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The Self-destructive Affluence of the First World: The Coming Crisis of Global Poverty and Ecological Collapse
Author(s): Joseph Wayne Smith (Author), Sandro Positano (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Aug. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 312 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773436200
- ISBN-13: 9780773436206
Book Description
This study provides a comprehensive and scholarly introduction to the debate around global apocalypse. The work presents an up-to-date overview of global climatic change, while also addressing challenges from climate change skeptics. Issues discussed include, the limits of scientific knowledge, and the capacity for societies to adapt to environmental challenges.
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This study provides a comprehensive and scholarly introduction to the debate around global apocalypse. The work presents an up-to-date overview of global climatic change, while also addressing challenges from climate change skeptics. Issues discussed include, the limits of scientific knowledge, and the capacity for societies to adapt to environmental challenges.
About the Author
Dr.Positano is Deputy Director of a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder program at a hospital in South Australia. He received a Master of Psychology from the Flinders University of South Australia. Dr. Smith is Research Scholar in the School of Law, University of Adelaide and Research Fellow in the Department of General Practice, University of Adelaide. He holds a Ph.D in Philosophy from Adelaide University and a D.Litt. from Flinders University of South Australia.
