After two years travelling the world interviewing more than 200 international experts and leaders, Alan Weisman presents the book Countdown. Our Last Best Hope for a Future on Earth?, a reflection about the effects of uncontrolled demographic growth and its consequences for the planet, proposing alternatives to restore ecological balance. Alan Weisman previously published The World Without Us, an international bestseller translated into more than thirty languages. He will talk about the consequences for the environment of such rapid growth in the world’s population.
