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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Turner, David (David P.), 1950- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
Temas:
Global environmental change.
Biosphere.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Environmental sciences > Social aspects.
Environmental protection > International cooperation.
Changement global (Environnement)
Biosphère.
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature.
Sciences de l'environnement > Aspect social.
Environnement > Protection > Coopération internationale.
SCIENCE > System Theory.
Biosphere
Environmental protection > International cooperation
Environmental sciences > Social aspects
Global environmental change
Nature > Effect of human beings on
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Earth system science
  • Earth's geosphere, biosphere, and climate
  • The evolution of the biosphere
  • Technosphere impacts on the global biogeochemical cycles
  • Technosphere impacts on the biosphere
  • Scenarios of global environmental change
  • Globalization and ecological modernization
  • Global environmental governance
  • Global monitoring
  • Socio-ecological systems
  • Key concepts for a new planetary paradigm
  • Lexicon of the spheres.

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