{"product_id":"the-world-in-2050-isbn-9780452297470","title":"The World in 2050","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A compelling portrait of the future  and vividly relates the big challenges facing the world now.”—Jared Diamond, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCollapse \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGuns, Germs, and Steel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe world's population is exploding, wild species are vanishing, and  our environment is degrading. What kind of world are we leaving for our  children and grandchildren? Just who will flourish—and who will fail—in  our evolving world?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining the lessons of geography and history with state-of-the-art  model projections and analytical data, Guggenheim fellow Laurence C.  Smith predicts how the eight nations of the Arctic Rim (including the  United States) will become increasingly powerful while the nations  around the equator struggle for survival. Like Bjorn Lomborg's \u003ci\u003eThe  Skeptical Environmentalist, The World in 2050\u003c\/i\u003e is as credible as it  is controversial, projecting the looming benefits as well as the  problems of climate change.\"[The World in 2050] is a lively and impressive book, among the first in what promises to be an important publishing category, the explication of how the human landscape will be altered by artificially triggered climate change.\" \u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Smith's planetary palm-reading would be impressive enough, but he also managed to pull it off with literary gusto. He combines a wide-angle-lens analysis reminiscent of Jared Diamond with a knack for narrative, including tales of numerous visits to the Arctic.\" \u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Cleverly executed.\" \u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"One of the most head-turning books I've ever come across recently.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Thomas PM Barnett, \u003ci\u003eWorld Politics Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A charismatic rising star vividly relates the big challenges facing the world.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Jared Diamond, author of the Pulitzer Prize winner \u003ci\u003eGuns, Germs, and Steel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCollapse\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This is a blockbuster of clear argument, sophisticated use of multiple empirical sources, and cogent writing that makes a convincing case for the emergence of the deep Global North as the main beneficiary of emerging climatic and economic trends.  Intelligently discussing the future requires exactly the balance of discerning empirical analysis and wise interpretive judgment to be found here.\" \u003cbr\u003e -John Agnew, Professor of Geography UC, Los Angeles\u003cb\u003eLaurence C. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e earned his PhD at Cornell University, and is  now professor and vice-chairman of geography and earth space sciences  at the University of California in Los Angeles where he also lives.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304153796837,"sku":"NP9780452297470","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452297470.jpg?v=1767742310","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-world-in-2050-isbn-9780452297470","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}