Earth system science : a very short introduction / Tim Lenton.
The concept of the Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, soil, and rocks operating as a closely interacting system has rapidly gained ground in science. This new field, involving geographers, geologists, biologists, oceanographers, and atmospheric physicists, is known as Earth system science....
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Very short introductions ;
464. |
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| Online Access: | Oxford Very Short Introductions |
| Summary: | The concept of the Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, soil, and rocks operating as a closely interacting system has rapidly gained ground in science. This new field, involving geographers, geologists, biologists, oceanographers, and atmospheric physicists, is known as Earth system science. This introductory text considers how a world in which humans could evolve was created; how, as a species, we are now reshaping that world; and what a sustainable future for humanity within the Earth system might look like. Drawing on elements of geology, biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics, it also asks whether Earth system science can help guide us onto a sustainable course before we alter the Earth system to the point where we destroy ourselves and our current civilisation. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 153 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191788333 9780191788338 |