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Civilization Collapse

Notes on

20004.05.01

approach

put these studies into the context of 3 models and in particular analyze them for fast-slow connections and "hinge points" as described in my treatment of linking scales (algae/3models/scales)

References

Tainter, Joeseph A. 1988. The collapse of complex societies. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. CB311 .T245

Webster, David 2002. The Fall of the Ancient May: Solving the Mystery of the Maya Collapse. Thames and Hudson. (Ap 2002). webster_2002.html

Ponting, Clive. 1991. A green history of the world: The environment and the collapse of great civilizations. Penguin Books.

Odum and Odum A prosperous way down.

Lowe, John W. G. 1985. The dynamics of apocalypse: A systems simulation of the classic Maya collapse. University of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque. F 1435 .L857

Hollings

Bateson 1972 an Ecology of Mind - provides a general theory for societal collapse

Meadows - control points

Ashby -

references on Easter Island