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_q(pdf)
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_q(epub)
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_q(mobi)
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020 _z9781783748457 (Paperback)
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040 _aStSaUL
_beng
_erda
245 0 0 _aEarth 2020
_h[electronic resource] :
_ban insider's guide to a rapidly changing planet /
_cPhillipe Tortell, (ed.).
246 3 _aEarth twenty twenty
264 1 _bOpen Book Publishers,
300 _a1 online resource (274 pages) :
_b15 colour illustrations.
500 _aAvailable through Open Book Publishers.
500 _aLinks to accompanying media kit are available from the publisher's website.
500 _aLinks to the following additional resources are available from the publisher's website: Ice Core Walk / Philippe Tortell, Chris Chafe and Greg Niemeyer ; Earth Symphony / Chris Chafe, with Phillipe Tortell and Jonathan Girard.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aAcknowledgements -- Introduction / Philippe D. Tortell -- Earth Sounds / Philippe D. Tortell -- Impatient Earth / John Harte and Robert Socolow -- Climate 1970-2020 / Tapio Schneider -- Politics and Law / Elizabeth May -- Carbon / David Archer -- Everyday Biodiversity / Jeffrey R. Smith and Gretchen C. Daily -- Energy / Elizabeth J. Wilson and Elias Grove Nielsen -- Forests / Sally N. Aitken -- Environmental Economics / Don Fullerton -- Air / Jon Abbatt -- Geoengineering / Douglas G. MacMartin and Katharine L. Ricke -- Ice / Julian Dowdeswell -- Imaging Earth / Edward Burtynsky -- Mother Earth / Deborah McGregor -- Sea Level Rise, 1970-2070: A View from the Future / Robert E. Kopp -- Climate Negotiation / Rosemary Lyster -- Weather / Neville Nicholls -- Knowing Earth / Sheila Jasanoff -- Fish d U. / Rashid Sumaila and Daniel Pauly -- The Global Chemical Experiment / Elsie Sunderland and Charlotte Wagner -- Land / Navin Ramankutty and Hannah Wittman -- Oceans 2020 / David M. Karl -- Earth and Plastic / Roland Geyer -- Fresh Water / Janet G. Hering -- Media Candis / Callison -- Space Junk / Alice Gorman -- Saving the Boat / Zoe Craig-Sparrow and Grace Nosek-Sparrow -- Index -- Author Biographies.
506 _aOpen access resource providing free access.
520 _a"Fifty years have passed since the first Earth Day, on 22 April 1970. This accessible, incisive and timely collection of essays brings together a diverse set of expert voices to examine how the Earth's environment has changed over this past half century, and what lies in store for our planet over the coming fifty years. Earth 2020: An Insider's Guide to a Rapidly Changing Planet responds to a public increasingly concerned about the deterioration of Earth's natural systems, offering readers a wealth of perspectives on our shared ecological past, and on the future trajectory of planet Earth. Written by world-leading thinkers on the front-lines of global change research and policy, this multi-disciplinary collection maintains a dual focus: some essays investigate specific facets of the physical Earth system, while others explore the social, legal and political dimensions shaping the human environmental footprint. In doing so, the essays collectively highlight the urgent need for collaboration across diverse domains of expertise in addressing one of the most significant challenges facing us today. Earth 2020 is essential reading for everyone seeking a deeper understanding of the past, present and future of our planet, and the role of humanity in shaping this trajectory."--Publisher's website.
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web.
540 _aThe text of this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). For more detailed information consult the publisher's website.
650 0 _aEarth (Planet)
_xEffect of human beings on.
650 0 _aEarth (Planet)
_xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 _aEcology.
650 0 _aHuman ecology.
700 1 _aTortell, Philippe
_c(Professor),
_eeditor.
700 1 2 _aChafe, Chris.
_tEarth symphony.
700 1 2 _aTortell, Phillipe
_c(Professor).
_tIce core walk.
710 2 _aOpen Book Publishers,
_epublisher.
856 4 0 _uhttp://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0193
_zConnect to e-book
856 4 2 _uhttp://www.openbookpublishers.com/shopimages/products/cover/1109
_zConnect to cover image
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