LEADER 04403oam 2200721Ka 450 001 9910787547403321 005 20190503073414.0 010 $a0-262-31663-3 010 $a1-4619-3801-5 010 $a0-262-31662-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000418002 035 $a(EBL)3339655 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000980962 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11561060 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000980962 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10988861 035 $a(PQKB)11657205 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3339655 035 $a(OCoLC)856021402 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse29030 035 $a(OCoLC)856021402$z(OCoLC)961603390$z(OCoLC)962576887$z(OCoLC)1022642080$z(OCoLC)1055377735$z(OCoLC)1066462040$z(OCoLC)1076563254$z(OCoLC)1081216320 035 $a(OCoLC-P)856021402 035 $a(MaCbMITP)9732 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3339655 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10745347 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL919496 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000418002 100 $a20130819d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe future is not what it used to be $eclimate change and energy scarcity /$fJo?rg Friedrichs 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cMIT Press$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-262-53365-0 311 $a0-262-01924-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Transitory Nature of Industrial Society; 2 Climate Change and Energy Scarcity; 3 What the Climate Can Change; 4 When Energy Runs Short; 5 The Struggle over Knowledge; 6 The Moral Economy of Inaction; 7 Where to Go from Here; Notes; References; Index 330 $a"The future is not what it used to be because we can no longer rely on the comforting assumption that it will resemble the past. Past abundance of fuel, for example, does not imply unending abundance. Infinite growth on a finite planet is not possible. In this book, Jo?rg Friedrichs argues that industrial society itself is transitory, and he examines the prospects for our civilization's coming to terms with its two most imminent choke points: climate change and energy scarcity. He offers a thorough and accessible account of these two challenges as well as the linkages between them. Friedrichs contends that industrial civilization cannot outlast our ability to burn fossil fuels and that the demise of industrial society would entail cataclysmic change, including population decreases. To understand the social and political implications, he examines historical cases of climate stress and energy scarcity: devastating droughts in the ancient Near East; the Little Ice Age in the medieval Far North; the Japanese struggle to prevent 'fuel starvation' from 1918 to 1945; the 'totalitarian retrenchment' of the North Korean governing class after the end of Soviet oil deliveries; and Cuba's socioeconomic adaptation to fuel scarcity in the 1990s. He draws important lessons about the likely effects of climate and energy disruptions on different kinds of societies. The warnings of climate scientists are met by denial and inaction, while energy experts offer little guidance on the effects of future scarcity. Friedrichs suggests that to confront our predicament we must affirm our core values and take action to transform our way of life. Whether we are private citizens or public officials, complacency is not an option: climate change and energy scarcity are emerging facts of life."--Publisher's description. 606 $aClimatic changes 606 $aGlobal environmental change 606 $aPower resources$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aEnergy policy 606 $aEnvironmental policy 610 $aENVIRONMENT/General 610 $aSOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/General 610 $aENVIRONMENT/Energy 615 0$aClimatic changes. 615 0$aGlobal environmental change. 615 0$aPower resources$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aEnergy policy. 615 0$aEnvironmental policy. 676 $a333.79 700 $aFriedrichs$b Jo?rg$0876778 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787547403321 996 $aThe future is not what it used to be$93809452 997 $aUNINA