{"product_id":"9783030757359","title":"Space Systems and Sustainability: From Asteroids and Solar Storms to Pandemics and Climate Change","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his latest book, space scientist, futurist, and educator Joseph N. Pelton explores a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edozen ways that Planet Earth is at “existential” risk, along with the many ways that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003espace systems, data analytics, and advanced networking systems can help us cope\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith these global challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chapters examine in a straightforward way how satellite systems and technol-\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eogy can drastically transform fields such as pandemic tracking and global medical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eresponses, cosmic hazard monitoring, nuclear energy and waste disposal, water and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eland pollution, tele-education\/telemedicine, and military conflict. Such examples\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshow how orbiting smart systems will play an ever more vital role in our vulnerable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emodern world, allowing us to monitor, track, and respond to mounting problems of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Pelton takes a broad view, probing the social, economic, and regulatory factors\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat are crucial to creating a more sustainable “Spaceship Earth.” This book is a call\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto action, promoting more organized international collaboration and investment in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e space technologies that can enable global change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer-Verlag New York, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46521894174961,"sku":"9783030757359","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9783030757359_p0.jpg?v=1765554810","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783030757359","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}