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Peoplequake
Fred Pearce
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Description for Peoplequake
Paperback. Wherever we look, population is the driver of the most toxic issues on the political agenda. But the population bomb is being defused. This title takes on the matter that is fundamental to who we are and how we live, confronting our demographic demons. Num Pages: 352 pages, map. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD; JPSL; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
Wherever we look, population is the driver of the most toxic issues on the political agenda. But the population bomb is being defused. Half the world's women are having two children or fewer. Within a generation, the world's population will be falling. And we will all be getting very old. So should we welcome the return to centre stage of the tribal elders? Or is humanity facing a fate worse than environmental apocalypse? Brilliant, heretical and accessible to all, Fred Pearce takes on the matter that is fundamental to who we are ... Read more
Wherever we look, population is the driver of the most toxic issues on the political agenda. But the population bomb is being defused. Half the world's women are having two children or fewer. Within a generation, the world's population will be falling. And we will all be getting very old. So should we welcome the return to centre stage of the tribal elders? Or is humanity facing a fate worse than environmental apocalypse? Brilliant, heretical and accessible to all, Fred Pearce takes on the matter that is fundamental to who we are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905811397
SKU
V9781905811397
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Ref
99-4
About Fred Pearce
Fred Pearce has reported on environment, popular science and development issues from over 60 countries during the past 20 years and is the recipient of many awards for both his journalism and his books. His books have been translated into 16 languages. When the Rivers Run Dry was voted among the all-time 'Top 50 Sustainability Books' by the University of ... Read more
Reviews for Peoplequake
With his usual clarity and dash Fred Pearce brings us the best news we've heard in 10,000 years - that the human population should soon level out, at a number that should be quite manageable; and some of the problems that may seem so dire in truth are assets - including the rise in average age and the increase in ... Read more