Earth wars
Subtitle: the battle for global resources
By: Geoff Hiscock
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Singapore
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Singapore; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9781118152881
Subjects: Political aspects; Natural resources; Energy development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-268) and index.
Table of contents: title: The four essentials : food, water, energy, metals --; title: Geographical flashpoints : the trouble with lines on a map --; title: The key players : diggers, drillers, and dealers --; title: Food and water : where the rivers run --; title: "Going out" for energy : China and India stake their claims --; title: Old coal still burning brightly --; title: Going nuclear in a post-Fukushima world --; title: New energy--clean, green, and expensive --; title: Coppery red, the colour of earth's true love --; title: Finding steel's essential ingredients --; title: U.S. energy : hail to the shale --; title: Japan after the deluge --; title: BRACQK (Brazil, Russia, Australia, Canada, Qatar, Kazakhstan) is the new BRIC --; title: The up and comers : Turkey, Iran, Indonesia, Mexico --; title: What happens next : a host of global opportunities --; title: Conclusion : a world so changed.