ISBN:
9781844073467
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (313 p)
Edition:
2nd ed
Parallel Title:
Print version A Short History of the Future : Surviving the 2030 Spike
DDC:
303.49
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Has the future a future? Are we bringing history to an end? Observing any one of several individual but critical trends suggests that, without rapid and positive action, history may have only a very short way to run. Whether it is the growth of world population, of greenhouse gas concentrations and the accelerating rate of climate change, the running down of oil and natural gas reserves, growing shortages of fresh water for agriculture, industry and domestic use, or the increasing difficulty in controlling epidemic diseases ? we are facing a mounting global crisis that will peak in less than a
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Cover; A Short History of the Future; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Part One: Is There A Crisis?; 1. The Drivers; 2. Running Out of Fuel: The Coming Energy Crunch; 3. Population and Poverty; 4. Climate: How Long to Tipping Point?; 5. Is There Enough Food and Water?; 6. One World?; 7. The Fourth Horseman; Part Two: Directions; 8. Which Way Science?; 9. In the Genes: New Plants - and People?; 10. The Values of the Sea; 11. Multinationals: Good Business or Bad?; 12. The Trouble with Money; Part Three: Upgrading the Individual; 13. The Pursuit of Happiness
Description / Table of Contents:
14. Love, Family and Freedom15. Habitat: The Dilemma of the Cities; 16. Making Education Work; 17. Health and Wealth; 18. Religion: The Cement of Society?; Part Four: The New Society?; 19. The Mechanics of Change; 20. Automation and Employment; 21. Travelling Less?; 22. Working Online; 23. The Information Overload; 24. The Toxic Culture; 25. Running the Show; 26. Getting the World We Want; Notes; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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