Through extensive graphs, this book illustrates the global population explosion of the past 250 years. Every nation with a recorded population history is represented among the graphs, which make a case for a fundamental shift from a Darwinian world of ruthless competition to a gentler one with weak restraints on growth. This shift, it is argued, made tolerance, compassion, environmental concerns, and human rights possible, as growth of one population was no longer dependent on the decline of another. A case is made that despite the humanitarian views that emerged from this era, weak restraints on growth conditions are self-destructive because the expanding population is rapidly devouring finite resources. This story concludes that this growth is unsustainable and will lead to dire consequences.

The Rapid Growth of Human Populations 1750-2000: Histories, Consequences, Issues, Nation by Nation

Politics & Social Sciences

Stanton,William

Social Sciences

Multi Science Pub Co Ltd

Concerned with hydrocarbon production economics, these two volumes dissect the old adage in the oil industry that exploration for hydrocarbons loses money while production of hydrocarbons makes money. Issues explored include how risk should be managed and how a given situation can be analyzed so that the chances of obtaining the desired level of profit can be maximized. A significant contribution to the understanding of economic risk management in the context of hydrocarbon production, these texts will be of value to both graduate students studying hydrocarbon production and oil industry professionals involved in economic risk analysis.

Economics of Petroleum Production: A Compendium

Business & Money

Lerche,Ian

Noeth, Sheila

Economics

This text argues that climate change is a natural phenomenon and that the United Nations International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has overlooked this straightforward cause for global warming because the climate models the IPCC has created are oversimplified. The models' faults are vigorously examined, including what has been left out and what has not been accorded proper weight. The book outlines the continuing need to better understand and predict natural climate variations to underpin better planning, including sound infrastructure development and mitigation strategies, so that the huge annual human and property losses worldwide from climate extremes can be avoided.

Climate Change: A Natural Hazard

Science & Math

Kininmonth, William

Biological Sciences

Ethical questions arising from developments in modern biology, such as If we are genetically determined, where is free will? Is it right for humans to create new foods? and Should organizations be allowed to hold the keys to the production of vast amounts of food globally in the form of a patent? are discussed in this collection of presentations from the 2004 European Commission sponsored conference "Modern Biology and Visions of Humanity." Organized into four sections, the contributions from this event reflect on the complex relationship between science and society and touch on such subjects as what are the benefits of science, who decides its uses, and how science relates to other areas of human creativity. Leading figures in the worlds of science and the arts take sides in these essays in either promoting the products and services biology provides, challenging biology's vision of humanity, or questioning the whole approach of Western science from a political perspective.

Modern Biology & Visions of Humanity

The European Commission

Ideal for addiction scientists, this comprehensive reference guides those facing the complex process of publishing in scholarly journals. For both aspiring and established authors, this handbook tackles issues such as choosing a journal, publishing qualitative research, and responding to reviewers reports and includes a treatise on ethical issues common to addiction-science publishing.

Publishing Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed