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024 7 _a10.1007/978-3-642-05360-3
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050 4 _aQH540-549.5
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072 7 _aSCI020000
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100 1 _aSantos, Filipe Duarte.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aHumans on Earth
_h[electronic resource] :
_bFrom Origins to Possible Futures /
_cby Filipe Duarte Santos.
264 1 _aBerlin, Heidelberg :
_bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg,
_c2012.
300 _aXVIII, 410 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
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_2rda
490 1 _aThe Frontiers Collection,
_x1612-3018
505 0 _a1. Science and Technology. From the Origins up to the Twenty-First Century -- 2. A Very Brief History of the Universe, Earth,  and Life -- 3. The Contemporary Situation -- 4. The Future -- 5. Human Development and Environmental Discourses.
520 _aThis is a wide-ranging and persuasive book written by an undisputed expert. Beginning with a broad history of the Universe, Earth, Life, and Man, it considers the origins and rise of science and technology, before moving on to discuss the present state of the world and its/our possible futures. Humans on Earth then addresses the main challenges for  social and economic development in the 21st century in the context of global  change. It presents a detailed but non-technical analysis of questions relating to climate change, our dependence on fossil fuels, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, desertification, and air, water, soil, and ocean pollution, as well as problems related to overpopulation, poverty, social and economic inequalities, and conflict potential. The three main, but largely mutually exclusive, discourses on human development and the environment are described and discussed. The main emphasis is on the risks and uncertainties of the short-term future – the next 50 to 100 years – with regard to environmental degradation and the sustainability of our growth paradigm.    "... a sweeping, thoughtful view of the role of humans in shaping our modern world." Paul Epstein, Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School  
650 0 _aLife sciences.
650 0 _aEcology.
650 0 _aMathematics.
650 0 _aElectric engineering.
650 0 _aEnvironmental sciences.
650 0 _aDevelopment Economics.
650 1 4 _aLife Sciences.
650 2 4 _aEcology.
650 2 4 _aPopular Science in Nature and Environment.
650 2 4 _aDevelopment Economics.
650 2 4 _aEnergy Technology.
650 2 4 _aEnvironment, general.
650 2 4 _aApplications of Mathematics.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9783642053597
830 0 _aThe Frontiers Collection,
_x1612-3018
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05360-3
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