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"Bea's five-year-old daughter, Agnes, is slowly wasting away, consumed by the smog and pollution of the overdeveloped metropolis that most of the population now calls home. If they stay in the city, Agnes will die. There is only one alternative: the Wilderness State, the last swath of untouched, protected land, where people have always been forbidden. Bea, Agnes, and eighteen others volunteer to live in the Wilderness State, guinea pigs in an experiment...
2) Elysium
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English
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In the year 2154, two groups of people remain: the extremely wealthy, who reside on an immaculate man-made space station named Elysium, and the rest, who occupy an overpopulated, destroyed Earth. Max decides to embark on a mission that could bring equality to the opposed worlds.
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Draws on insights from economics, the physical and natural sciences, politics and philosophy to address questions such as: What are the ethical implications of population growth? How will population growth affect incomes, inequality, and resource allocation? What is the current physical state of the planet and the ecosystem, and how is this likely to change with population and income growth? What can individuals, firms, and governments do to stop...
4) Cinder
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Series
Lunar chronicles volume Book 1
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English
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As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.
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Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In this timely work, Alan Weisman examines how we can shrink our collective human footprint so that we don't stomp any more species -- including our own -- out of existence. The answer: reducing gradually and non-violently the number of humans on the planet whose activities, industries and lifestyles are damaging the Earth.
"A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity's future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us. In...
Series
Hoover Institution Press publication volume 529
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"This collection of essays provides an overview of the major issues concerning world population growth, with particular emphasis on population's impact on the United States. Drawing from government reports, think tank studies, scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, and books, the authors offer a range of contrasting viewpoints and policy perspectives surrounding population issues."--BOOK JACKET.
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
Description
"A thousand words": Tells the personal story of a quiet Vietnam War veteran and how his children attempt to understand him. "The great cheesesteak debate": A war wages in the streets of Philadelphia - who has the best Cheesesteak? "Rosalie's journey": An Aboriginal woman's life changes when she is plucked from obscurity to star in the 1955 acclaimed film 'Jedda'. "Texas hospitality": Examines the final meal requests from a number of exucuted prisoners...
12) Cinder
Author
Series
Lunar chronicles volume 1
Language
Español
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As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
When convicted child killer Oswald Danes miraculously survives his own execution, the footage holds America transfixed. And then everyone realizes that nobody is dying. People keep aging--they get hurt and sick--but they never die. The result: a population boom, overnight. It's a race against time as CIA agent Rex Matheson investigates a secret British institution named Torchwood that seems to hold the answers.
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[2004]
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English
Description
If the US continues with its current policies, the next decades will be marked by war, economic collapse, and environmental catastrophe. Resource depletion and population pressures are about to catch up with us, and no one is prepared. The political elites, especially in the US, are incapable of dealing with the situation and have in mind a punishing game of "Last One Standing." The alternative is "Powerdown," a strategy that will require tremendous...
15) Overpopulation
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Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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How many people is too many? What happens when too many people are crowded into too little space? What can be done to control the world's population? Read this book to learn more about overpopulation and start thinking about what can and should be done to address this important issue.
18) Counting heads
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Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Counting Heads is David Marusek's extraordinary launch as an SF novelist: The year is 2134, and the Information Age has given rise to the Boutique Economy in which mass production and mass consumption are rendered obsolete. Life extension therapies have increased the human lifespan by centuries. Loyal mentars (artificial intelligences) and robots do most of society's work. The Boutique Economy has made redundant ninety-nine percent of the world's...
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