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100 1 $aMann, Charles C.,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe wizard and the prophet :$btwo remarkable scientists and their dueling visions to shape tomorrow's world /$cCharles C. Mann.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 4 $c℗♭2018
264 1 $aNew York :$bAlfred A. Knopf,$c2018.
300 $ax, 616 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm
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520 $aPresents 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.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 481-584) and index.
505 0 $aOne law -- State of the species -- Two men -- The prophet -- The wizard -- Four elements -- Earth: food -- Water: freshwater -- Fire: energy -- Air: climate change -- Two men -- The prophet -- The wizard -- One future -- The edge of the petri dish.
520 $aIn 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.
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600 10 $aBorlaug, Norman E.$q(Norman Ernest),$d1914-2009.
650 0 $aEnvironmental sciences$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aFood security.
650 0 $aWater security.
650 0 $aEnergy security.
650 0 $aClimatic changes.
650 0 $aEnvironmentalists$zUnited States$vBiography.
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