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Explore the complex relationship between energy resources and human behavior in Not the Future We Ordered. Published by Routledge, this book examines a significant paradox in modern civilization: despite our advanced problem-solving capabilities, we have repeatedly failed to address the looming threat of petroleum depletion. Since the first warnings emerged in the 1950s, industrial society has remained deeply dependent on petroleum-based transport and economic structures. This text analyzes how the coming of peak oil - the irreversible decline in world petroleum production - poses an existential threat to global societies. By looking through the lens of psychology and the myth of progress, this work investigates why contemporary culture struggles to confront the very issue most likely to bring industrial history to a stop. It provides a deep look at the systemic reliance on oil and the psychological barriers preventing meaningful action. This is an essential read for those studying the intersection of resource management, social psychology, and the future of global stability.

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Analyzes the historical paradox of modern industrial civilization and its failure to address petroleum depletion warnings since the 1950s.

Examines the existential threat posed by peak oil and the irreversible decline of global petroleum production.

Investigates the dependency of modern economic sectors on petroleum-based transport systems.

Provides a psychological perspective on the myth of progress and how it affects our response to resource scarcity.

Offers a deep look at the systemic challenges facing societies that rely on finite energy resources.

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Release Date
14 June 2019
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