collapsology
Sign in to saveThe 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."
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Background
- Etymology
- Distinction from eschatology
- Scientific basis
- History
- Precursors
- Arnold J. Toynbee
- Joseph Tainter
- Jared Diamond
- Modern collapsologists
- See also
- References
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."
Although the concept of civilizational or societal collapse had already existed for many years, collapsology focuses its attention on contemporary, industrial, and globalized societies.
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