The Resource The wizard and the prophet : two remarkable scientists and their dueling visions of tomorrow's world, by Charles C. Mann
The wizard and the prophet : two remarkable scientists and their dueling visions of tomorrow's world, by Charles C. Mann
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- Presents two influential scientists, William Vogt (1902-1968), and Norman Borlaug (1914-2009), whose diametrically opposed views shaped modern understandings about the environment and related public policies
- In forty years, Earth's population will reach ten billion. Can our world support that? What kind of world will it be? Those answering these questions generally fall into two deeply divided groups--Wizards and Prophets, as Charles Mann calls them in this balanced, authoritative, nonpolemical new book. The Prophets, he explains, follow William Vogt, a founding environmentalist who believed that in using more than our planet has to give, our prosperity will lead us to ruin. Cut back! was his mantra. Otherwise everyone will lose! The Wizards are the heirs of Norman Borlaug, whose research, in effect, wrangled the world in service to our species to produce modern high-yield crops that then saved millions from starvation. Innovate! was Borlaug's cry. Only in that way can everyone win! Mann delves into these diverging viewpoints to assess the four great challenges humanity faces--food, water, energy, climate change--grounding each in historical context and weighing the options for the future. With our civilization on the line, the author's insightful analysis is an essential addition to the urgent conversation about how our children will fare on an increasingly crowded Earth.--AMAZON
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 616 pages
- Note
- "A Borzoi book."
- Isbn
- 9780307961693
- Label
- The wizard and the prophet : two remarkable scientists and their dueling visions of tomorrow's world
- Title
- The wizard and the prophet
- Title remainder
- two remarkable scientists and their dueling visions of tomorrow's world
- Statement of responsibility
- by Charles C. Mann
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- Presents two influential scientists, William Vogt (1902-1968), and Norman Borlaug (1914-2009), whose diametrically opposed views shaped modern understandings about the environment and related public policies
- In forty years, Earth's population will reach ten billion. Can our world support that? What kind of world will it be? Those answering these questions generally fall into two deeply divided groups--Wizards and Prophets, as Charles Mann calls them in this balanced, authoritative, nonpolemical new book. The Prophets, he explains, follow William Vogt, a founding environmentalist who believed that in using more than our planet has to give, our prosperity will lead us to ruin. Cut back! was his mantra. Otherwise everyone will lose! The Wizards are the heirs of Norman Borlaug, whose research, in effect, wrangled the world in service to our species to produce modern high-yield crops that then saved millions from starvation. Innovate! was Borlaug's cry. Only in that way can everyone win! Mann delves into these diverging viewpoints to assess the four great challenges humanity faces--food, water, energy, climate change--grounding each in historical context and weighing the options for the future. With our civilization on the line, the author's insightful analysis is an essential addition to the urgent conversation about how our children will fare on an increasingly crowded Earth.--AMAZON
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mann, Charles C.
- Dewey number
- 363.70092/273
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GE56.V64
- LC item number
- M36 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Vogt, William
- Borlaug, Norman E.
- Environmental sciences
- Food security
- Water security
- Energy security
- Climatic changes
- Environmentalists
- Label
- The wizard and the prophet : two remarkable scientists and their dueling visions of tomorrow's world, by Charles C. Mann
- Note
- "A Borzoi book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 2017024776
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 616 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307961693
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2017024776
- Media category
- unmediated
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- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780307961693
- (Sirsi) b1513945
- Label
- The wizard and the prophet : two remarkable scientists and their dueling visions of tomorrow's world, by Charles C. Mann
- Note
- "A Borzoi book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 2017024776
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 616 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307961693
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2017024776
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780307961693
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