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| Title |
Can a collapse of global civilization be avoided?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, March 2013
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| DOI | 10.1098/rspb.2012.2845 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Paul R. Ehrlich, Anne H. Ehrlich |
| Abstract |
Environmental problems have contributed to numerous collapses of civilizations in the past. Now, for the first time, a global collapse appears likely. Overpopulation, overconsumption by the rich and poor choices of technologies are major drivers; dramatic cultural change provides the main hope of averting calamity. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 839 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 148 | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 103 | 12% |
| Australia | 39 | 5% |
| Canada | 35 | 4% |
| France | 20 | 2% |
| Spain | 15 | 2% |
| India | 11 | 1% |
| Germany | 9 | 1% |
| Mexico | 9 | 1% |
| Other | 120 | 14% |
| Unknown | 330 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 698 | 83% |
| Scientists | 96 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 32 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 12 | 1% |
| Unknown | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 1,248 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 20 | 2% |
| Germany | 11 | <1% |
| Spain | 8 | <1% |
| Brazil | 8 | <1% |
| Canada | 7 | <1% |
| Sweden | 7 | <1% |
| Australia | 7 | <1% |
| France | 6 | <1% |
| Other | 41 | 3% |
| Unknown | 1103 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 257 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 205 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 200 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 108 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 69 | 6% |
| Other | 260 | 21% |
| Unknown | 149 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 376 | 30% |
| Environmental Science | 260 | 21% |
| Social Sciences | 98 | 8% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 61 | 5% |
| Engineering | 31 | 2% |
| Other | 221 | 18% |
| Unknown | 201 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 992. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 April 2024.
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