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100	1		_aSmil, Vaclav
245	1	0	_aGrowth : _bfrom microorganisms to megacities _cby Vaclav Smil
260			_aMassachusetts : _bMIT Press, _c©2020
300			_axxv, 634 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 521-620) and index.
505			_t1. Trajectories: or common patterns of growth _t2. Nature: or growth of living matter _t3. Energies: or growth of primary and secondary converters _t4. Artifacts: or growth of man-made objects and their performances _t5. Populations, societies, economies: or growth of the most complex assemblies _t6. What comes after growth: or demise and continuity _t7. Coda.
520			_a"...In this magisterial work, Vaclav Smill offers a systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations..."--Page [4] of cover.
648		7	_a2000-2099 _2fast
650		0	_aCivilization, Modern _y21st century.
650		0	_aTechnology and civilization.
650		0	_aGrowth.
650		0	_aHuman ecology.
650		0	_aPopulation.
650		0	_aEnergy development.
650		0	_aEconomic development.
650		0	_aCities and towns _xGrowth.
650		0	_aUrban ecology (Sociology)
650		7	_aCities and towns _xGrowth. _2fast
650		7	_aCivilization, Modern. _2fast
650		7	_aEconomic development. _2fast
650		7	_aEnergy development. _2fast
650		7	_aGrowth. _2fast
650		7	_aHuman ecology. _2fast
650		7	_aPopulation. _2fast
650		7	_aTechnology and civilization. _2fast
650		7	_aUrban ecology (Sociology) _2fast
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