The great acceleration : an environmental history of the anthropocene since 1945 /

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The pace of energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and population growth has thrust the planet into a new age--the Anthropocene. Humans have altered the planet's biogeochemical systems without consciously managing them. The Great Acceleration explains the causes, consequences, and uncertainties...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: McNeill, John Robert (Autor), Engelke, Peter (Peter O.) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2014]
Temas:
1900-2099
Nature > Effect of human beings on > History > 20th century.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > History > 21st century.
Human ecology > History > 20th century.
Human ecology > History > 21st century.
Global environmental change > History > 20th century.
Global environmental change > History > 21st century.
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Changement global (Environnement) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Changement global (Environnement) > Histoire > 21e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE/Human Geography.
HISTORY > World.
Global environmental change
Human ecology
Nature > Effect of human beings on
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The pace of energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and population growth has thrust the planet into a new age--the Anthropocene. Humans have altered the planet's biogeochemical systems without consciously managing them. The Great Acceleration explains the causes, consequences, and uncertainties of this massive uncontrolled experiment.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (275 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:067497073X
9780674970731
0674970748
9780674970748

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