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A VINTAGE ORIGINALJust over two hundred years ago there were one billion humans on EarthThere are now over seven billion of usAnd sometimethis century the world population will reach at least ten billionDeforestation Desertification Species extinction Global warming Growing threats to food and water The driving issues of our times are the result of one huge problem UsAs the population continues to grow our problems will increaseAnd this means that every way we look at it a planet of ten billion people is likely to be a nightmareStephen Emmott a scientist whose lab is at the forefront of research into complex natural systems sounds the alarm TEN BILLION is a snapshot ofour planet and our species approaching a crisis and a stark analysis of where this leaves usTEN BILLION is not another climate bookTEN BILLION is a book about us.