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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Clive Ponting |
ISBN: | 0140176608 9780140176605 |
OCLC Number: | 422866913 |
Notes: | Includes index. |
Target Audience: | For adults. |
Description: | 430 pages |
Responsibility: | by Clive Ponting. |
Abstract:
This study of world civilizations argues that humans have built prosperous societies by exploiting the Earth's resources, only to expand too much and collapse. The book argues for a realization of the finite nature of our resources, and the impact should we continue squandering them.
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