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The great acceleration : an environmental history of the anthropocene since 1945 /
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...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Auteurs principaux: | , |
| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
[2014]
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | 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. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (275 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 067497073X 9780674970731 0674970748 9780674970748 |