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Futurecide
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- Book Synopsis
- Every civilization in history has faced moments of overwhelming existential crises, and they all eventually collapsed. Was this failure inherent in the evolution of civilization, something within the human species, or a combination of both? More importantly, was it predictable and unavoidable? Most civilizations believed they had a special relationship with the divine and were beyond the laws of nature. Our current economic civilization is now global and interdependent. Today's economy is responsible for the most rapid mass extinction in Earth's history. We face imminent catastrophic climate change and environmental disruption, yet the same sense of exceptionalism and hubris clouds humanity's judgement and ability to act rationally.
- About The Author
- W. Douglas Smith is an environmental scientist with thirty years of field experience with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In addition to conducting hundreds of investigations, he wrote the most widely used EPA training manual and trained new inspectors and investigators for EPA and the National Enforcement Training Institute (NETI) in Denver, Colorado. He led multi-media teams that monitored regulatory compliance and "environmental management systems" under domestic and international operating standards. From 1996 to 2005, Mr. Smith served as the EPA liaison to the United Nations and the World Bank Institute. Together, they assisted nations in developing their own environmental protection programs. Mr. Smith also served on the Board of Directors for the Seattle chapter of the United Nations Foundation. Additionally, he owned an international adventure travel company for more than thirty yea
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9798889100324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Austin Macauley Publishers, (26 April 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 278
- Weight
- 474 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 156 x 29 mm
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