The Blessings of Disaster: The Lessons That Catastrophes Teach Us and Why Our Future Depends on It

by Michel Bruneau

Are we doomed? As individuals, certainly, eventually, inevitably. But as a species? As a civilization? Leading catastrophe engineer Michel Bruneau thinks perhaps not. The Blessings of Disaster draws on knowledge from multiple disciplines to illustrate how our civilization's future successes and failures in dealing with societal threats--be they pandemics, climate change, overpopulation, monetary collapse, and nuclear holocaust--can be predicted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1633888231
• ISBN13: 9781633888234
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"