A Short History of the Future - Surviving the 2030 Spike (Hardcover)

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 generation, around the year 2030. Taken together, these trends point to a potentially apocalyptic period, if not for the planet itself then certainly for human societies and for humankind. In this compelling book, and update to The 2030 Spike, Colin Mason explains in clear and irrefutable terms what is going on largely below the surface of our daily or weekly news bulletins. The picture he paints is stark, and yet it is not bleak. Being forewarned, we are forearmed, and he draws on his own extensive political experience to describe how much we can do as individuals, and above all collectively, not merely to avert crisis but to engineer thoroughgoing change that can usher in genuinely sustainable and valuable alternatives to the way we live now.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2017
First published:	2006
Authors:	Colin Mason
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-42395-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Law > International law > Public international law > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-42395-5
Barcode:	9781138423954

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