The 2030 spike : countdown to global catastrophe / Colin Mason.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mason, Colin, 1926-2020.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Twenty-first century--Forecasts.

Twenty-first century.

Environmental policy.

Natural resources.

Social prediction.

Catastrophical, The.

Physical Description:

iv, 250 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Two thousand thirty spike

Two thousand and thirty spike

Twenty-thirty spike

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications, 2003.

Summary:

Explores the evidence that 6 "global drivers" will converge in the decade 2030 and could plunge the world into a global Dark Age. Lays out over 100 specific action priorities that will prevent the crisis.

Contents:

Part 1 Crisis Mode

1 The Drivers 3

2 Running Out of Fuel: The Coming Energy Crunch 9

3 Population and Poverty 21

4 Climate: Too Hot or Too Cold? 29

5 Famines: Food and Water 41

6 One World? 53

7 The Fourth Horseman 62

Part 2 Directions

8 Which Way Science? 75

9 In the Genes: New Plants

and People? 83

10 The Values of the Sea 94

11 Multinationals: Good Business or Bad? 101

12 The Trouble with Money 110

Part 3 Upgrading the Individual

13 The Pursuit of Happiness 123

14 Love, Family and Freedom 130

15 Habitat: The Dilemma of the Cities 135

16 Making Education Work 145

17 Health and Wealth 153

18 Religion: The Cement of Society? 161

Part 4 The New Society?

19 The Mechanics of Change 171

20 Automation and Employment 178

21 Travelling Less? 186

22 Working Online 192

23 The Information Overload 199

24 The Toxic Culture 205

25 Running the Show 211

26 Conclusion: World to Come 220.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [230]-243) and index.

ISBN:

1844070182

OCLC:

51898713