…interactions no simulation will ever capture. Had we modeled the ecology of medieval industry, would we have seen that low-cost linens effected by the spinning wheel would lead to abundant…
…could not have a rail siding to deliver its coal supply nor the acreage to store its coal. Oil had a higher energy density than coal–plus the advantage of flowing…
…d’écoute sur les océans apaisé par Covid https://yourtopia.fr/un-reseau-mondial-decoute-sur-les-oceans-apaise-par-covid-france-24/ BBC News Online, Ocean noise: Study to measure the oceans’ ‘year of quiet’ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56676820 BBC World Service Radio, 1st story, with Ed…
The entire issue of Population and Development Review with our article about Peak Farmland is now online: Population and Public Policy: Essays in Honor of Paul Demeny https://www.popcouncil.org/publications/books/2012_PDRSuppPopPublicPolicy.asp and will…
…spread. Before giving the answer, let me broaden the context. GREAT REVERSAL, GREAT RESTORATION By the 1990s evidence accumulated that several major environmental indicators had passed an inflection point (Ausubel…
…holidays”2 -1,744 -8,534 -10,278 -720 -3,280 -4,000 Shorter/Longer Work career3 +11,674 -13,779 -2,105 -2,675 +19,268 +16,593 TOTAL -26,830 -34,810 -61,640 -22,240 -710 -22,950 1Changes in hours worked per week (lower…
…wood. Instead of logging half the world’s forests, humanity can leave almost 90 % of them minimally disturbed. And nearly all new tree plantations are established on abandoned croplands, which…
Address to the 5th International Aquarium Congress Musee Oceanographique, Monaco, 23 November 2000 Jesse H. Ausubel Program Director, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Good afternoon and many thanks to the 5th…
…countries adapt to resource scarcity? Toronto: Peace and Conflict Studies Program, University of Toronto. Kates, R. W. 1996. Population, technology and the human environment: A thread through time. Daedalus 125(3):43-72. Kelley, A….
…Agencia EFE, via Infobae, Argentina Expertos piden reducir hasta un 90 % los desechos marinos antes de 2030 https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2021/11/17/expertos-piden-reducir-hasta-un-90-los-desechos-marinos-antes-de-2030/ Newsbreak, United States A Clean Ocean by 2030: UN Experts’ “Clean…