On the edge of scarcity

Description:

Michael N. Dobkowski and Isidor Wallimann establish a disturbing but realistic scenario of the disastrous future that awaits humankind as surplus populations collide with dwindling resources. Authors consider a number of cause-and-effect situations on industrialization, biophysical limits, exponential population growth, and genocide, to name a few. This volume is a critical contribution to the field and will serve as an ideal introduction to courses in the environment, population, resources, genocide, and social conflict.

subjects: Natural resources,  Sustainable development,  Economic development,  Scarcity,  Social conflict,  Economic forecasting,  Human ecology,  Population,  Economic aspects,  Pollution,  Environnement,  Développement durable,  Conflit social,  Mondialisation,  Développement économique,  Génocide,  Ressources naturelles,  Rareté (Économie politique),  Environmental protection