Scarcity Project

The Project

Step 1: Select a Topic from the list:

Use ProQuest elibrary to begin research. Pro tip: If you select a topic that is a "research topic" from elibrary, their researchers have pre-vetted sources for you. This will save you considerable time! Use the term, "Research Topic: ____________". If you just search for the term without the words research topic you will get one article at a time.

Step 2: Choose a side either Abundance is our future (solutions) or scarcity will have to be dealt with (limits)

The Earth is fullHave we used up all our resources? Have we filled up all the livable space on Earth? Paul Gilding suggests we have, and the possibility of devastating consequences, in a talk that's equal parts terrifying and, oddly, hopeful.

Abundance is our futureOnstage at TED2012, Peter Diamandis makes a case for optimism -- that we'll invent, innovate and create ways to solve the challenges that loom over us. "I’m not saying we don’t have our set of problems; we surely do. But ultimately, we knock them down.”

The Big PivotWarning signs of advancing climate change abound. Extreme weather, scarcity, and the rising cost of commodities foreshadow what might be ahead. Can we alter this perilous trajectory? Andrew Winston thinks we can, but to do so we must fundamentally shift the way business functions.

Deep Research

Gale: In Context Science or Opposing Viewpoints- articles, images, primary sources

ProQuest elibrary- articles, images, primary sources

JSTOR: scholarly articles

Search Terms: Remember that the more search terms you try (or different ways of looking up your topic), the more relatable articles you will find! Here are some suggestions:

You can use the topics: Drilling for Oil, Fracking, Global Warming, Natural Disasters and limit with another term scarcity

Example: offshore drilling and scarcity or fracking and scarcity

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