Books by Sing C. Chew

We live in a digitalized world that is experiencing environmental changes, scarcity of natural resources, global pandemics, mass migrations, and burgeoning global populations. In Ecology, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality, Sing C. Chew proposes that we meet these challenges by examining the connected global world we live in and by considering the advances that have been made in digitalization, miniaturization, dematerialization, artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented realities, and machine learning, which have increased our socioeconomic and political productivity. Chew outlines potential structural avenues to address these challenges, suggests pragmatic choices to ease living during these chaotic crisis conditions, and outlines solutions that will enable us to traverse systemic crises.

Examines capital accumulation at business firm-level, linking it to the macro-level of the world-economy as explicated by Hopkins and Wallerstein. Focusing upon the timber industry in the 19th century, the work analyses how capital operates in the resource sector in the world-economy.

A sweeping review of the environmental impacts of human settlement and development worldwide over the past 5000 years, it covers ancient and modern societies and their impact on the environment. The author also traces the existence of environmental conservation ideas and movements over 5000 years.

Ecological Futures argues that history can be used as a guide to possible socioeconomic, political, and ecological scenarios that will transform our globalized world.

Presents an analysis of a 5,000-year history of recurring human and environmental crises. This title is suitable for those concerned with human interactions and environmental changes, including environmental anthropologists and historians, world historians, geographers, archaeologists, and environmental scientists.