A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the
trajectories of empires and civilizations. Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit …

What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in
four" grand transitions" of civilization--in populations, agriculture, energy, and economics …

The management of large cities is an area that is gaining importance in relation to new
complex challenges. Among them there is also the issue of environmental quality in …

Demografie, zemědělství, energie a hospodářství–to jsou čtyři „velké civilizační přechody “,
jež zcela proměnily náš způsob života. Ačkoli jimi mnoho společností prošlo, na Zemi stále …