{"product_id":"disrupted-balance-jan-wouter-vasbinder-9789813239210","title":"Disrupted Balance: Society at Risk","description":"\u003cp\u003eHuman society is no stranger to catastrophe, but the challenges the world faces today -- a ballooning population, intense global connectivity and the unquenchable thirst of human consumption -- have synergised to make disruptions more frequent, intense and far reaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the complexity of these problems, the response should not be to give up and surrender to these forces, the crash can be avoided. Humanity does possess the scientific, technological and social knowledge to not just survive, but also to emerge from the tumult by being more resilient and sustainable societies. The most urgent question, therefore, is how can we act on this knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book brings together 12 esteemed authors from diverse fields ranging from geology to governance, who have come together to collectively issue a unifying clarion call to action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Wouter Vasbinder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9813239212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789813239210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Scientific Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Jan Wouter Vasbinder","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47305577136383,"sku":"9789813239210","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7526c0cd-e0de-4db5-9bec-b552e3f68fb8.jpg?v=1758831269","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/disrupted-balance-jan-wouter-vasbinder-9789813239210","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}