“The Long Emergency” by James Kunstler

Pub Atlantic Books, paperback 2005, ISBN 1843544539

Looks in detail at the probable consequences of oil resource shortages (peak oil). The author’s conclusions are very worrying, although he does manage to finish with a note of optimism.

Despite the US perspective, it is still very relevant to our situation in the UK. We may not have the suburban sprawl, and have not destroyed our towns to the same extent, but the author points very clearly the directions in which we should be moving – not surprisingly these are very much the same as the ways Green Party policies seek to change society.

Recommended for anyone wanting to understand more about the implications of our fossil fuel dependency.