How everything can collapse: a manual for our times

Preface / by Jem Bendell

Introduction: We'll definitely need to tackle the subject one of these days...

The accelerating vehicle

When the engine dies (limits that cannot be crossed)

Leaving the road (boundaries that can be crossed)

Is the steering locked?

Trapped in an ever more fragile vehicle

The difficulties of being a futurologist

Can we detect warning signs?

What do the mathematical models say?

A mosaic to explore

And where do human beings fit into all this?

Conclusion: Hunger is only the beginning

Postface / by Yves Cochet.