What if our civilization were to collapse? Not many centuries into
the future, but in our own lifetimes? Most people recognize that we
face huge challenges today, from climate change and its potentially
catastrophic consequences to a plethora of socio-political
problems, but we find it hard to face up to the very real
possibility that these crises could produce a collapse of our
entire civilization. Yet we now have a great deal of evidence to
suggest that we are up against growing systemic instabilities that
pose a serious threat to the capacity of human populations to
maintain themselves in a sustainable environment. In this important
book, Pablo Servigne and Raphael Stevens confront these issues
head-on. They examine the scientific evidence and show how its
findings, often presented in a detached and abstract way, are
connected to people's ordinary experiences - joining the dots, as
it were, between the Anthropocene and our everyday lives. In so
doing they provide a valuable guide that will help everyone make
sense of the new and potentially catastrophic situation in which we
now find ourselves. Today, utopia has changed sides: it is the
utopians who believe that everything can continue as before, while
realists put their energy into making a transition and building
local resilience. Collapse is the horizon of our generation. But
collapse is not the end - it's the beginning of our future. We will
reinvent new ways of living in the world and being attentive to
ourselves, to other human beings and to all our fellow creatures.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(2)
