عنوان

Adventures in the anthropocene :

شابک

1571313575

شابک

157131928X

شابک

9781571313577

شابک

9781571319289

شماره

b431658

عنوان اصلي

Adventures in the anthropocene :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

a journey to the heart of the planet we made /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Gaia Vince

نام خاص و کميت اثر

436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :

ساير جزييات

illustrations (chiefly color), map ;

ابعاد

24 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index

متن يادداشت

Atmosphere -- Mountains -- Rivers -- Farmlands -- Oceans -- Deserts -- Savannahs -- Forests -- Rocks -- Cities

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

"We live in times of enormous change on Earth. While previous shifts from one geological epoch to another were caused by events beyond human control, our addition of carbon to the atmosphere over the past century has moved many scientists to declare the dawn of a new era: the Anthropocene--the Age of Man. This latest geological epoch is rarely associated with positive news. Pointing to climate change, overpopulation, and species extinction, the writers weighing in on the change widely assert that this dark cloud has no silver lining. Watching this consensus develop from her seat as an editor at Nature, Gaia Vince couldn't help but wonder if the greatest cause of this dramatic planetary change--humans' singular ability to innovate--might also hold the key to our survival. And so she left her professional life in London and set out to travel the world in search of ordinary people doing extraordinary things to adapt, and, in many cases, to thrive. She meets Nepalese engineers creating artificial glaciers, a man in the Caribbean who created an entire island out of garbage, and numerous other innovators--from Uganda, the Maldives, Columbia, and countless points between. Part science journal, part travelogue, Adventures in the Anthropocene recounts Vince's journey, and introduces an essential new perspective on the future of life on earth." -- Publisher's description

منبع سفارش / آدرس اشتراک

Pgw, C/O Perseus Distribution 1094 Flex Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301

موضوع مستند نشده

Global environmental change

موضوع مستند نشده

Global environmental change-- Social aspects

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Vince, Gaia

تاريخ عمليات

20151103122938.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y