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1	The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization more books like this by Thomas Homer-Dixon Environmental disasters. Terrorist wars. Energy scarcity. Economic failure. Is this the world's inevitable fate, a downward spiral that ultimately spells the collapse of societies? Perhaps, says acclaimed author Thomas Homer-Dixon - or perhaps these crises can actually lead to renewal for ourselves and planet earth. see all copies from $13.74! new only from $13.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Ingenuity Gap: Can We Solve the Problems of the Future? more books like this by Thomas Homer-Dixon "The most persuasive forecast of the 21st century I have seen." -- E.O. Wilson, author of Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge and twice winner of a Pulitzer prize ""Human beings have been smart enough to turn nature to their ends, generate vast wealth for themselves, and double their average life span. But are they smart enough to solve the ... see all copies from $2.53! first editions
3	Environment, Scarcity, and Violence more books like this by Thomas F Homer-Dixon The Earth's human population is expected to pass eight billion by the year 2025, while rapid growth in the global economy will spur ever increasing demands for natural resources. The world will consequently face growing scarcities of such vital renewable resources as cropland, fresh water, and forests. Thomas Homer-Dixon argues in this sobering ... see all copies from $9.90! new only from $27.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Ingenuity Gap: Facing the Economic, Environmental, and Other Challenges of an Increasingly Complex and Unpredictable Future more books like this by Thomas F Homer-Dixon With "The Ingenuity Gap, " renowned political scientist Homer-Dixon offers a riveting look at a troubled world and a frank assessment of society's ability to fix it. see all copies from $10.11! new only from $10.49! \| SVS
5	The Ingenuity Gap: How Can We Solve the Problems of the Future? more books like this by Thomas F Homer-Dixon The challenges facing human societies -- from international financial crises to AIDS -- converge, intertwine and often remain largely beyond readers' understanding. Homer-Dixon makes clear the extent to which readers live with, construct and depend upon systems they little understand--systems of law, the market, of institutions and technologies. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Environmental Scarcity and Global Security more books like this by Thomas F Homer-Dixon see all copies from $3.50!
7	Conflict and the Environment more books like this by H Peter Steeves, Lothar Brock (Editor), Thomas Homer-Dixon (Editor) The end of the Cold War has opened up the arena for increased attention to other lines of conflict, both in Europe and globally. Environmental disruption - by no means a new phenomenon - is a chief beneficiary of the shift in priorities in the public debate. The Scientific and Environmental Affairs Division of NATO has moved with the times and has ... see all copies from $311.50! new only from $311.50! \| SVS
8	The ingenuity gap more books like this by Thomas F. Homer-Dixon Is our world becoming too complex and too fast-paced to manage? The challenges facing human societies - from international financial crises and global climate change to pandemics of tuberculosis and AIDS - converge, intertwine, and often remain largely beyond our ken. Most of us suspect that the 'experts' don't really know what's going on and that ... see all copies from $14.00! first editions
9	Ecoviolence: Links Among Environment, Population, and Security more books like this by Thomas F Homer-Dixon (Editor), Jessica Blitt (Editor) "Ecoviolence" explores links between environmental scarcities of key renewal resources - such as cropland, fresh water and forests - and violent rebellions, insurgencies and ethnic clashes in developing countries. Detailed contemporary studies of civil violence in Chiapas, Gaza, South Africa, Pakistan and Rwanda show how environmental scarcity has ... see all copies from $49.97! new only from $80.22!
10	Ecoviolence: Links Among Environment, Population, and Security: Links Among Environment, Population, and Security more books like this by Thomas F Homer-Dixon (Editor), Jessica Blitt (Editor) Ecoviolence explores links between environmental scarcities of key renewable resources-such as cropland, fresh water, and forests-and violent rebellions, insurgencies, and ethnic clashes in developing countries. Detailed contemporary studies of civil violence in Chiapas, Gaza, South Africa, Pakistan, and Rwanda show how environmental scarcity has ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $2.00! \| SVS
11	The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilisation by Thomas Homer-Dixon see all copies from $17.11! new only from $20.76!

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