Preface (pdf)
1. Entering a New World (pdf)
Introduction
The Nature of a New World
Learning from China
Learning from the Past
The Emerging Politics of Scarcity
Getting the Price Right
Plan B—A Plan of Hope
PART I. A CIVILIZATION IN TROUBLE
2. Beyond the Oil Peak (pdf)
Introduction
The Coming Decline of Oil
The Oil Intensity of Food
The Falling Wheat-Oil Exchange Rate
Food and Fuel Compete for Land
Cities and Suburbs after Peak Oil
The World After Oil Peaks
3. Emerging Water Shortages (pdf)
Introduction
Falling Water Tables
Rivers Running Dry
Disappearing Lakes
Farmers Losing to Cities
Scarcity Crossing National Borders
A Food Bubble Economy
4. Rising Temperatures and Rising Seas (pdf)
Introduction
Rising Temperature and its Effects
The Crop Yield Effect
Reservoirs in the Sky
Melting Ice and Rising Seas
More Destructive Stores
Subsidizing Climate Change
5. Natural Systems Under Stress (pdf)
Introduction
Shrinking Forests: The Costs
Losing Soil
Deteriorating Rangelands
Advancing Deserts
Collapsing Fisheries
Disappearing Plants and Animals
6. Early Signs of Decline (pdf)
Introduction
Our Socially Divided World
Health Challenge Growing
Throwaway Economy in Trouble
Population and Resource Conflicts
Environmental Refugees on the Rise
Failed States and Terrorism
PART II. THE RESPONSE – PLAN B
7. Eradicating Poverty, Stabilizing Population (pdf)
Introduction
Universal Basic Education
Stabilizing Population
Better Health for All
Curbing the HIV Epidemic
Reducing Farm Subsidies and Debt
A Poverty-Eradication Budget
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