the struggle for resource access intensifies. But whether it is water from the Nile, rice from the Mekong Delta, oil from the Middle East, coal from Africa, gas from Russia, rare earths from China, iron ore from the Australian Outback, uranium from Kazakhstan, or shale from North America, these resources, even those we consider “sustainable,” are limited and valuable. For centuries, the West has controlled much of the resources flow, but now China, India, Russia, Brazil, Indonesia, Turkey, Iran, and a host of other nations want their share. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEarth Wars: The Battle for Global Resources,\u003c\/i\u003e journalist and Asian business expert Geoff Hiscock takes an in-depth look at our energy future. He analyzes the new technologies, the key players, escalating tensions, and possible outcomes of the ultimate theme of the twenty-first century: resource ownership. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina and India, with their combined population of 2.5 billion people, will be the engines of global growth in the next fifty years, and their drive to expand is already bringing them to the forefront of the supply–demand equation. In \u003ci\u003eEarth Wars,\u003c\/i\u003e Hiscock surveys the world at large, looking at the interconnections, exploring who has what, how they’re using what they have, and what they’re doing to protect, expand, or share their bounty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989096808677,"sku":"NP9781118152881","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118152881.jpg?v=1761782783","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/earth-wars-isbn-9781118152881","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}