How do societies collapse?
I am reading a book called Collapse by Jared Diamond, thanks to the thoughtfulness of my friend who decided to gift it to me.
Diamond is talking about how societies com
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it ‘ecocide’ and about external factors that contribute to its collapse…
I have just started reading it and I thought it would be interesting to discuss the possible ways societies we live in can collapse if we don’t give attention to certain changes happening around us and the possible ways we can counter the ill effects.
For example in Mumbai, the rapid urbanization is more or less done without keeping in mind the ecological balance. Aren’t we literally digging our own graves by being negligent of the fragile environment we live in?
Basic things like separating the waste into recyclables and the disposables are not being enforced into practice.
its imperative that we start paying attention to the adverse changes and force our governments to act accordingly ...
In this regard check this out!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/sci_nat_how_the_world_is_changing/html/1.stm
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If you enjoyed reading Collapse, you might find these two books interesting as well:
The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph Tainter - It's a bit academic but well worth it. Tainter states a stro
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g thesis and sets about proving it. A bit difficult to get hold of.
A Brief History of Progress by Ronald Wright
An excellent read. I've read several of Wright's books and I've never been disappointed. This one is easy to find.
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