000449230 000__ 02599cam\a22003974a\4500 000449230 001__ 449230 000449230 005__ 20210513155047.0 000449230 008__ 111102s2012\\\\nyuab\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000449230 010__ $$a 2011039926 000449230 019__ $$a781937927 000449230 020__ $$a9781451614213 000449230 020__ $$a1451614217 000449230 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn741542469 000449230 035__ $$a449230 000449230 040__ $$aDLC$$beng$$cDLC$$dYDX$$dBTCTA$$dYDXCP$$dBDX$$dMOF$$dOKN$$dUPZ$$dCDX$$dMNW$$dZJI$$dWSB$$dIG#$$dIXA$$dVP@ 000449230 042__ $$apcc 000449230 049__ $$aISEA 000449230 05000 $$aT173.8$$b.D536 2012 000449230 08200 $$a303.48/3$$223 000449230 1001_ $$aDiamandis, Peter H. 000449230 24510 $$aAbundance :$$bthe future is better than you think /$$cPeter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler. 000449230 250__ $$a1st Free Press hardcover ed. 000449230 260__ $$aNew York :$$bFree Press,$$c2012. 000449230 300__ $$axi, 386 p. :$$bill., maps ;$$c24 cm. 000449230 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [305]-356) and index. 000449230 5050_ $$aPt. 1: Perspective. Our grandest challenge -- Building the pyramid -- Seeing the forest through the trees -- It's not as bad as you think -- pt. 2: Exponential technologies. Ray Kurzweil and the go-fast button -- The singularity is nearer -- pt. 3: Building the base of the pyramid. The tools of cooperation -- Water -- Feeding nine billion -- pt. 4: The forces of abundance. The DIY innovator -- The technophilanthropists -- The rising billion -- pt. 5: Peak of the pyramid. Energy -- Education -- Health care -- Freedom -- pt. 6: Steering faster. Driving innovation and breakthroughs -- Risk and failure -- Which way next? 000449230 520__ $$aThe authors document how four forces--exponential technologies, the DIY innovator, the Technophilanthropist, and the Rising Billion--are conspiring to solve our biggest problems. "Abundance" establishes hard targets for change and lays out a strategic roadmap for governments, industry and entrepreneurs, giving us plenty of reason for optimism. 000449230 650_0 $$aTechnological innovations$$xForecasting. 000449230 650_0 $$aTechnological forecasting. 000449230 650_0 $$aTechnology$$xSocial aspects. 000449230 7001_ $$aKotler, Steven,$$d1967- 000449230 85200 $$bgen$$hT173.8$$i.D536$$i2012 000449230 85642 $$3Publisher description$$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1202/2011039926-d.html 000449230 85642 $$3Contributor biographical information$$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1202/2011039926-b.html 000449230 85641 $$3Sample text$$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2011039926-s.html 000449230 85642 $$3Publisher description$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1202/2011039926-d.html 000449230 85642 $$3Contributor biographical information$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1202/2011039926-b.html 000449230 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:449230$$pGLOBAL_SET 000449230 980__ $$aBIB 000449230 980__ $$aBOOK