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The Collapse of Complex Societies
Any explanation of political collapse carries lessons not just for the study of ancient societies, but for the members of all complex societies in both the present and future. Dr …
Supply-Side Sustainability
While environmentalists insist that lower rates of consumption of natural resources are essential for a sustainable future, many economists dismiss the notion that resource limits …
Kompleksühiskondade kokkuvarisemine
Maailma ajaloos on olnud palju võimsaid tsivilisatsioone, mille õitsengust on tänaseks alles vaid mälestus. Tahes-tahtmata paneb see küsima, mis nendega juhtus. Kas languse taga …
L'effondrement des soci?t?s complexes
La d sint gration politique est, travers l'Histoire, une caract ristique constante des soci t s humaines. Lorsque le moteur de l' conomie mondiale tousse et h site, comme il le …
Way the Wind Blows
-- Robert W. Harms, Yale University
Drilling Down
For more than a century, oil has been the engine of growth for a society that delivers an unprecedented standard of living to many. We now take for granted that economic growth is …
Kuinka yhteiskunnat romahtavat
Kuinka yhteiskunnat romahtavat -kirjassa antropologi, professori Joseph A. Tainter tutkii useita historiallisia yhteiskuntia, jotka ovat päätyneet romahdukseen. Erityisen …
Evolving Complexity And Environmental Risk In The Prehistoric Southwest
Cultural behaviour exhibits many of the features of complex adaptive systems, but is in some ways distinctive. Cultural complexity is enigmatic, improbable, and difficult to …
Drilling Down
For more than a century, oil has been the engine of growth for a society that delivers an unprecedented standard of living to many. We now take for granted that economic growth is …
The Way the Wind Blows
Scientists and policymakers are beginning to understand in ever-increasing detail that environmental problems cannot be understood solely through the biophysical sciences. …
Rethinking Environmental History
This exciting new reader in environmental history provides a framework for understanding the relations between ecosystems and world-systems over time. Alf Hornborg, J. R. McNeill, …
Way the Wind Blows
Scientists and policymakers are beginning to understand in ever-increasing detail that environmental problems cannot be understood solely through the biophysical sciences. …