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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.
Contents
; Part I; The Approaching Summit 1; Introduction to the Way Down 2; The Present Condition 3; Intellectual Views of the Future Part II; System Principles 4; The Ways of Energy and Materials in All Systems 5; Pulsing and the Growth Cycle 6; Real Wealth and the Economy 7; Spatial Organization 8; Population and Wealth Part IlII; Policies for Transition and Descent 9; The Global Network 10; Energy Sources 11; Sustaining a Nation 12; Sustaining People 13; Starting Down 14; Reorganizing Cities 15; Restoring Waters 16; Refreshing the Landscape 17; Transmitting Knowledge 18; Preparing People 19; Summary for Action Notes References Index;
