Peak Everything Waking Up to the Century of Declines New Society Publishers 1st Edition by Richard Heinberg ISBN 978-0865715981 ‎ 086571598X

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ISBN 10:  ‎ 086571598X

ISBN 13: 978-0865715981

Author: Richard Heinberg 

The 20th century saw unprecedented growth in population, energy consumption and food production. As the population shifted from rural to urban, human impacts on the environment increased dramatically.

The 21st century ushered in an era of declines, including:

Oil, natural gas and coal extraction
Yearly grain harvests
Climate stability
Economic growth
Fresh water
Minerals and ores, such as copper and platinum
To adapt to this profoundly different world, we must begin now to make radical changes to our attitudes, behaviors and expectations.

Now in paperback and featuring a foreword by James Howard Kunstler, Peak Everything addresses many of the cultural, psychological and practical changes we will have to make as nature dictates our new limits. This landmark work from Richard Heinberg, author of three of the most important books on Peak Oil, touches on vital aspects of the human condition at this unique moment in time.

A combination of wry commentary and sober forecasting on subjects as diverse as farming and industrial design, this book describes how to make the transition from The Age of Excess to the Era of Modesty with grace and satisfaction, while preserving the best of our collective achievements. Peak Everything is a must-read for individuals, business leaders and policy makers serious about effecting real change.

Table of contents: 

1. Peak Everything
2. On Technology, Agriculture and the Arts
3. Tools with a Life of Their Own
4. Fifty Million Farmers
5. Post-Hydrocarbon Aesthetics
6. On Nature’s Limits and the Human Condition
7. Five Axioms of Sustainability
8. Parrots and Peoples
9. Population, Resources and Human Idealism
10. The End of One Era, the Beginning of Another
11. The Psychology of Peak Oil and Climate Change
12. Bridging Peak Oil and Climate Change Activism
13. Boomers’ Last Chance?
14. A Letter from the Future
15. Talking Ourselves to Extinction
16. Resources for Action
17. Index
18. About the Author

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