Societies Beyond Oil Oil Dregs And Social Futures 1st Edition Urry by Urry, John 9781780321707, 1780321708 instant download after payment.

For the last hundred years oil has made the world go round. Now, in a new century of ‘tough oil’, we face profound questions. How will high-carbon patterns of life be restructured in a de-energized world? What are the implications of de-globalization for social futures? How will scarce energy be distributed? What levels of income and well-being are likely? In this groundbreaking book, John Urry shows how the twentieth century created a mirage of unlimited future growth that masked its limits. He considers the nature of an oil-dependent world facing energy descent and what lessons can be learnt from past energy-constrained societies. With no large-scale plan B to energize and mobilize societies, Urry assesses the likelihood of some very different futures for this century.