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UNINA9910816753403321 |
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Autore |
Bonnet R.-M (Roger-M.) |
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Surviving 1,000 centuries : can we do it? / / Roger-Maurice Bonnet and Lodewijk Woltjer |
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Berlin ; ; New York : , : Springer |
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Chichester, UK : , : In association with Praxis, , 2008 |
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©2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-82462-7 |
9786612824623 |
0-387-74635-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2008.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xviii, 422 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps |
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Collana |
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Springer-Praxis books in popular science |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civilization - Forecasting |
Forecasting |
End of the world (Astronomy) |
Human ecology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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A Brief History of the Earth -- Cosmic Menaces -- Terrestrial Hazards -- The Changing Climate -- Climate Futures -- The Future of Survivability: Energy and Inorganic Resources -- The Future of Survivability: Water and Organic Resources -- Leaving Earth: From Dreams to Reality? -- Managing the Planet’s Future: The Crucial Role of Space -- Managing the Planet’s Future: Setting-Up the Structures -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The circumstances that will shape the long-term future of our planet will be constrained by what is physically possible and what is not. This full color book provides a quantitative view of our civilization over the next 100,000 years, in comparison to the 40-60,000 years it took for modern humans to emerge from Africa, on the basis of contemporary scientific and technological knowledge. The evolution of the Earth’s atmosphere and the origin of water are highlighted as the most |
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