LEADER 03490nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910816753403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-82462-7 010 $a9786612824623 010 $a0-387-74635-8 024 7 $a10.1007/978-0-387-74635-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000011290 035 $a(EBL)571095 035 $a(OCoLC)600308680 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000442978 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11306789 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000442978 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10454521 035 $a(PQKB)10223129 035 $a(DE-He213)978-0-387-74635-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC571095 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL571095 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10379443 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL282462 035 $a(PPN)151808864 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000011290 100 $a20080220d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSurviving 1,000 centuries $ecan we do it? /$fRoger-Maurice Bonnet and Lodewijk Woltjer 205 $a1st ed. 2008. 210 $aBerlin ;$aNew York $cSpringer ;$aChichester, UK $cIn association with Praxis$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (xviii, 422 pages) $cillustrations (some color), color maps 225 1 $aSpringer-Praxis books in popular science 311 0 $a0-387-74633-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aA 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. 330 $aThe circumstances that will shape the long-term future of our planet will be constrained by what is physically possible and what is not. This full color book provides a quantitative view of our civilization over the next 100,000 years, in comparison to the 40-60,000 years it took for modern humans to emerge from Africa, on the basis of contemporary scientific and technological knowledge. The evolution of the Earth?s atmosphere and the origin of water are highlighted as the most important factors for the emergence and the development of life. The authors consider both cosmic and natural hazards, pointing out that scientific information provided by satellites and communication systems on the ground could prevent many unnecessary casualties by forward planning and the installation of elementary precautions. The Earth?s evolving climate is considered, showing how greenhouse gases have played an important role in the past climate, whereas human industrial and agricultural emissions will greatly impact our future. 410 0$aSpringer-Praxis books in popular science. 517 3 $aSurviving a thousand centuries 606 $aCivilization$xForecasting 606 $aForecasting 615 0$aCivilization$xForecasting. 615 0$aForecasting. 676 $a303.49 676 $a550.112 700 $aBonnet$b R.-M$g(Roger-M.)$02982 701 $aWoltjer$b Lodewijk$051321 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816753403321 996 $aSurviving 1,000 centuries$94093120 997 $aUNINA