BOOK REVIEW The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization’s Northern Future

"The province of Quebec, anticipating renewed interest in its natural resources, has rolled out Plan Nord, an ambitious 25-year plan to develop its vast but largely untouched northern and Arctic regions. The program, however, has the potential to put the province at odds with environmentalists...

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Main Authors: Laurence C. Smith, Reviewed Ira Sohn
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.405.3425
http://www.forecasters.org/pdfs/foresight/FSIssue22_bookreview.pdf
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Summary:"The province of Quebec, anticipating renewed interest in its natural resources, has rolled out Plan Nord, an ambitious 25-year plan to develop its vast but largely untouched northern and Arctic regions. The program, however, has the potential to put the province at odds with environmentalists in this mainly pristine region. And the development of traditional lands of the large native Canadian population may pose further difficulties"