Protection of the Three Poles (Record no. 104028)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9784431540069
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024 7# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code 10.1007/978-4-431-54006-9
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Classification number QH541.15.B56
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Subject category code RNCB
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Subject category code SCI020000
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Classification number 577
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Huettmann, Falk.
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Title Protection of the Three Poles
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Statement of responsibility, etc edited by Falk Huettmann.
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Extent XX, 337 p. 41 illus., 22 illus. in color.
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Summary, etc The Arctic, the Antarctic, and the Hindu Kush-Himalayas form a unique trio called the three poles. Mainly composed of snow, rock, and ice, these precious regions contain vast areas of wilderness for humanity. Together they make up the primary water resource of this planet and directly shape our climate. This book presents a first-ever global assessment and progressive review of the three poles and the urgent need for their protection. Sins of the past have irrevocably harmed these regions, and the future looks bleak with the global population reaching 9 billion by 2060 and climate change on the rise. Presented here is a wide-reaching and coherent overview of the poles’ biodiversity, habitats, and ongoing destruction. Failed protection and social targets set by the United Nations and other bodies are exposed while economic growth and urban sprawl continue unabated. Polar regions play a major role on the global agenda as they are rich in oil and other resources, marking them for contamination, overfishing, and further degradation. The chapters are written by experts in their fields, and their evidence leaves no doubt that we already live beyond our carrying capacity on a finite space. A global protection role model and several outlook scenarios are proposed to help set in motion polar protection priorities that are actually valid. That way, it may not be too late to salvage this huge, last wilderness so relevant for the well-being of humanity and at least protect what is still left.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Animal ecology.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Biodiversity.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Aquatic biology.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Zoology.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Nature Conservation.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Life Sciences.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Biodiversity.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Nature Conservation.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Freshwater & Marine Ecology.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Zoology.
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Title Springer eBooks
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International Standard Book Number 9784431540052
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Uniform Resource Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54006-9
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