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InterconnectedneInterconnectednessss ofof World ProblemsWorld Problems
A Conceptual Map by
Fritjof Capra
Based on Plan B 3.0, by Lester Brown
POTENTIAL UNRAVELING OF CIVILIZATION
Failing States
rivers running dry
advancing deserts
social inequality
pollution
regional & internat. conflicts
habitat destruction
overfishing deforestation
overgrazing
farmers vs. cities
falling water tables lakes
disappearing
Climate Change Depletion of ResourcesPeak Oil
Soil Erosion
Water Scarcity
Threats to Food Security
Species Extinction
Impact on Ecosystem
Services
Collapsing Fisheries
Rise of Food Prices
Climate RefugeesFamine
Rising Temperatures
loss of personal security
terrorism civil conflict
disintegration of law and order
increase of energy costs
diversion of grain to biofuel
impact on oil intensive industries
airlines automobiles
industrial agriculture
chaos in world grain markets
shrinking grain harvest
habitat alterations
rising seas
melting of ice
polar ice
glaciers
Impact on irrigation by large rivers
Fossil Fuels
forest firesstorms
floods droughtsheat waves
economic devastationcrop withering
declining rainfall
dust storms
massive carbon release
degradation of land
damage to coral reefs
water purification pollination flood control, etc.
tears in the fabric of the web of lifefood riots
illusion
massive market failure
failure to include social & envir. costsEconomic Growth
Corporate Growth
linear thinkingFINITE PLANETUNLIMITED GROWTH materialism, greed nonlinear patterns
web of lifeecological cycles
Population Growth
health challenges
illiteracy
lack of family planning
waste
“free trade” rules
excessive consumptionthrow-away economy
information technologyfinancial networksno ethics
demographic pressureGlobal Capitalism
social exclusion
HIV epidemicPoverty
energy and resource intensive
linear thinking
FINITE PLANETUNLIMITED GROWTH materialism, greed nonlinear patternsweb of life
ecological cycles
The Fundamental Dilemma
illusion
massive market failure
failure to include social & envir. costsEconomic Growth
Corporate Growth
linear thinkingFINITE PLANETUNLIMITED GROWTH materialism, greed nonlinear patterns
web of lifeecological cycles
Population Growth
Three Kinds of Growth
illusion
massive market failure
failure to include social & envir. costsEconomic Growth
Corporate Growth
linear thinkingFINITE PLANETUNLIMITED GROWTH materialism, greed nonlinear patterns
web of lifeecological cycles
Population Growth
health challenges
illiteracy
lack of family planning
waste
“free trade” rules
excessive consumptionthrow-away economy
information technologyfinancial networksno ethics
demographic pressureGlobal Capitalism
social exclusion
HIV epidemicPoverty
energy and resource intensivesocial inequality
Depletion of Resources
pollution
Global Capitalism
illusion
massive market failure
failure to include social & envir. costsEconomic Growth
FINITE PLANETUNLIMITED GROWTH nonlinear patternsweb of life
ecological cycles
Population Growth
health challenges
illiteracy
lack of family planning
information technology
financial networks
no ethics
demographic pressureGlobal Capitalism
social exclusion
HIV epidemic
Poverty
social inequality
Depletion of Resources
Population Growth and Poverty
rivers running dry
advancing deserts
regional & internat. conflicts
habitat destruction
overfishing deforestation
overgrazing
farmers vs. cities
falling water tables
lakes disappearing
Depletion of Resources
Soil Erosion
Water Scarcity Species Extinction
Impact on Ecosystem Services
Collapsing Fisheries
dust storms
degradation of land
damage to coral reefs
water purification
pollination
flood control, etc.
