{"id":44890,"key":"Can_a_collapse_of_global_civilization_be_avoided?","title":"Can a collapse of global civilization be avoided?","latest":{"id":1205577,"timestamp":"2025-11-27T15:50:46Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"=== Can a collapse of global civilization be avoided? ===\n\n== Abstract ==\n\nEnvironmental problems have contributed to numerous collapses of civilizations in the past. Now, for the first time, a global\t\tcollapse appears likely. Overpopulation, overconsumption by the rich and poor choices of technologies are major drivers; dramatic\t cultural change provides the main hope of averting calamity.\n\nSource:\nPaul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich, Can a collapse of global civilization be avoided? Proc. R. Soc. B vol. 280 no. 1754\t , 20122845 (2013).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nOpen access full text: [http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1754/20122845.full]\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| description = Could civilization collapse? Appropedia explores the risks and offers ideas for how culture and systems can adapt.\n}}\n\n[[Category:Collapse]]"}