{"product_id":"our-shrinking-planet-paperback-softback-9781509515844","title":"Our Shrinking Planet (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509515844","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOur Shrinking Planet\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMassimo Livi-Bacci (Author), David Broder (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509515844, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 September 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 1.3 cm, 0.204 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A welcome reminder of how geographical differences in demography have a profound affect on people's lives.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this succinct and eclectic essay one of the great demographers of our time reflects on past, present, and likely future trends in population, migration, and aging and on their impacts on the environment, on politics, and on much more besides. A timely tour de force.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.R. McNeill, Georgetown University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Livi Bacci thinks deeply and writes broadly about population in the context of our planet's history, environmental constraints, and the future - from a constructive rather than alarmist perspective. He is concerned equally with unsustainably low fertility in rich countries and high fertility in poor ones, and with the global tensions that result.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald D. Lee, University of California, Berkeley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"In this authoritative, beautifully synthesized analysis of global population, demographer Massimo Livi Bacci pinpoints a planet-sized problem.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the space of another generation, the population of the earth will rise by 2.5 billion. Yet the real problem we face is not so much the increase in numbers as the fact that growth will be highly uneven. Whereas rich countries will see aging populations with little growth, populations in poor countries will double or even triple, having a much higher percentage of young people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgainst this backdrop, demographer Massimo Livi Bacci examines the implications of this disproportionate demographic development for domestic social stability, international migration flows, the balance of power among nations and the natural environment. Covering 10,000 years of human history from the Stone Age to the present, Livi Bacci shows how the space available for every inhabitant of the planet has decreased by a factor of a thousand. The notion of limits to the world's capacity - which once seemed a remote matter - is now among the most pressing issues we face, and the need to create effective global mechanisms for sustainable development is now more urgent than ever. \u003c\/p\u003e An indispensable book for anyone concerned with the moral and political implications of our ever more crowded planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; font-size: 11px\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuthor’s note\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter One\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGrowing and shrinking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEros, Thanatos and the demographic balance in the ancient world. From biological-instinctual conditions to individual choice. The world’s changeable geodemography. Demographic transition and demographic revolution: from 1 to 10 billion in two centuries.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Two\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLand, water, air\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSimeon Stylites and his environmental footprint. The cabal of the 10 x 2 x 7. More than half the planet changed by human intervention. Population and fragile regions: coasts, forests and urbanisation. From the London smog of the seventeenth century to the greenhouse effect in the twenty-first.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Three\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdaptation and self-regulation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemographic systems’ adaptation and self-regulation. Examples from history. The possibility of regulating modern populations: reproduction levels and migration. Biological and social change. Italy after the crisis: a system-change?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Four\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSustainableÉ for whom?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eZeus, the Brundtland Report and sustainability. The Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals: isn’t population a priority any more? Demographic explosion, demographic decline: both unsustainable. The parable of Tycoonia and Pauperia.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Five\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGeodemography and geopolitics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMussolini Ð numbers mean power. The pendulum of fear, between growth and decline. Geodemography and geopolitics. The weight of numbers within states: ethnicities, religions, minorities and majorities. Power rankings.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Six\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHomo sapiens, Homo movens\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShipwrecks and barriers. International migration grows despite obstacles. Demographic and economic pressures. Three past globalisation processes, and the fourth one to come. The unsustainability of politics without international rules.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Seven\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLong lifespans have their cost\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA woman from Arles lived to 122 years of age. In the rich countries a life expectancy of 90 is not far off. The sustainability of long lifespans. The profile of a 100 year society. Rigid ages, flexible roles. Four generations under one roof.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Eight\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFew prescriptions for many ills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePoverty and hunger: the Millennium Development Goals reached. But the numbers of poor and hungry in Africa increase. The burden of 168 objectives. The Malthusian trap. Nuclear-armed India with one in five children wasted. Political mission: concentrate efforts, dismantle the trap.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOur shrinking planet\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thousand times more crowded, a thousand times smaller. Still today a pendulum of fear, between overpopulation and depopulation. Seven demographic and political notes. Awareness of limits.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geography%20%5BRG%5D%22\"\u003eRG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441785762072,"sku":"9781509515844","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509515844.jpg?v=1785025037","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/our-shrinking-planet-paperback-softback-9781509515844","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}