Category
page 1Societal collapse
fall of the western Roman Empire
loss of central political control in the Western Roman Empire in late antiquity
ochlocracy
democracy spoiled by demagoguery and the rule of passion over reason
Bronze Age collapse
collapse of several civilizations at the end of the bronze age
societal collapse
fall or disintegration of complex human societies, involving causative factors such as natural disasters, environmental change, depletion of resources, unsustainable complexity, decay of social cohesion, rising inequality, and loss of creativity
Cemetery H culture
culture of the Indus Valley Civilization
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
2005 essay by Jared Diamond
American decline
term describing the diminished power of the United States
Classic Maya collapse
decline of classic Maya civilization
economic collapse
severe and prolonged economic problems
state collapse
the catastrophic failure and downfall of a government
collapsology
The term collapsology or collapse studies are neologisms used to designate the transdisciplinary study of the risks of collapse of industrial civilization. It is concerned with the general collapse of societies induced by climate change, as well as "scarcity of resources, vast extinctions, and natural disasters."
climate apocalypse
scenario in which human civilization experiences catastrophic events due to climate change
climate change and civilizational collapse
discussion of scenarios for a collapse of civilization due to climate change