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Collapse
por Jared Diamond
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Brochura
- Condição
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0713998628
- ISBN 13
- 9780713998627
- Livreiro
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Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
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Penguin Books. Very Good. 5.98 x 1.5 x 9.13 inches. Paperback. 2005. 608 pages. <br>From groundbreaking writer and thinker Jared Diamo nd comes an epic, visionary new book on the mysterious collapse o f past civilizations - and what this means for our future. Why d o some societies flourish, while others founder? What happened to the people who made the forlorn, long-abandoned statues of Easte r ... .
Sinopse
Diamond identifies five factors that contribute to collapse: climate change, hostile neighbors, collapse of essential trading partners, environmental problems, and failure to adapt to environmental issues. He also lists 12 environmental problems facing mankind today. The first eight have historically contributed to the collapse of past societies: Deforestation and habitat destruction Soil problems (erosion, salinization, and soil fertility losses) Water management problems Overhunting Overfishing Effects of introduced species on native species Overpopulation Increased per-capita impact of people Further, he says four new factors may contribute to the weakening and collapse of present and future societies: Anthropogenic climate change Buildup of toxins in the environment Energy shortages Full human utilization of the Earth’s photosynthetic capacity Diamond also writes about cultural factors, such as the apparent reluctance of the Greenland Norse to eat fish. The root problem in all but one of Diamond's factors leading to collapse is overpopulation relative to the practicable (as opposed to the ideal theoretical) carrying capacity of the environment. The one factor not related to overpopulation is the harmful effect of accidentally or intentionally introducing nonnative species to a region. Diamond also states that "it would be absurd to claim that environmental damage must be a major factor in all collapses: the collapse of the Soviet Union is a modern counter-example, and the destruction of Carthage by Rome in 146 BC is an ancient one. It's obviously true that military or economic factors alone may suffice" (p. 15). Societal collapse Wavefunction collapse Collapse (Album), an album by the American metalcore band Across Five Aprils Collapse (medical) Collapse (structural) Collapse of the Soviet Union, the collapse of Soviet federalism Cave-in is a kind of structural collapse Collapse, the action a collapsible or telescoping object does Collapse (book) by Jared M.
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- Livreiro
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 1189u
- Título
- Collapse
- Autor
- Jared Diamond
- Formato/Encadernação
- Brochura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Very Good
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0713998628
- ISBN 13
- 9780713998627
- Editorial
- Penguin Books
- Local de publicação
- Camberwell
- Data de publicação
- 2005
- Palavras-chave
- social, &, cultural, history,social, groups,social, classes,science:, general, issues,environment
- Catálogos de livreiros
- History;
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