Title: | Global catastrophic risks |
Authors: | Nick Bostrom ; Milan m. Cirkovic |
Material Type: | Books |
Publisher: | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
Article on page: | XXII, 554 p. |
ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-19-960650-4 |
Languages: | English |
Class number: | 363.34 |
Tags: | Natural disasters ; Disasters |
Abstract: |
A global catastrophic risk is one with the potential to wreak death and destruction on a global scale. In human history, wars and plagues have done so on more than one occasion, and misguided ideologies and totalitarian regimes have darkened an entire era or a region. Advances in technology are adding dangers of a new kind. It could happen again. In Global Catastrophic Risks 25 leading experts look at the gravest risks facing humanity in the 21st century, including asteroid impacts, gamma-ray bursts, Earth-based natural catastrophes, nuclear war, terrorism, global warming, biological weapons, totalitarianism, advanced nanotechnology, general artificial intelligence, and social collapse. The book also addresses over-arching issues - policy responses and methods for predicting and managing catastrophes. This is invaluable reading for anyone interested in the big issues of our time; for students focusing on science, society, technology, and public policy; and for academics, policy-makers, and professionals working in these acutely important fields. |
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300441 | 363.34 BOS G | Book | Royal Military Academy | Bibliothèque ERM | Available |