Societal developments, both recent and historical, have led to huge changes in the way that people live and interact with each other. In an era of increased food supplies, improved medical care, relative peace, world-wide industrialization and technological change there have been massive increases in population, migration and urbanization. But not all outcomes have been positive. With growth has come climate change, stress on the planet and on many species, a fragmentation of traditional family units and many other issues. We need to rethink many aspects of how humans are going about with their existence.
