A Prosperous Way Down
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A Prosperous Way Down

Principles and Policies

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A Prosperous Way Down

Principles and Policies

About this book

A Prosperous Way Down (2001), the last book by Howard T. and Elisabeth C. Odum, has shaped politics and planning as nations, states, and localities begin the search for ways to adapt to a future with vastly increased competition for energy.

A Prosperous Way Down considers ways in which a future with less fossil fuel could be peaceful and prosperous. Although history records the collapse of countless civilizations, some societies and ecosystems have managed to descend in orderly stages, reducing demands and selecting and saving what is most important.

The authors make recommendations for a more equitable and cooperative world society, with specific suggestions based on their evaluations of trends in global population, wealth distribution, energy sources, conservation, urban development, capitalism and international trade, information technology, and education.

Available for the first time in paperback, this thoughtful, provocative book forces us to confront assumptions about our world 's future and provides both a steadying hand and a call to action with its pragmatic analysis of a global transition.

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INDEX

Abortion, 42, 275
population regulation, 191
Abstinence, 275
Accidents
automobile size, 176
high energy, 191
Achievements and growth stage, 89
Action summary, 279
Activities after school, 266
Adams, B., 36
Adaptation
to descent, 85
mechanisms, 270
to pulses, 235
Addiction and transformity, 181
Advertising
decrease, 203
transportation corridors, 213
Africa, AIDS epidemic in, 15
Aggregating complexity, 7
Agrarian
civilization, 20
culture, 87
Agriculture, 21
decreasing intensity, 239
lands reduced, 241
loans in descent, 240
production record, 22
subsidy benefits, 176
varieties conserved, 241
yield increases, 239
zone protected, 241
Aquatic ecosystem, 66
AIDS epidemic, 15
Alexander, J. F., 34, 289
Alkaline desert soils, 223
Allee, W. C., 269, 294
Alternative
beliefs, 279
solid waste disposal, 217
sex practices, 275
trends, 56
Aluminum, 217
American
automobile culture, 175
Dream, 187
hegemony, 32
Anarchy, 32
Animism, 31
Anthropology and pluralism, 276
Antibiotic resistance, 193
Apocalypse, 205
Apprentice
programs, 260, 262
wage rates, 188
Appropriate distribution of wealth, 183
Aquaculture, 22, 228
Archaeological studies, 205
Architecture, energy saving, 272
Arcing, J. E., 293
Areal empower density, 290
Areas of disorganization, 210
Arms sales and terrorists, 181
Armstrong, N. E., 292
Artificial wetlands, 228
Aswan Dam, Egypt, 226
Atchafalaya River, Louisiana, 227
Athletics and education, 265
Athens, ancient Greece, 205
Atlanta, 211
Atlantic rain forest of Brazil, 242
Atmospheric pulses, 79
Austerity, 202
Austin, Texas, photovolta...

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. CONTENTS
  5. FIGURES
  6. TABLES
  7. PREFACE
  8. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  9. I THE APPROACHING SUMMIT
  10. II SYSTEM PRINCIPLES
  11. III POLICIES FOR TRANSITION AND DESCENT
  12. NOTES
  13. REFERENCES CITED
  14. INDEX