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Empty Planet

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Author : Darrell Bricker
language : en
Publisher: Signal
Release Date : 2019-02-05

Empty Planet written by Darrell Bricker and has been published by Signal this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-05 with Social Science categories.

From the authors of the bestselling The Big Shift, a provocative argument that the global population will soon begin to decline, dramatically reshaping the social, political, and economic landscape. For half a century, statisticians, pundits, and politicians have warned that a burgeoning planetary population will soon overwhelm the earth's resources. But a growing number of experts are sounding a different kind of alarm. Rather than growing exponentially, they argue, the global population is headed for a steep decline. Throughout history, depopulation was the product of catastrophe: ice ages, plagues, the collapse of civilizations. This time, however, we're thinning ourselves deliberately, by choosing to have fewer babies than we need to replace ourselves. In much of the developed and developing world, that decline is already underway, as urbanization, women's empowerment, and waning religiosity lead to smaller and smaller families. In Empty Planet, Ibbitson and Bricker travel from South Florida to Sao Paulo, Seoul to Nairobi, Brussels to Delhi to Beijing, drawing on a wealth of research and firsthand reporting to illustrate the dramatic consequences of this population decline--and to show us why the rest of the developing world will soon join in. They find that a smaller global population will bring with it a number of benefits: fewer workers will command higher wages; good jobs will prompt innovation; the environment will improve; the risk of famine will wane; and falling birthrates in the developing world will bring greater affluence and autonomy for women. But enormous disruption lies ahead, too. We can already see the effects in Europe and parts of Asia, as aging populations and worker shortages weaken the economy and impose crippling demands on healthcare and social security. The United States is well-positioned to successfully navigate these coming demographic shifts--that is, unless growing isolationism and anti-immigrant backlash lead us to close ourselves off just as openness becomes more critical to our survival than ever before. Rigorously researched and deeply compelling, Empty Planet offers a vision of a future that we can no longer prevent--but one that we can shape, if we choose.

Empty Planet

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Author : Lynette Sloane
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2020-04-06

Empty Planet written by Lynette Sloane and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-06 with categories.

Cars sit in the road, abandoned; the hedge has grown several meters taller. Weeds, long grasses and small shrubs grow where the road should be. The whole neighbourhood stands derelict and you are alone. A pack of dogs catch your scent. They growl and race towards you. You run back into your house and slam the door... it falls off its hinges. You look around, heart pounding, knees shaking, flinching at the slightest noise. Damp, mouldy wallpaper peels off the wall, the curtain rail falls onto the rotten floorboards. Your furniture is covered by ceiling plaster and strips of wood fallen from the gaping hole above you. Outside, the ravenous hounds bark, reminding you you need a place to hide.Moments later, normality returns, and your house is once more pristine. The hole in the roof has gone, the floorboards are polished; the curtains hang in the window.This is a glimpse of what Steve encounters each time he visits his Empty Planet. Join him in his adventure and discover the origin of this time shift. What readers have said: 'I found Empty Planet hard to put down'.'Empty Planet is written with suspense, humour and descriptive flare that makes you feel a part of the adventure'. 'Well written, touching, and with a message mankind is even now beginning to face. 'Enjoyable and believable'.'Would make a cracking television series.''The characters were real, each with their own quirks, strengths, and problems.''Sucks you in right from the beginning'.'I didn't want it to end!'

The Complete Short Stories The 1960s Part 1 The Brian Aldiss Collection

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Author : Brian Aldiss
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2015-09-24

The Complete Short Stories The 1960s Part 1 The Brian Aldiss Collection written by Brian Aldiss and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-24 with Fiction categories.

Following on from the 1950s collection, this is the second collection of Brian Aldiss’ short stories, taken from the 1960s. A must-have for collectors. Part one of four.

Frontiers Past And Future

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Author : Carl Abbott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

Frontiers Past And Future written by Carl Abbott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Fiction categories.

"Abbott offers a fruitful new way to read science fiction, one that also greatly enriches our understanding of western history and its impact on our collective imagination. Detailing the overlap of science fiction and western fiction - especially relating to their mutual interest in and concerns about frontier expansionism - he reveals an unsuspected common ground that informs the writings of both camps." "Reviewing the work of many Hugo and Nebula Award winners, as well as drawing upon popular film and television series (like the Buck Rogers serials), Abbott's study journeys across the far reaches of science fiction's universe."

The Elements Of Physical Geography For The Use Of Schools Adacemies And Colleges

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Author : Edwin James Houston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883

The Elements Of Physical Geography For The Use Of Schools Adacemies And Colleges written by Edwin James Houston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with Physical geography categories.

About In The World

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Author : James Hain Friswell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880

About In The World written by James Hain Friswell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with Conduct of life categories.

The Elements Of Physical Geography

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Author : Edwin James Houston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1892

The Elements Of Physical Geography written by Edwin James Houston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1892 with Physical geography categories.

The Century

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887

The Century written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with categories.

Active Citizenship And Multiple Identities In Europe

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Author : Danny Wildemeersch
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Release Date : 2005

Active Citizenship And Multiple Identities In Europe written by Danny Wildemeersch and has been published by Peter Lang Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Education categories.

Two major themes are addressed in this book. The first one is on

Proctor S Planet Earth

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Author : Willam CARPENTER (of Greenwich.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875

Proctor S Planet Earth written by Willam CARPENTER (of Greenwich.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with Astronomy categories.