The Green Marble : Earth System Science and Global Sustainability /

Humans have difficulty thinking at the global scale. Yet as we come to understand our planet as a single, interconnected, complex system and encounter compelling evidence of human impact on Earth's climate and biosphere, the need for a truly global effort is increasingly urgent. In this concise...

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1. Verfasser: Turner, David (VerfasserIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, 2018
Schlagworte:
Biosphere.
Environmental sciences > Social aspects.
Global environmental change.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
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ISBN:9780231542845
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1. EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
  • 2. EARTH'S GEOSPHERE, BIOSPHERE, AND CLIMATE
  • 3. THE EVOLUTION OF THE BIOSPHERE
  • 4. TECHNOSPHERE IMPACTS ON THE GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
  • 5. TECHNOSPHERE IMPACTS ON THE BIOSPHERE
  • 6. SCENARIOS OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
  • 7. GLOBALIZATION AND ECOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION
  • 8. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE
  • 9. GLOBAL MONITORING
  • 10. INTEGRATING SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
  • 11. KEY CONCEPTS FOR A NEW PLANETARY PARADIGM
  • Lexicon of the Spheres
  • References
  • Index

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