03483nam 2200673Ia 450 991045648710332120200520144314.01-282-82462-797866128246230-387-74635-810.1007/978-0-387-74635-7(CKB)2550000000011290(EBL)571095(OCoLC)600308680(SSID)ssj0000442978(PQKBManifestationID)11306789(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000442978(PQKBWorkID)10454521(PQKB)10223129(DE-He213)978-0-387-74635-7(MiAaPQ)EBC571095(PPN)151808864(Au-PeEL)EBL571095(CaPaEBR)ebr10379443(CaONFJC)MIL282462(EXLCZ)99255000000001129020080220d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSurviving 1,000 centuries[electronic resource] can we do it? /Roger-Maurice Bonnet and Lodewijk Woltjer1st ed. 2008.Berlin ;New York Springer ;Chichester, UK In association with Praxisc20081 online resource (431 p.)Springer-Praxis books in popular scienceDescription based upon print version of record.0-387-74633-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 important factors for the emergence and the development of life. The authors consider both cosmic and natural hazards, pointing out that scientific information provided by satellites and communication systems on the ground could prevent many unnecessary casualties by forward planning and the installation of elementary precautions. The Earth’s evolving climate is considered, showing how greenhouse gases have played an important role in the past climate, whereas human industrial and agricultural emissions will greatly impact our future.Springer-Praxis books in popular science.CivilizationForecastingForecastingElectronic books.CivilizationForecasting.Forecasting.303.49550.112Bonnet R.-M(Roger-M.)2982Woltjer Lodewijk960421MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456487103321Surviving 1,000 centuries2177212UNINA