Paradise Regained The Regreening of Earth /

What was our planet like before the advent of our modern civilization? What effect has our civilization had on the planet and its ecology? Paradise Regained begins by discussing these questions and then generates a scenario for the re-greening of Earth. It introduces new and innovative ideas on how...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Matloff, Greg (Autor), Bangs, C. (Autor), Johnson, Les (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Copernicus, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
Temas:
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Astronomy.
Solar system.
Ecology .
Conservation biology.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Space Physics.
Ecology.
Conservation Biology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Space Utilization: A Moral Imperative
  • I. Mythical Paradise
  • Fire: Formation of Earth and the Solar System
  • Earth Before Man: Utopia or Nightmare?
  • II. Paradise Lost?
  • The Environmental Dilemma: Progress or Collapse?
  • Exploding Population
  • Climate Change
  • Vanishing Life
  • Diminishing Energy
  • Humans Before the Industrial Age: A Desirable Ecological Goal?
  • III. Paradise Regained
  • Raw Materials from Space
  • Power from the Sun
  • Environmental Monitoring from Space
  • Protecting Earth
  • Mitigating Global Warming
  • Settling the Solar System
  • Paradise Regained: An Optimistic Future.

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