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Originally published in 1984 Natural Disasters questions whether the rich nations' usual response to disaster is any longer adequate. Today, most major disasters are "development" gone wrong, development which puts millions of poor people on the margins of existence.

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Current worldwide trends are not sustainable. The Club of Rome’s warnings published in the bookLimits to Growth are still valid. Remedies that are acceptable for the great majority tend to make things worse. We seem to be in a philosophical crisis.  Pope Francis says it clearly: our common home is in deadly danger. Analyzing the philosophical crisis, the book comes to the conclusion that the world may need a “new enlightenment”, one that is no...

Current worldwide trends are not sustainable. The Club of Rome’s warnings published in the bookLimits to Growth are still valid. Remedies that are acceptable for the great majority tend to make things worse. We seem to be in a philosophical crisis.  Pope Francis says it clearly: our common home is in deadly danger. Analyzing the philosophical crisis, the book comes to the conclusion that the world may need a “new enlightenment”, one that is no...

This powerful book shows us that we are in deep denial about the magnitude of the global environmental challenges and resource constraints facing the world. It tackles major issues facing global society such as resource depletion and populations growth and makes a strong plea for a radical rethink of approaches to economic stability and sustainable development.