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Global Change and the Earth System (2005)(1st ed.)(en)(332s)

By Will Steffen , Regina Angelina Sanderson , Peter D. Tyson , Jill Jäger , Pamela A. Matson , Berrien Moore III , Frank Oldfield , Katherine Richardson , Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber , Billie L. Turner , Robert J. Wasson

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2005
ISBN
9783540265948, 9783540266075, 3540265945, 3540408002
Open Library ID
OL9055700M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (18947701 bytes)
Series
Global Change - The IGBP Series
Pages
346\346
Topic
Biology Ecology
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Экологические дисциплины;Глобальная экология

Description

The interactions between environmental change and human societies have a long, complex history spanning many millennia, but these have changed fundamentally in the last century. Human activities are now so pervasive and profound that they are altering the Earth in ways which threaten the very life support system upon which humans depend. This book describes what is known about the Earth System and the impact of changes caused by humans. It considers the consequences of these changes with respect to the stability of the Earth System and the well-being of humankind; as well as exploring future paths towards Earth System science in support of global sustainability.The enclosed CD-ROM contains all illustrations from the book in electronic form. They can be used for Powerpoint presentations.

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