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Note
"Date: July 2010."
"This report was prepared by DSR Sustainability Research and Stratos Inc. for the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America."
Issued also in French and Spanish under titles: Perspectives environnementales en Amérique du Nord d'ici 2030 and Perspectivas ambientales en América del Norte para el an 2030.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-60).
Access
Unrestricted online access. Unrestricted online access. star CaOONL
Summary
"This report summarizes recent research concerning the major forces and underlying trends that are likely to shape the environment of North America in 2030. The intention of this report is not to present a prediction of the future. Rather, it is to consider the possibilities that the future might hold in light of the environmental and social stresses facing North America and the world at this time"--Executive summary.
Form
Also issued in printed form.
Contents
Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary/Reader's guide -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Approach -- 3. Meta-forces. 3.1. Socio-political developments ; 3.2. Global environmental changes -- 4. Drivers. 4.1. Demographic patterns ; 4.2. Economic activity ; 4.3. Technology -- 5. Pressures. 5.1. Introduction ; 5.2. Resource extraction, production and use ; 5.3. Waste generation and return flows to the environment -- 6. State: changes in environmental conditions. 6.1. Introduction ; 6.2. Climate ; 6.3. Land cover and land use ; 6.4. Air quality ; 6.5. Water quality and quantity ; 6.6. Biodiversity -- 7. Impacts: how environmental change affects socio-economic conditions. 7.1. Introduction ; 7.2. Population living in areas facing severe water stress ; 7.3. Health effects of urban air pollution ; 7.4. Climate change impacts -- 8. Conclusions -- References -- Annex 1: Key studies -- Annex 2: Data tables.
