{"product_id":"wasted-world","title":"Wasted World","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll systems produce waste as part of a cycle—bacteria, humans,  combustion engines, even one as large and complex as a city. To some  extent, this waste can be absorbed, processed, or recycled—though never  completely. In \u003ci\u003eWasted World\u003c\/i\u003e, Rob Hengeveld reveals how a long history of human consumption has left our world drowning in this waste.This is a compelling and urgent work that traces the related  histories of population growth and resource consumption. As Hengeveld  explains, human life (and population growth) depends not only on  mineral resources but also on energy. People first obtained energy from  food and later supplemented this with energy from water, wind, and  animals as one source after another fell short of our ever-growing  needs. Finally, we turned to fossil energy, which generates atmospheric  waste that is the key driver of global climate change. The effects of  this climate change are already leading to food shortages and social  collapse in some parts of the world. Because all of these problems are  interconnected, Hengeveld argues strenuously that measures to counter  individual problems cannot work. Instead, we need to tackle their common  cause—our staggering population growth. While many scientists agree  that population growth is one of the most critical issues pressuring the  environment, Hengeveld is unique in his insistence on turning our  attention to the waste such growth leaves in its wake and to the  increasing demands of our global society.            A practical look at the sustainability of  our planet from the perspective of a biologist whose expertise is in the  abundances and distributions of species, \u003ci\u003eWasted World \u003c\/i\u003epresents a  fascinating picture of the whole process of using, wasting, and  exhausting energy and material resources. And by elucidating the  complexity of the causes of our current global state, Hengeveld offers  us a way forward.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rob Hengeveld","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42850284044349,"sku":"9780226326993","price":47.66,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780226326993_b2bc2f2e-2082-42a2-9a22-59e6c0c1ab63.jpg?v=1767071878","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/wasted-world","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}