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Product Identifiers
PublisherOpen Book Publishers
ISBN-101800647867
ISBN-139781800647862
eBay Product ID (ePID)3070484049
Product Key Features
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameEra of Global Risk : an Introduction to Existential Risk Studies
SubjectPublic Policy / General, Globalization, Health Risk Assessment
Publication Year2023
TypeTextbook
AuthorMartin Rees
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Medical
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight16.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
SynopsisThis innovative and comprehensive collection of essays explores the biggest threats facing humanity in the 21st century; threats that cannot be contained or controlled and that have the potential to bring about human extinction and civilization collapse. Bringing together experts from many disciplines, it provides an accessible survey of what we know about these threats, how we can understand them better, and most importantly what can be done to manage them effectively. These essays pair insights from decades of research and activism around global risk with the latest academic findings from the emerging field of Existential Risk Studies. Voicing the work of world leading experts and tackling a variety of vital issues, they weigh up the demands of natural systems with political pressures and technological advances to build an empowering vision of how we can safeguard humanity's long-term future. The book covers both a comprehensive survey of how to study and manage global risks with in-depth discussion of core risk drivers: including environmental breakdown, novel technologies, global scale natural disasters, and nuclear threats. The Era of Global Risk offers a thorough analysis of the most serious dangers to humanity. Inspiring, accessible, and essential reading for both students of global risk and those committed to its mitigation, this book poses one critical question: how can we make sense of this era of global risk and move beyond it to an era of global safety?