X-events : the collapse of everything
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Published
New York : William Morrow, [2012].
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
303.483 CASTI
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303.483 CASTI
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Published
New York : William Morrow, [2012].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
ix, 326 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
The modern industrialized world is a complex system on a scale never before witnessed in the history of humankind. Technologically dependent, globally interconnected, it offers seemingly limitless conveniences, choices, and opportunities. Yet this same modern civilization may be as unstable as a house of cards, fear complexity scientists like John Casti. All it would take to "downsize" our way of life is a nudge from what Casti calls an "X-event," an unpredictable occurrence with extreme, even dire, consequences. When an X-event strikes--and scientists believe one will--finance, communication, defense, and travel will stop dead in their tracks. The flow of food, electricity, medicine, and clean water will be disrupted for months, if not years. This book provides a tour of the catastrophic outlier scenarios that could quickly send us crashing back to the preindustrial age.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Casti, J. L. (2012). X-events: the collapse of everything (First edition.). William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Casti, J. L. 2012. X-events: The Collapse of Everything. William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Casti, J. L. X-events: The Collapse of Everything William Morrow, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Casti, J. L. X-events: The Collapse of Everything First edition., William Morrow, 2012.
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