Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert (RACO)  Sostenibilidad
ambiental y complejidad social: ¿dos caras de la misma moneda?
Josep Antequera   In this article, the author begins by
analysing global connectivity as a force that increases global
complexity and, consequently, the difficulty of predicting the
future of society. He also demonstrates that world hegemony has
been a variable factor throughout the history of the human race
and analyses the causes of the rise and fall of empires. In a
parallel analysis, he compares the dynamics of ecosystems with
that of cultures, discusses the effects of society’s activities
on ecosystems and planetary regulation, and identifies
humanity’s impact on the planet as a factor that makes
predicting society’s future all the more complex. He presents a
hypothesis on how to transform the entropy generated by the
current development model into social complexity and describes
several future scenarios proposed by authors such as Robert
Costanza. Finally, he concludes by suggesting