The Power of Deserts: Climate Change, the Middle East, and the Promise of a Post-Oil Era - Tapa blanda

Rabinowitz, Dan

 
9781503609983: The Power of Deserts: Climate Change, the Middle East, and the Promise of a Post-Oil Era
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ISBN 10: 1503609987 ISBN 13: 9781503609983
Editorial: Stanford Briefs, 2020

Sinopsis

Hotter and dryer than most parts of the world, the Middle East could soon see climate change exacerbate food and water shortages, aggravate social inequalities, and drive displacement and political destabilization. And as renewable energy eclipses fossil fuels, oil rich countries in the Middle East will see their wealth diminish. Amidst these imminent risks is a call to action for regional leaders. Could countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates harness the region's immense potential for solar energy and emerge as vanguards of global climate action?

The Power of Deserts surveys regional climate models and identifies the potential impact on socioeconomic disparities, population movement, and political instability. Offering more than warning and fear, however, the book highlights a potentially brighter future―a recent shift across the Middle East toward renewable energy. With his deep knowledge of the region and knack for presenting scientific data with clarity, Dan Rabinowitz makes a sober yet surprisingly optimistic investigation of opportunity arising from a looming crisis.

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Acerca del autor

Dan Rabinowitz, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Tel Aviv University, is Chairman of the Association for Environmental Justice in Israel. He was Head of TAU's Porter School of Environmental Studies and Chairman of Greenpeace Mediterranean. He received the Pratt Prize for Environmental Journalism (2012) and the Green Globe Award for Environmental Leadership (2016).

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Editorial
Stanford Briefs
Año de publicación
2020
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1503609987
ISBN 13 
9781503609983
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Número de páginas
184
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