Psychological and sociological research into post-global catastrophe scenarios...
September 22, 2011 11:10 PM Subscribe
Know of any research, books, websites, etc. that look into how people would likely react in various global catastrophe situations?
Apocalyptic without the fire and brimstone. Such as: economic collapse, global loss of electronics, plagues and so on.
Sociological and psychological realities of how humans this day in age would actually behave.
Are you seeking methodologies / approaches to scenario planning or books exploring the topic?
posted by infini at 4:03 AM on September 23, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by infini at 4:03 AM on September 23, 2011 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Closing the 'Collapse Gap': the USSR was better prepared for collapse than the US a presentation by Dmitri Orlov
And his book and blog.
posted by infini at 4:06 AM on September 23, 2011 [3 favorites]
And his book and blog.
posted by infini at 4:06 AM on September 23, 2011 [3 favorites]
This might not be quite what you want, but I kinda enjoyed the Pentagon's 2003 report on climate change and national security. Available here.
SurvivalBlog.com occasionally posts links to slightly scholarly stuff. It's generally just a fun blog to read, since it puts my own very mild paranoia into perspective. :)
posted by pjaust at 5:32 AM on September 23, 2011 [1 favorite]
SurvivalBlog.com occasionally posts links to slightly scholarly stuff. It's generally just a fun blog to read, since it puts my own very mild paranoia into perspective. :)
posted by pjaust at 5:32 AM on September 23, 2011 [1 favorite]
I will refer you to our own Dee Xtrovert's expert opinion.
posted by Blasdelb at 6:31 AM on September 23, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Blasdelb at 6:31 AM on September 23, 2011 [1 favorite]
"When Work Disappears" by Wilson - brilliant, brilliant urban studies professor out of Harvard.
posted by floweredfish at 6:35 AM on September 23, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by floweredfish at 6:35 AM on September 23, 2011 [1 favorite]
World War Z. Not exactly research, but a pretty good apocalyptic zombie scenario with details on how countries/people reacted to it.
posted by astapasta24 at 8:16 AM on September 23, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by astapasta24 at 8:16 AM on September 23, 2011 [2 favorites]
Ignoring the Apocalypse by David Howard Davis, Praeger, 2007
Why Planning to Prevent Environmental Catastrophe Goes Astray
The Upside of Down by Thomas Homer-Dixon, Island Press, 2006
Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization
A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit, Viking, 2009
The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster
posted by perhapses at 11:21 AM on September 23, 2011 [1 favorite]
Why Planning to Prevent Environmental Catastrophe Goes Astray
The Upside of Down by Thomas Homer-Dixon, Island Press, 2006
Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization
A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit, Viking, 2009
The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster
posted by perhapses at 11:21 AM on September 23, 2011 [1 favorite]
Gwynne Dyer's Climate Wars: The Fight for Survival as the World Overheats touches on this idea, if I recall correctly.
posted by telomere at 12:40 PM on September 23, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by telomere at 12:40 PM on September 23, 2011 [1 favorite]
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posted by JujuB at 12:11 AM on September 23, 2011 [5 favorites]