xvi, 392 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 BACKGROUND -- 1.Worrying about the Future -- Why Now? -- Is a Forecast Possible? -- Why Forty Years? -- Bases for an Educated Guess -- Full Steam Ahead with a Peaceful Mind -- 2.Five Big Issues toward 2052 -- The Sustainability Revolution -- Five Central Issues...

Contents note continued: A Final Note on the Data Base -- 4.Population and Consumption to 2052 -- Population Will Peak -- Workforce Will Peak a Little Earlier -- Productivity Will Grow, but Meet Obstacles -- Production (GDP) Will Grow, but More and More Slowly -- Glimpse 4-1 The End of Uneconomic Gr...

Contents note continued: Glimpse 5-4 The Flight to the City -- 6.Food and Footprint to 2052 -- Food Production Will Satisfy Reduced Demand -- Biofuels and White Meat Will Advance -- Glimpse 6-1 Expensive Oil = Expensive Food -- Glimpse 6-2 The Limits to Protein -- Commercial Fish Stocks Will Be Conf...

Contents note continued: Glimpse 7-3 The Future of War and the Rise of Robots -- Glimpse 7-4 Military for Sustainability -- 8.The Zeitgeist in 2052 -- Fragmentation: More Focus on Local Solutions -- Glimpse 8-1 Scotland Joins New Europe -- Glimpse 8-2 The End of Mediterranean Disparity -- Glimpse 8-...

Contents note continued: Glimpse 9-2 Financing the Future -- 10.Five Regional Futures -- Toward 2052: The United States -- Glimpse 10-1 Bright Solar Future -- Toward 2052: China -- Glimpse 10-2 China---the New Hegemon -- Toward 2052: OECD-less-US -- Toward 2052: BRISE -- Glimpse 10-3 Rich on Biofuel...

Contents note continued: 4.Extra Data on Fertility and Productivity.