Depletion of Resources
regional & internat. conflicts
habitat destruction
overfishing deforestation
overgrazing
farmers vs. cities
Climate Change Depletion of Resources
Soil Erosion
Water Scarcity
Collapsing Fisheries
Climate Refugees
Rising Temperatures
shrinking grain harvest
habitat alterations
rising seas
melting of ice
polar ice
glaciers
Impact on irrigation by large rivers
Fossil Fuels
forest firesstorms
floods droughtsheat waves
economic devastationcrop withering
declining rainfall
massive carbon release
Global Climate Change
rivers running dry
advancing deserts
regional & internat. conflicts
habitat destruction
deforestation
overgrazing
farmers vs. cities
falling water tables lakes
disappearing
Climate Change
Soil Erosion
Water Scarcity
Threats to Food Security
Species Extinction
Impact on Ecosystem
Services
Climate Refugees
Rising Temperatures
shrinking grain harvest
habitat alterations
rising seas
melting of ice
polar ice
glaciers
Impact on irrigation by large rivers
forest firesstorms
floods droughtsheat waves
economic devastationcrop withering
declining rainfall
dust storms
massive carbon release
degradation of land
damage to coral reefs
water purification pollination flood control, etc.
Global Climate Change
Rise of Food Prices
diversion of grain to biofuel
impact on oil intensive industries
airlines automobiles
industrial agriculture
chaos in world grain markets
food riots
Fossil Fuels
Peak Oil
increase of energy costs
Peak Oil
rivers running dry
advancing deserts
regional & internat. conflicts
habitat destruction
overfishing deforestation
overgrazing
farmers vs. cities
falling water tables lakes
disappearing
Climate Change Depletion of Resources
Soil Erosion
Water Scarcity
Threats to Food Security
Species Extinction
Impact on Ecosystem
Services
Collapsing Fisheries
Rise of Food Prices
Rising Temperatures
shrinking grain harvest
habitat alterations
rising seas
melting of ice
polar ice
glaciers
Impact on irrigation by large rivers
Fossil Fuels
forest firesstorms
floods droughtsheat waves
economic devastationcrop withering
declining rainfall
dust storms
massive carbon release
degradation of land
damage to coral reefs
water purification pollination flood control, etc.
Threats to Food Security
POTENTIAL UNRAVELING OF CIVILIZATION
Failing States
Threats to Food SecurityImpact on Ecosystem
Services
Climate Refugees
Famine
loss of personal security
terrorism civil conflict
disintegration of law and order
water purification
pollination
flood control, etc.
tears in the fabric of the web of life
Failing States
POTENTIAL UNRAVELING OF CIVILIZATION
Failing States
rivers running dry
advancing deserts
social inequality
pollution
regional & internat. conflicts
habitat destruction
overfishing deforestation
overgrazing
farmers vs. cities
falling water tables lakes
disappearing
Climate Change Depletion of ResourcesPeak Oil
Soil Erosion
Water Scarcity
Threats to Food Security
Species Extinction
Impact on Ecosystem
Services
Collapsing Fisheries
Rise of Food Prices
Climate RefugeesFamine
Rising Temperatures
loss of personal security
terrorism civil conflict
disintegration of law and order
increase of energy costs
diversion of grain to biofuel
impact on oil intensive industries
airlines automobiles
industrial agriculture
chaos in world grain markets
shrinking grain harvest
habitat alterations
rising seas
melting of ice
polar ice
glaciers
Impact on irrigation by large rivers
Fossil Fuels
forest firesstorms
floods droughtsheat waves
economic devastationcrop withering
declining rainfall
dust storms
massive carbon release
degradation of land
damage to coral reefs
water purification pollination flood control, etc.
tears in the fabric of the web of lifefood riots
illusion
massive market failure
failure to include social & envir. costsEconomic Growth
Corporate Growth
linear thinkingFINITE PLANETUNLIMITED GROWTH materialism, greed nonlinear patterns
web of lifeecological cycles
Population Growth
health challenges
illiteracy
lack of family planning
waste
“free trade” rules
excessive consumptionthrow-away economy
information technologyfinancial networksno ethics
demographic pressureGlobal Capitalism
social exclusion
HIV epidemicPoverty
energy and resource intensive
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