Smil V. Global Catastrophes and Trends. The Next 50 Years

Cambridge; London: The MIT Press, 2008. — 319 p. — ISBN: 9781435654990, 1435654994.A wide-ranging, interdisciplinary look at global changes that may occur over the next fifty years - whether sudden and cataclysmic world-changing events or gradually unfolding trends.Preface: What to Expect
How (Not) to Look Ahead
Fatal Discontinuities
Unfolding Trends
Environmental Change
Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty
Appendix A: Units and Abbreviations, Prefixes
Appendix B: AcronymsName Index
Subject Index