Grand Transitions
Grand Transitions What makes the modern world work? Societies that have undergone all four transitions emerge into an era of radically different population dynamics, food surpluses (and waste),…
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Grand Transitions
What makes the modern world work? Societies that have undergone all four transitions emerge into an era of radically different population dynamics, food surpluses (and waste), abundant energy use, and expanding economic opportunities. The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four "grand transitions" of civilization-in populations, agriculture, energy, and economics-which have transformed the way we live.
Through erudite storytelling, Vaclav Smil investigates the fascinating and complex interactions of these transitions. Simultaneously, in other parts of the world, hundreds of millions remain largely untouched by these developments. He argues that the moral imperative to share modernity's benefits has become more acute with increasing economic inequality, but addressing this imbalance would make it exceedingly difficult to implement the changes necessary for the long-term preservation of the environment.
Thus, managing the fifth transition-environmental changes from natural-resource depletion, biodiversity loss, and global warming-will determine the success or eventual failure of the grand transitions that have made the world we live in today.
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